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Geo News Blog delivers the latest breaking news, world headlines, politics, current affairs, and international updates from Pakistan and around the world, updated through trusted RSS sources.

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Harry Potter exhibition blends wizardry with history

LONDON: A new exhibition celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter book?s publication is offering ?muggles? with an interest in magic the chance to view rare memorabilia, combined with historic artifacts referenced in the popular series. ?Harry Potter: A History of Magic,? held in the British Library in London, features Potter memorabilia including author J.K. Rowling?s first annotated sketch of Hogwarts school, as well as her handwritten list of its teachers and subjects. As
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Militants kill 43 soldiers in bomb attack on military base in Kandahar

File photo/ Reuters KANDAHAR: Militants carried out suicide bombing attack on an Afghan National Army base in Maiwand district in Kandahar late on Wednesday night, killing at least 43 military personnel, said Afghan media reports. Of 60 soldiers manning the base in the southern province of Kandahar, 43 were killed, nine were wounded and six were missing after Taliban militants stormed the base in the middle of the night, the ministry said in a statement. The militants sought entry into the b
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?What a brave nation? - Bus attack hero hails Sri Lanka cricketers? return

This photograph taken on October 8, 2017 shows bus driver Meher Muhammad Khalil, who drove the Sri Lankan cricket team to safety when it came under a gun and grenade attack by militants in March 2009, preparing to start his shift at a bus terminal in Lahore/AFP LAHORE: Driver Meher Muhammad Khalil became a hero when militants attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team bus on a busy street in Lahore in 2009, holding his nerve under gunfire to whisk them to safety. Eight years later he is ready to welc
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Thirty years ago this week, Wall Street slid into the abyss

NEW YORK: Thirty years ago, before heading to work at the New York Stock Exchange, Peter Kenny left his home in lower Manhattan and made a detour to the nearby Our Lady of Victory church to pray to St. Jude, the Roman Catholic patron saint of desperate and lost causes. The reason was the stock market crash known as ?Black Monday? on October 19, 1987. ?Blessed mother get me through this,? he prayed. Kenny, now senior market strategist at Global Markets Advisory Group in New York, was a newly
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Aizaz briefs US senator on Pakistan?s success in war against terrorism

Ambassador Aizaz Chaudhry met Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and briefed her on bilateral relations and Pakistan's successes in war against terrorism, on October 18,  2017 WASHINGTON, DC: Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry met with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) at the Capitol Hill, where he apprised the senator, who is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, on Pakistan?s successes in the war against terrorism, besides briefing her on Pakistan?s perspec
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Plastic pipes catch fire in Multan

MULTAN: The Water and Sanitation Agency?s (WASA) plastic pipes caught fire in Multan?s Chungi No. 9 area on Thursday. Shortly after the blaze intensified, rescue teams reached the site of incident. According to rescue sources, the plastic pipes caught fire when a garbage dump was burned. Due to the intensity of the blaze, flow of traffic was halted to save the public from any untoward incident, the traffic police said. 
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Canada's Quebec province to ban face coverings in public sector

Women gather to protest against Quebec's proposed Charter of Values in Montreal, September 14, 2013/REUTERS QUEBEC CITY: Quebec will ban face coverings for people giving or receiving provincial government services under a law passed on Wednesday that rights groups have criticized as marginalizing Muslim women in the mainly French-speaking Canadian province. While the law, which takes effect by July 1, 2018, does not specify which face coverings are prohibited, the debate has largely focused on
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For the first time 'Sicilian Mafia' appearing in courts: Maryam

Maryam Nawaz appears before the accountability court on Oct 19, 2017. Photo: Geo News  ISLAMABAD: Maryam Nawaz said on Thursday that it is for the first time the ?Sicilian Mafia? is appearing before the courts.  The former prime minister's daughter was likely referring to a reference to the notorious mafia by the Supreme Court in June this year while hearing a contempt case against the then ruling party member Senator Nehal Hashmi.   Hashmi, in a leaked video, had threatened those "investigati
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Army vows to secure 'every inch' of Pak-Afghan border by 2018

geo_embedgallery ANGOOR ADDA: Pakistan's military took the rare step of flying international media to the border with Afghanistan Wednesday to showcase its efforts to harden the porous, militancy-wracked frontier: a chain-link fence shrouded in barbed wire. The roughly 10-foot tall fence ? which Pakistan announced it had begun building in March ? stretches through parts of the rugged tribal districts of North and South Waziristan along the Afghan b
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Court likely to indict Nawaz, daughter and son-in-law today

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law MNA Capt (retd) Safdar are expected to be indicted today in the corruption references filed against them in an accountability court.  The references were filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in light of the Supreme Court's July 28 verdict in the Panama Papers case.  Though Maryam and Safdar are reportedly in the country, the former premier is in London with his sons ? who, too, are accused. However,
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Five killed in Ukraine when car ploughs into crowd

KIEV: Five people were killed Wednesday when a car ploughed into a crowd of pedestrians in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, local police said, ruling out a terror link. The Kharkiv police department said six others were hurt, although the extent of their injuries remained unclear. But local police spokesman Yaroslav Trakalo told the Ukrainska Pravda news site that two women's condition was "very serious". The police statement said the female driver of the SUV vehicle had been deta
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Guess what? Herbal remedies in Asia linked to liver cancer, says study

Aristolochia clematitis, a plant that contains aristolochic acids. Image Courtesy: National Cancer Institute MIAMI: Researchers have uncovered widespread evidence of a link between traditional Chinese herbal remedies and liver cancer across Asia, a study said Wednesday. The findings suggest stronger measures are needed to prevent people from consuming chemicals called aristolochic acids (AA), which are derived from the woody vines of the Aristolochia plant family, said the report in the journ
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California fire toll rises to 42

This photo ? released on October 18, 2017, by Airbus DS and taken by Constellation DMC satellite ? shows wildfires in California, with the black zones highlighting areas devastated by the fire, October 15, 2017. AFP/Handout via Airbus DS/DMC Constellation/UK-DMC 2 SAN FRANCISCO: The death toll from California's wildfires rose to 42 on Wednesday, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said, as rescuers found another body. The latest victim was found in Sonoma Count
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Chelsea and Roma share spoils in six-goal thriller

Chelsea and AS Roma served up a rip-roaring 3-3 draw at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday as both clubs stayed firmly on course for a place in the last 16 of the Champions League. Edin Dzeko scored twice on his 100th appearance for Roma in an enthralling contest as the Italians stormed back from 2-0 down to lead 3-2 with 20 minutes remaining, only for Eden Hazard to salvage a point for Group C leaders Chelsea with a header. The goal flow began in the 11th minute when David Luiz?s curler put Chelsea
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Second US judge orders freeze on Trump travel ban

Demonstrators at a #NoMuslimBanEver rally and march "to protest discriminatory policies that unlawfully target and hurt American Muslim and immigrant communities across the country", Washington, October 18, 2017. AFP/Jim Watson  WASHINGTON: A second judge ordered a freeze on President Donald Trump's newest travel ban order on Wednesday, saying it was essentially targeted at Muslims in violation of the US Constitution. Maryland federal judge Theodore Chuang said the ban affecting travellers fr
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NFL commissioner says league believes players should stand for anthem

Eric Reid #35 and Colin Kaepernick #7 of the San Francisco 49ers kneel in protest during the national anthem prior to their NFL game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, October 23, 2016. AFP/Getty Images North America/Ezra Shaw/Files  WASHINGTON: National Football League (NFL) commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday that the league believes players should stand for the national anthem but he stopped short of endorsing US President Donald Trump's dema
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Messi joins 100-goal club in Europe in Barca stroll

Lionel Messi scored his 100th goal in European competition as Barcelona moved close to qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages by outclassing Olympiakos 3-1 on Wednesday despite playing the entire second half with 10 men. Gerard Pique was sent off two minutes before halftime for two bookings, one for tugging an opponent?s shirt and the other for slapping the ball into the net, but Barca were barely threatened by a hapless Olympiakos side who are badly under-performing in their Greek
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Toshiba investigated by Japan's securities watchdog

Japan?s securities watchdog is investigating Toshiba Corp?s accounting practices for the last business year to see if it properly handled the losses incurred by its US nuclear unit Westinghouse, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday. The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission is examining the process of how Toshiba created the financial report for the 2016/17 business year, which was released in August, the Nikkei said. The report was originally due at the end of June but T
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Ex-French minister Dati wants tough action on sexism at the top

Former French minister Rachida Dati, October 19, 2016. REUTERS/Régis Duvignau/Files PARIS: Former French minister Rachida Dati on Wednesday urged tougher action against sexual harassment, saying efforts should target powerful abusers rather than "street harassment." With the issue in the headlines after a string of allegations against disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein going back decades, Dati demanded political efforts targeting "men in power" who she said should face "really heavy" p
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Terrific trio on target as PSG thump Anderlecht

Paris St Germain?s feared attacking trio all got on the scoresheet as the French side completed a comfortable 4-0 away victory over Anderlecht in their Champions League Group B clash on Wednesday. Kylian Mbappe, Edinson Cavani and Neymar, who form the world?s most expensive frontline, all netted, while Angel Di Maria added a fourth with a late strike, in a win that maintains the Ligue 1 side?s 100 percent record in the group stage with three wins from three. They head the standings with nine p
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Juventus battle past Sporting in Champions League

Juventus rallied from a bizarre Alex Sandro own goal to battle past Sporting Lisbon 2-1 on Wednesday and move second behind Barcelona in Champions League Group D. The Portuguese visitors surged ahead after 12 minutes in the Allianz Stadium when the ball accidentally bounced off the Brazilian left-back and into his own net after Gianluigi Buffon had saved from Gelson Martins. But Bosnian midfielder Miralem Pjanic hauled the hosts back into the game after 29 minutes before Croatian forward Mario
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Police arrest suspect in double shooting that killed three

WASHINGTON: Police arrested a gunman suspected of killing three people and wounding two Wednesday at a suburban Maryland business park before shooting another man in neighbouring Delaware. "The suspect in this incident has been located and is in police custody," the Wilmington, Delaware police department said of Radee Prince, 37. Wilmington Police Chief Robert Tracy earlier told reporters that Prince "is a dangerous individual. This person shot six people in one day" in attacks that were not r
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10-man Barca cruise as club plead for Catalonia dialogue

Barcelona shrugged off an early Gerard Pique red card and the distractions of a first match at the Camp Nou since a violent crackdown of an independence referendum in Catalonia to beat Olympiakos 3-1 on Wednesday. A Dimitrios Nikolaou own goal and second-half strikes from Lionel Messi and Lucas Digne ensured a comfortable evening for the hosts on the field, while the political tension sweeping across Catalonia was seen in the stands despite a low turnout due to torrential rain. Barca lead Grou
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Trump to announce Fed chair decision in 'coming days': White House

A police officer keeps watch in front of the US Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, US on October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will announce his decision on who will be the chair of the Federal Reserve in the ?coming days?, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Wednesday. Trump has an interview scheduled on Thursday with current Fed Chair Janet Yellen, whose term expires in February. She is one of five candidates Trump is consid
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US, Russia headed for clash over Syria gas attack probe

This photo ? taken on April 04, 2017 ? shows destruction at a hospital room in Khan Sheikhun, a rebel-held town in the northwestern Syrian Idlib province, following a suspected toxic gas attack. AFP/Omar Haj Kadour/Files  UNITED NATIONS: The United States on Wednesday was headed for a showdown at the United Nations with Russia over extending an investigation to determine who is responsible for chemical weapons attacks in Syria. The joint UN-OPCW probe is set to present a report on October 26
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