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Catalan leader opens door to secession from Spain after vote

BARCELONA: Catalonia?s regional leader opened the door to a unilateral declaration of independence from Spain on Sunday after voters defied a violent police crackdown and, according to regional officials, voted 90 percent in favour of breaking away. Despite Spanish police using batons and rubber bullets to disrupt the banned referendum, which was declared unconstitutional by Madrid, the Catalan government said 2.26 million people had cast ballots, a turnout of about 42 percent. Carles Puigdemo
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Malaysia Formula One track given all-clear after freak crash

Workers repair a drain cover after Haas F1's French driver Romain Grosjean suffered a frightening tyre explosion during the second practice session of the Formula One Malaysia Grand Prix, in Sepang, on September 29, 2017  Formula One inspectors have given the Sepang circuit the all-clear, race organisers said Saturday, after a loose drain caused a shocking tyre explosion during Malaysian Grand Prix practice on Friday. Romain Grosjean's Haas was flung into the barriers at high speed on Friday a
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Cartoon Network at 25: sketching out a cutting-edge future

Sunday marks a quarter century since the Cartoon Network burst upon the pastel-colored landscape of American television animation, redefining the way kids' entertainment was beamed into homes. Launched when ratings for morning cartoons were dropping and "The Simpsons" was starting to dominate primetime, many thought Turner Broadcasting Systems's $320 million purchase of the Hanna-Barbera library was lunacy. But Ted Turner, whose company already owned extensive back catalogues from MGM and Warn
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Unknown elements publishing anti-military posts on social media under PML-N name: Iqbal

Pakistani Federal Minister of Interior Ahsan Iqbal speaks with a Reuters correspondent during an interview in Islamabad, Pakistan, June 12, 2017. REUTERS/Caren Firouz  ISLAMABAD: Ahsan Iqbal ? the Federal Minister of Interior ? on Sunday underscored that some unknown people have recently been making negative posts on social media specifically aimed at the military under the banner of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). Iqbal said the fact that some rogue elements ? which are not affiliated w
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Barcelona match played behind closed doors after vote clashes

BARCELONA (Reuters) - No supporters were able to watch Barcelona?s 3-0 win over Las Palmas on Sunday as the game was played behind closed doors, following clashes between police and voters in Catalonia over a disputed independence referendum. Spanish riot police burst into polling stations across Catalonia, confiscating ballot boxes and voting papers to try to halt the banned referendum on a split from Spain as Madrid asserted its authority over the rebel region. Catalan officials said 337 peop
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Collapsing stage prop injures US rocker Marilyn Manson

Shock rocker Marilyn Manson was rushed to a hospital and halted his tour Sunday after being crushed under a falling stage prop during a concert in New York. Manson's guitarist, Tyler Bates, indicated that the injuries were serious enough to stop concerts but were not life-threatening. The tour "is on pause for a minute. Heading home. Manson will be back in action soon," Bates, who is based in Los Angeles, wrote on Instagram Sunday as he posted a picture from an airport. The theatrical Manson
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Electoral Reforms Bill 2017 to be tabled in NA today

ISLAMABAD: After approval by the Senate, the Electoral Reforms Bill 2017 is set to be tabled in the National Assembly on Monday, and if approved the bill would pave a way for Nawaz Sharif to regain chairmanship of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). In August, following Nawaz disqualification by the Supreme Court, the ECP had informed the PML-N that according to the Political Parties Order 2002, a disqualified MNA cannot hold any position in the party. Senate bill paves wa
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Dhawan returns for T20 series against Australia

India's Shikhar Dhawan celebrates as he reaches his century during the ICC Champions Trophy group B match against the West Indies at The Oval cricket ground. Image Courtesy: Sportzwiki  NEW DELHI: Opener Shikhar Dhawan has been added to India's Twenty20 squad for the three-match series against Australia starting this week in Ranchi. The left-handed batsman, who missed the five-match ODI series against the Steve Smith-led Australia to be with his ailing wife, returns to the 15-member T20 team.
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There was no independence referendum in Catalonia today: Spain PM

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy delivers a statement at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, October 1, 2017. REUTERS/Sergio Perez  MADRID: Spain?s northeastern region of Catalonia failed to hold an independence referendum on Sunday, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said, after more than 760 people were injured in clashes between police and voters during a ballot Madrid said was illegal. The people of Catalonia had been tricked into taking part in the banned vote, Rajoy said, adding that the
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Nawaz in Islamabad to appear before accountability court on Monday

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/4a0e8b1f3a25e380903c1e26ca617a09.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMS8yMDE3IDY6Mzk6MTYgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT03Y01NcTNUaEtLck5IckI3bWV3TEhnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has reached Islamabad and is set to appear before an accountability court hearing three
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Health experts zero in on camels to fight deadly MERS virus

A wrestling camel is paraded through the main street in the western Turkish town of Selcuk January 15, 2005. PHOTO: Reuters  GENEVA: The fight against the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), which has killed at least 722 people over the past five years, is honing in on its target: camels. MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV), a member of a virus family ranging from the common cold to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, appears to have emerged in humans in Saudi Arabia in 2012 but has now bee
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UK minister urges Boeing to hold talks to end Bombardier dispute

A combination photo of a Boeing 737 MAX Before the opening of the 52nd Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport near Paris, France, June 16, 2017, and shareholders line up to view Bombardier's CS300 aircraft following their annual general meeting in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada April 29, 2016. Photo: Reuters  MANCHESTER: Boeing needs to get around the table with Bombardier to thrash out a solution to its trade dispute that has put thousands of jobs at risk in Northern Ireland, the British minister for t
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O.J. Simpson freed from jail on parole

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/b984779627c070a439c6b54238bbc354.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMS8yMDE3IDU6NTY6MDQgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1HS0MvN0ErUVJidTdvQ2JTdEs2K0FBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] LOS ANGELES: Disgraced American football star O.J. Simpson, whose racially charged 1995 murder trial riveted the nation, was released
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Negotiating with North Korea a waste of time: Trump

President Donald Trump said Sunday it would be a waste of time trying to negotiate with North Korea over its nuclear program. Photo: AFP file   WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Sunday it would be a waste of time trying to negotiate with North Korea over its nuclear program after it emerged the US had channels of contact with Pyongyang. "I told Rex Tillerson, our wonderful Secretary of State, that he is wasting his time trying to negotiate with Little Rocket Man," Trump wrote on Twitter,
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Naples fights mafia, with first bookshop in 50 years

Rosario Esposito La Rossa opened "Scugnizzeria" last week. Photo:AFP NAPLES: In the hinterlands of Naples a revolution is afoot: locals tired of drug lords are taking the fight to the mafia and their weapon of choice is the humble book. Tucked away between squats and roadside traders of broken toys rises the first bookshop in nearly 50 years. Now one of the poorest areas in southern Italy is attempting to cast off the stereotype of Kalashnikov-wielding teens and get its young off the streets b
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Restrictions imposed on Ashura processions in IoK

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/a28d5b896b4644b358543dfb704168c9.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMS8yMDE3IDM6MDc6NDEgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1WR0tUc0wzNzV6eDZCRyt3a0lJZTJ3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] SRINAGAR: The authorities continued to impose strict restrictions in Srinagar to prevent people from participating in Ashura processi
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Five injured, suspect arrested as Canada probes ´act of terrorism´

The crime spree began Saturday evening outside a football stadium in the city of Edmonton. Photo: AFP file   MONTREAL: Canadian police arrested a man early Sunday suspected of stabbing an officer and injuring four pedestrians in a series of violent incidents being investigated as an "act of terrorism." The crime spree began Saturday evening outside a football stadium in the city of Edmonton and ended hours later with a high-speed chase in which the driver of a rented truck ploughed into pedes
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Afghan airstrike kills 10 security forces officials in Helmand

At least nine Afghan police were wounded in the "erroneous" airstrike in Gereshk district. Photo: File KANDAHAR: An Afghan airstrike killed 10 security forces in volatile Helmand province on Sunday, an official said, as the military attempts to push back Taliban insurgents. At least nine Afghan police were wounded in the "erroneous" airstrike in Gereshk district and an investigation is underway, Helmand governor Hayatullah Hayat told AFP. "The airstrike happened as Afghan forces were pushing
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Two dead in France knife attack: police

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/4576c303e72149cd1cbb7bd97de4d23e.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMS8yMDE3IDI6NTU6MjIgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1mb002SVB6RHpERTk2RzdsNVEraVh3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] MARSEILLE: A man armed with a knife killed two people at the main train station in the Mediterranean port city of Marseille in France
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Yasir Shah double leaves Sri Lanka in trouble

Yasir Shah took 2-25 as Sri Lanka struggled to 69-4, needing a rearguard action to save the Test. Photo: AFP File  ABU DHABI: Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah grabbed the key wicket of Dinesh Chandimal to leave Sri Lanka fighting to avoid defeat after the fourth day of the first Test in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. The prolific wicket-taker took 2-25 as Sri Lanka struggled to 69-4, needing a rearguard action to save the Test. Pakistan will be expecting to push for victory in the opening match of a tw
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Govt avenging Nawaz's disqualification by increasing petrol prices: Bilawal

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/48df38a90b46cd059aac285f09ab938a.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMS8yMDE3IDI6NDg6NTAgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1OMk1tbEE4aFdtVWMwTlZWQlRmWmFnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday said that the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz's (PML-N
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Madagascar plague kills 24, triggering WHO fears

ANTANANARIVO: The World Health Organization said Sunday it was boosting its response to a plague outbreak in Madagascar that has killed 24 people, as the government banned public meetings to reduce infections. In a televised address Saturday, Prime Minister Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana said no public meetings or demonstrations would be allowed in the capital, Antananarivo, which has seen six deaths in recent days. "At airports and bus stations, measures will be taken for passengers to avoid
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Paris experiments with 'car-free day' across city

PARIS: In a bid to cut down on pollution, Parisians were encouraged to roller-blade, bike or stroll through the City of Light on Sunday for a "car-free" day. Sunday marks the third time the French capital has experimented with a car ban, but it is by far the most ambitious with the zone set aside for pedestrians or cyclists covering the entire historic heart of the city ? 105 square kilometres. "This initiative requires an enormous amount of preparation," city mayor Anne Hidalgo told Le Parisi
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Norway agrees to host Israeli nuclear whistleblower

Mordechai Vanunu spent more than 10 years of his sentence in solitary confinement.Photo: AFP  OSLO: Norway has agreed to host former Israeli nuclear technician and whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, his Norwegian wife has told local television. "We made a request for family reunification as that´s exactly the case here, for spouses and a family to be able to live together," Kristin Joachimsen told TV2 late Saturday. "So even if I know the affair is controversial in some circles, it´s the family
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Amitabh and Aishwarya submit documents for Panama Papers case

Amitabh Bachchan and his now daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are among celebrities whose names appeared on Panama Papers. The latest reports suggest that the two recently submitted documents of their financial dealings with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the issue. According to a source, ?The replies have been received. They could be soon summoned as part of the probe.? The documents have been submitted through their representative while the ED had asked that it is
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