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Axed Catalan president stays in Brussels 'for safety'

BRUSSELS: Catalonia's axed separatist leader said Tuesday that he would stay put in Brussels after being dismissed by the Spanish government, but denied he would seek asylum to avoid possible rebellion charges. Calling himself the "legitimate" Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont told a packed news conference he was in Brussels "for safety purposes and freedom" and to "explain the Catalan problem in the institutional heart of Europe." "We want to denounce the politicisation of the Spanish just
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Protestants, Catholics mark 500 years since Reformation

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) waves to wellwishers as she walks to her car after leaving the Schlosskirche (All Saints' Church, Castle Church) in Wittenberg, Germany, where she attended a celebratory mass on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Photo: AFP  WITTENBERG: Catholic and Lutheran leaders Tuesday begged forgiveness for violence sparked by the Reformation, as worshippers celebrated 500 years since the religious revolution that created the Protestant church. G
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iPhone X is best yet and FaceID works, mostly: reviewers

An attendee uses the Face ID function on the new iPhone X during a presentation for the media in Beijing, China October 31, 2017. Photo: REUTERS   The first reviews of Apple Inc?s eagerly awaited iPhone X are out and the verdict is clear: it is the best iPhone yet. The run-in to the November 3 release of the redesigned glass and stainless steel device has been dominated by concerns over the supply and functionality of its new FaceID access system. At $999, it is also the most expensive phone
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Iraqi forces advance to edge of final Daesh bastion Al-Qaim

BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces on Tuesday battled up to the edge of Al-Qaim, the largest town still held by Daesh in the country, as they pushed a final assault on the militants. Iraq's Joint Operations Command said government troops - backed by US air strikes and tribal fighters - captured the village of Al-Obeidi, some 20 kilometres from the Syrian border on the eastern outskirts of the town. "IS fighters resisted the advance of the troops, but the majority retreated to positions in the centre of Al-
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Hate campaign shuts down French anti-harassment hotline

French feminists who set up an anti-harassment phone line announced that they had been forced to shut it down after just three days because of a wave of insulting messages. Photo: AFP file. PARIS: French feminists who set up an anti-harassment phone line announced Tuesday they had been forced to shut it down after just three days because of a wave of insulting messages. Activists Clara Gonzales and Elliot Lepers launched the ?anti-relou? (anti-annoyance) mobile phone service Friday, encouragin
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Egypt says air force kills militants after attack

CAIRO: Egypt's military said Tuesday its air force had carried out a desert raid, killing "a large number of terrorist elements" responsible for the deaths of 16 policemen earlier this month. The policemen were killed in an October 20 shootout with militants on the road between Cairo and the Bahariya oasis in the Western Desert, a rare flare-up outside the Sinai Peninsula. Authorities are fighting the Egyptian branch of Daesh, which has killed hundreds of security personnel in northern Sinai,
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Nation not individuals to decide minus, plus formulas: Nawaz

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/c44684d8d473965c9225613d9150babf.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMzEvMjAxNyAyOjQ5OjIwIFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9Q0hJS3daVW4yMzRRemFHTHNWZTlGZz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Nawaz Sharif, weighing in on the debate surrounding the minus-Nawaz formula for PML-N,
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PTI will oppose any legislation aimed at delaying general elections: Imran

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/5b8228255bf1c9de5c9d21b8a085f4b9.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMzEvMjAxNyAyOjUyOjQ5IFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9SGNHeUZtK3ZTVTNOQ3huT0NYZEpVZz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] KARACHI: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan on Tuesday said that his party will oppose any legislation that aims at
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PML-N won't accept 'minus-Nawaz' formula: Rana Sanaullah

LAHORE: The Punjab Law Minister and senior Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday said that the party will not accept the 'minus-Nawaz' formula.  "We will not accept the minus-Nawaz formula, this was firmly our stance and shall remain to be so," Sanaullah stressed while talking on Geo News' Programme Geo Pakistan. Responding to a question about a possible change in the party leadership, the provincial law minister said that Nawaz Sharif will continue to be the
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Google ditched autopilot driving feature after test user napped behind wheel

CALIFORNIA: Alphabet Inc's self-driving car unit stopped developing features that required drivers to take control in dangerous situations, its chief executive said Monday, as autopilot reliance left users prone to distractions and ill-prepared to manoeuvre. The decision followed experiments of the technology in Silicon Valley that showed test users napping, putting on makeup and fiddling with their phones as the vehicles travelled up to 56 mph. John Krafcik, the head of Waymo, which was form
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Faryal tells fans to 'relax' after criticism pours in on Halloween costume

American-Pakistani model Faryal Makhdoom found herself in the middle of yet another controversy, and this time it was not because of her relationship with British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan. The model dressed up as DC supervillain Poison Ivy for Halloween and her followers were not happy. Social media users lashed out at the model for ?disobeying Islam? after she unveiled her stunning makeover on Instagram. Amir Khan?s estranged wife has hit back at her fans asking them to ?relax? after coming
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Do not see a future for MQM, Imran: Wassan

Parliamentarian Mazoor Hussain Wassan speaking to media on October 31, 2017. Photo: Geo News screen grab2 KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Home Affairs Manzoor Hussain Wassan claimed that there is no future for political opponents, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan. ?MQM?s name will cease to exist and the party will be dissolved. More people will leave the party and another party will be formed in its place,? he predicted while speaking to media on T
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Michael Jackson tops Forbes list for top earning dead celebrities

Michael Jackson - AFP File Photo  It?s been ten years since the king of pop passed away, yet he continues to generate millions of dollars. In a list released by Forbes, Jackson is the number one dead celebrity when it comes to generating revenue for the fifth consecutive year. According to Forbes, Michael Jackson generated $75 million which was boosted by the release of a new greatest hits album, a Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil show and a stake in the EMI music publishing catalogue. Second on th
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What has gone wrong with Real Madrid?

Just a few month ago, Real Madrid became the champions of both Spain and Europe. Winning the Champions League first time in the history of the competition. The royal team from Madrid were widely recognised as the best team in the world. Domestically, Los Blancos are in trouble, trailing Barcelona by 8 points this early in the season, Real Madrid has never had such a big deficit in the league. So what has changed for Real Madrid, which has had five players featured in FIFAPRO WORLD XI just last
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Blast hits Afghan capital Kabul: witnesses

KABUL: A loud blast shook windows and doors in an area of the Afghan capital Kabul where many foreign embassies and government departments are based, Reuters reporters heard on Tuesday. The cause of the blast and the extent of any damage was not immediately apparent.
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National Assembly to retain 272 seats: Ayaz Sadiq

NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq addressing the media on Tuesday. Photo: Geo News  LAHORE: The National Assembly of Pakistan will retain 272 seats, a decision which was taken during the meeting of parliamentary parties. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq said while the number of seats would remain the same there would be a change in the allocation for provinces.  ?The number of seats for Punjab will decrease, KP and Balochistan will see an increase, while an add
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Turkmenistan sells China ice cream as energy profits melt

ASHGABAT: Reclusive Turkmenistan hailed on Tuesday its first shipment of ice cream to China as the crisis-stricken Central Asian country seeks to diversify its exports beyond hydrocarbons. Ata Bayramov, a representative of state-endorsed Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, said a private company, Taze Ay, had dispatched over six tonnes of ice cream to China, which is also Turkmenistan's leading purchaser of natural gas. "This is a trial party designed to test the ground for further coop
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Reviewing if PSL final will be held in Karachi or not: Sethi

PCB Chairman Najam Sethi while speaking to media on October 31, 2017. Photo: Geo News screen grab LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board Chairperson Najam Sethi shared that it is currently being reviewed if the final of Pakistan Super League season three will be held in Karachi or not.  While speaking to media, Sethi remarked that discussions are being held pertaining to PSL season three. It was also advised that two playoffs of PSL should be held in Lahore, he shared.  The schedule of West Indies tou
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Witchcraft helped us beat Pakistan in Tests, says Sri Lanka captain

Dinesh Chandimal COLOMBO: Sri Lanka´s surprise two-match Test cricket win against Pakistan this month was down to witchcraft, captain Dinesh Chandimal said Tuesday, drawing mockery on social media. Chandimal told reporters he had received a special blessing from a meyni, or sorcerer, ahead of the two-match series in the United Arab Emirates. "I am always ready to accept the blessings of anyone -- whether it is a meyni or any clergy," Chandimal told reporters after returning to Colombo. "You c
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Pakistan Post to issue special stamp in tribute to Champions Trophy victory

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Post is issuing a commemorative postage stamp of Rs 10 denomination and souvenir sheet of Rs 50 denomination in honour of the country?s remarkable Champions Trophy victory in England earlier this year. The commemorative postage stamp will be available for sale at all important Post Offices in Pakistan from Thursday. Pakistan team poses with the Champions Trophy, June 18, 2017  Meanwhile, a postage stamp of Rs 8 denomination is being issued on Wednesday on 125th anniversa
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Next polls cannot be held on old constituencies, asserts ECP

ECP Secretary Babar Yaqoob. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Secretary Babar Yaqoob said on Tuesday that after holding the new census, it is not possible to conduct polls on the old constituencies. Talking to the media, Yaqoob said the ECP is worried about the delimitation of constituencies in light of the new census. He informed that the delimitation and work on voters? lists would be undertaken simultaneously, but added that he feared there will be more room for e
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Pakistan to supply 400 cricket balls for Blind Cricket World Cup

Pakistan Blind Cricket team/File photo ISLAMABAD: Pakistan would be supplying 400 cricket balls for the Cricket World Cup of the Blind scheduled to be held in Pakistan and UAE in January 2018. Talking to APP, Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) chairman Syed Sultan Shah said besides the World Cup, all blind cricket playing nations are using Pakistan-manufactured blind cricket balls. ?Recently Australia and England had requested us for 1,000 cricket balls, each. We had sent 500 cricket balls
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Pakistan to top T20 rankings if India beat NZ

Pakistan players celebrate after whitewashing Sri Lanka in the T20I series in Lahore/Getty Images  ISLAMABAD: India will do Pakistan a huge favour if they defeat New Zealand in the upcoming three-match Twenty20 International series, as such a result will see their archrivals top the ICC T20 Team Rankings. New Zealand are the top-ranked side in the shortest format with 125 points, but Pakistan have closed in to within one point after securing a 3-0 win in their series against Sri Lanka, which cu
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Telecom import s up 21.84%, mobile phones 30.18% in 1st quarter

ISLAMABAD: The telecom imports into the country increased by 21.84 percent during the first quarter of the current fiscal year as against the imports of the corresponding period of last year. The telecom imports during July-September (2017-18) were recorded at $333.701 million compared to the imports of $273.895 million during July-September (2016-17), according to the latest data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Among the telecom products, the imports of mobile phones witnessed growth
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Interior minister visits journalist Ahmad Noorani, says supervising investigation

Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal at the residence of Noorani. Photo: Geo News ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal visited on Tuesday journalist Ahmad Noorani ? who was recently assaulted by unidentified men ? and said that he is personally supervising the investigation of the attack. The interior minister and Prime Minister's Adviser Irfan Siddiqui arrived at the residence of the senior The News reporter and inquired about his well-being. The interior minister said that the latest tools are
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