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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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Independence Cup to open doors for int?l cricket in Pakistan: Mickey Arthur

LAHORE: Head Coach of the Pakistan Cricket Team Mickey Arthur said on Sunday that the Independence Cup will open gates for international cricket in the country, adding that Pakistan want to win the series. Arthur said that the series against the World XI is very important for the Pakistani side and they are not taking the other side lightly at all. ?We are also focusing on World Cup 2019,? said Mickey Arthur. Manage Pakistan Cricket Team Talat Ali said that the World XI coming to Pakistan is
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In pictures: Hurricane Irma wreaks havoc in the Caribbean

Waves crash against the seafront boulevard El Malecon as Hurricane Irma turns toward the Florida Keys on Saturday, in Havana-Reuters Hurricane Irma turned its fury toward the Florida Keys on Saturday after setting off one of the largest evacuations of Americans from a storm and completing a destructive march along Cuba?s northern coast. Irma was expected to rip through Florida?s southern archipelago on Sunday morning as a Category 4 storm, the second-highest designation on the Saffir-Simpson sc
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China studying when to ban sales of traditional fuel cars: Xinhua

Car dealers and customers walk at a second-hand car market near a newly-built residential area in Hefei, Anhui province, China January 26, 2013. Photo: Reuters  BEIJING: China has begun studying when to ban the production and sale of cars using traditional fuels, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing comments by the vice industry minister, who predicted ?turbulent times? for automakers forced to adapt. Xin Guobin did not give details on when China, the world?s largest auto market, w
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Irma evacuees find full hotels but a warm welcome in Georgia

Florida residents line the north bound interstate 75 as Hurricane Irma approaches the state in this Florida Highway Patrol photo released on September 8, 2017. 2 ATLANTA: As hundreds of thousands of Floridians flee Hurricane Irma, people in the state of Georgia have opened their homes to strangers who emerged from hours-long traffic jams to find hotels and campgrounds booked solid. Authorities in Florida have ordered about a third of the state?s population, 6.3 million people, to evacuate ahea
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Egypt archeologist unearth goldsmith's tomb near Luxor

LUXOR: Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a tomb of a prominent goldsmith who lived more than 3,000 years ago, unearthing statues, mummies and jewelry in the latest major find near the Nile city of Luxor. Egypt?s Minister of Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani said on Saturday the tomb dated back to Egypt?s 18th dynasty New Kingdom era -- around 15th century BC. ?The work did not finish yet and we?re continuing and working to find more objects and more tombs,? he told Reuters at the site. The si
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Winds whip Florida Keys as Hurricane Irma turns sights northward

Dark clouds are seen over Miami's skyline before the arrival of Hurricane Irma to south Florida, US September 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters   FORT MYERS: Hurricane Irma turned its fury toward the Florida Keys on Saturday after setting off one of the largest evacuations of Americans from a storm and completing a destructive march along Cuba?s northern coast. Irma was expected to rip through Florida?s southern archipelago on Sunday morning as a Category 4 storm, the second-highest designation on the S
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Merkel suggests Iran-style nuclear talks to end North Korea crisis

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a newspaper she would be prepared to become involved in a diplomatic initiative to end the North Korean nuclear and missiles programme, and suggested the Iran nuclear talks could be a model. South Korea on Saturday braced for a possible further missile test by North Korea as it marked its founding anniversary, just days after its sixth and largest nuclear test rattled global financial markets and further escalated tensions in the region. ?If our par
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Stephens routs Keys for US Open title, first Slam crown

Sloane Stephens of the US celebrates after winning against Madison Keys of the US during their women's finals match during the US Open 2017 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on 9, 2017 in New York-AFP Stephens took a $3.7 million (3.07 million euros) top prize from the biggest victory of her career, pitted against one of her closest friends in the first all-US final since 2002 on the New York hardcourts. "I should just retire now," Stephens said. "I'll never be able to top thi
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Cricket: Pakistan take big step in from cold as World come to play

Fans entering Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore for the Pakistan Super League final in March 2017. Photo: AFP  Pakistan takes a huge step towards reviving international cricket at home after years of isolation when they host a three-match Twenty20 series amid tight security against a star-studded World XI, starting Tuesday. The series will be the most high-profile in the cricket-crazy country since a 2009 militant attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore left eight dead and drove away international c
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Gyllenhaal taps courage of Boston bombing survivor for 'Stronger'

TORONTO: Jake Gyllenhaal put his ?heart and soul? into ?Stronger?, a film about Jeff Bauman, who lost his legs in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, and in the process found inspiration and a special kinship with Bauman. Based on Bauman?s memoir by the same name, the film directed by David Gordon Green centers around his difficult journey toward walking again, his struggle with post traumatic stress, and his bewilderment and reluctance to being called a ?hero?. ?No matter what you?ve been throu
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53 detained in overnight raids from various areas of Karachi

KARACHI: Police took into custody on Sunday 53 suspects, including three criminals, during overnight raids from various areas of the metropolis. According to police, in Clifton?s Darakhshan area, three street criminals were taken into custody. Police said that the arrested suspects were involved in several incidents of street crimes. SSP City Adeel Chandio said that from different areas of Lyari, 50 suspects were taken into custody. The detained suspects are undergoing investigation. In a
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Fire breaks out in ETPB building in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Firefighters are battling a blaze that erupted inside the building of the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) in the capital. Sources said the fire erupted in the upper floors of the six-storey building. At least three fire tenders are on site and attempting to douse the flames, according to rescue officials. Sources said the fire was reportedly caused by short-circuiting. The ETPB building is located in the capital?s Red Zone, close to other important government buildings and a fi
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Rohingya insurgents declare temporary ceasefire amid humanitarian crisis

Officals of Bangladesh security forces gesture to Rohingya refugees. Photo: Reuters BANGKOK/COX?S BAZAR: Rohingya insurgents declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire, starting on Sunday, to enable aid groups to help ease a humanitarian crisis in northwest Myanmar. Nearly 300,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh and 30,000 non-Muslim civilians have been displaced inside Myanmar after the military launched a counter-offensive following attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) insurg
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Funerals crowd cemetery of dead from massive Mexico quake

People mourn a police officer killed by the earthquake that struck off the southern coast of Mexico late Thursday, September 9, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido  JUCHITAN: Anguished mourners lined the streets of the southern Mexican city devastated by the most powerful earthquake to strike the country in 85 years, coffins raised on their shoulders as they advanced slowly to a crowded cemetery on Saturday. More than half of the 65 known victims of Thursday night?s 8.1 magnitude quake died in Juchi
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Putin, FIFA head send main soccer trophy on Russia tour before 2018 World Cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour kick-off ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium which will host matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, in Moscow, Russia, September 9, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Saturday launched the World Cup trophy on a tour across Russia ahead of the 2018 championship, with the head of world soccer?s governing body lauding Russia?s
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Even Irma could not hamper delighted tourists' plans to visit Disney World

Security officers staff the entrance at the Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida, US, June 13, 2016. REUTERS/Barbara Liston/Files LAKE BUENA VISTA: Not even a hurricane could keep tourists from the happiest place on Earth on Saturday. With Hurricane Irma looming over the entire state of Florida, Walt Disney World?s Magic Kingdom remained open until 9 PM on Saturday night, well before the storm was expected to threaten the area but close enough to fray a few nerves. The four D
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Floridians scramble for safety as Irma closes in

Dark clouds are seen over Miami's skyline prior to the arrival of Hurricane Irma to south Florida, US, September 9, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria  FORT MYERS: Hurricane Irma turned its menacing sight toward the Florida Keys on Saturday as it completed a destructive march along Cuba's northern coast and set off an 11th-hour scramble for safety by Americans who may have ignored warnings to evacuate. Irma, one of the fiercest Atlantic storms in a century, was expected to rip through Florida's sout
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Del Toro's 'The Shape of Water' wins top award at Venice Film Festival

Director Guillermo Del Toro speaks after winning the Golden Lion award for the best movie 'The Shape of Water' during the awards ceremony at the 74th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, September 9, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi  VENICE: Mexican director Guillermo del Toro?s The Shape of Water ? a dark fairy tale, in which a mute cleaning lady falls in love with an aquatic creature ? won the Golden Lion award for best film at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. The runner-up Grand Jur
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Obama surprises students with a visit to DC school

WASHINGTON: Students of a school in Washington were in for a surprise when former US president Barack Obama popped into their classroom to give them encouragement at the start of the new year. After meeting the students, Obama posted a video on his Instagram account with the heading ?These young people that I met at McKinley Tech today are the reason I'm hopeful about the future. To all the young people headed back to school around the country: Make us proud. You're the next generation of lead
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Video of Azan in Spain?s Alhambra goes viral

A video of a Syrian, Mouaz Al-Nass, went viral after he gave the Azan in Spain's Alhambra Palace.  Nass said he felt the walls of the palace, built by Muslims, missed ?hearing the call to Allah?. Courtesy Mouaz Al-Nass Facebook Mouaz Al-Nass was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.  According to the information available on his Facebook page, he studied Inshad and Maqamat under experts while studying Tajweed and Fiqh under his father, Dr. Samir Al-Nass, a scholar from Syria.  Mouazz p
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LHC bench to hear police officials declared guilty in Benazir?s murder case

RAWALPINDI: A divisional bench of the Lahore High Court will hear the appeal of two former police officials who were awarded prison sentence of 17 years each in murder case of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. During the hearing before Rawalpindi bench of Lahore High Court it was decided the police officials? appeals will be heard on September 11. The divisional bench will comprise Justice Muhammad Tariq Abbasi and Justice Habibullah Amir. The appeals were filed by former city police
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Turkey cautions citizens about travel to ´anti-Turkey´ Germany

ANKARA: Turkey cautioned its citizens on Saturday to take care when traveling to Germany, citing what it said was an upswing in anti-Turkish sentiment ahead of a German national election later this month. The advisory is likely to further exacerbate tensions between the two NATO allies, whose ties have soured following last year's failed coup against Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his subsequent crackdown on alleged coup supporters. "The political leadership campaigns in Germany are base
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Egypt archaeologists unearth goldsmith's tomb near Luxor

An Egyptian antiquities worker is seen in the recently discovered tomb of Amenemhat, a goldsmith from the New Kingdom, at the Draa Abu-el Naga necropolis near the Nile city of Luxor, south of Cairo, Egypt, September 9, 2017. Photo: REUTERS  LUXOR: Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a tomb of a prominent goldsmith who lived more than 3,000 years ago, unearthing statues, mummies and jewellery in the latest major find near the Nile city of Luxor. Egypt?s Minister of Antiquities Khaled Al-Ana
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Upcoming movie My Pure tells story of ?the toughest woman in Sindh?

A scene from the movie My Pure Land directed by British-Pakistani director Sarmad Masud. Photo: Internet   My Pure Land is a modern-day feminist Western, set to hit UK cinemas on 15 September, will take you on an incredible journey through its protagonists. Based on a true story, British-Pakistani director Sarmad Masud?s debut movie portrays the moment Pakistani woman Nazo Dharejo and her two daughters defended their land from the 200 heavily armed men that sought to claim it as a part of a fa
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Sri Lanka to play T20 in Lahore, announces PCB

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday announced the schedule of the upcoming series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka and confirmed that a T20 match will be played in Lahore. The match in Lahore is scheduled for October 29.  "The five-match ODI series between the two teams will be played in three cities i.e. Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah starting from October 13, 2017. Furthermore, the first two T-20I matches will be played in Abu Dhabi followed by the third T-20I to take place in L
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