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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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Waste of 0.7m animals disposed of in Karachi on first day of Eid

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/8bde67034ddcdefa78a58aede3ce3466.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8zLzIwMTcgODowMzo1NiBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPTk2R05uc2ZsbEhqV3JiZ2xuZkJqbkE9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] KARACHI: Waste of 700,000 animals sacrificed on the first day of Eid-ul-Azha has been disposed of in Karachi, Geo News reported on Sunday. Sources said the responsibility of collect
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COAS spends second day of Eid in Balochistan

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/da0cb311362424ce2e8215845eb594b4.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8zLzIwMTcgNzozODoyOSBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPXg5UExaSGMxSjdNZjdYUnRBNlBYbUE9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] QUETTA: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa will be spending the second day of Eid-ul-Azha in Balochistan, the Inter Services Public Relations said on Sunday.  The militar
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Fire breaks out at factory in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: A fire erupted in a power loom factory in the industrial town of Faisalabad on Sunday, Geo News reported. Rescue workers said the blaze caused the roof of the factory to collapse. In Karachi, a fire had broken out late Thursday night at a shoe factory in SITE area which was doused after 17 hours. Karachi shoe factory fire doused after 17 hours Fire tenders have been busy extinguishing the inferno A few workers in the factory had allegedly set fire to a chemical
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North Korea earthquake points to sixth, most powerful nuclear test

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un provides guidance on a nuclear weapons program in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang   Two shallow earthquakes shook North Korea on Sunday, suggesting it had detonated a sixth nuclear test device, hours after it said it had developed an advanced hydrogen bomb that possesses ?great destructive power?. The earthquakes, the first of which neighboring China described as a ?suspected explosion? and the second a
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Modi set to shuffle cabinet to focus on performance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi walks to speak with the media as he arrives at the parliament house to attend the first day of the budget session, in New Delhi, India, January 31, 2017. Photo: Reuters    NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will appoint nine new ministers to his cabinet on Sunday in an effort to speed up development work as he comes under pressure to deliver on election promises in the final 20 months of his term. Economic growth slowed to its weakest pace in three years, data
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George Clooney tackles 'original sin' of slavery and racism in dark comedy

Actor and director George Clooney and his wife Amal pose during a red carpet event for the movie 'Suburbicon' at the 74th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy September 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters   VENICE: Breaking the brittle veneer of the picture-perfect suburbs of 1950s America, George Clooney?s new satire tackles racial prejudice which the actor and director said on Saturday continues to erupt in today?s angry society. ?Suburbicon?, starring Matt Damon and Julianne Moore, is set in a town of
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After two marathons Federer sprints into fourth round

NEW YORK - After two marathons, Roger Federer had the after-burners on, sprinting past Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-3 6-3 7-5 and into the fourth round of the US Open on Saturday. Chasing a sixth US. Open title, Federer needed just one hour and 46 minutes under a closed roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium to put away the 31st seed Lopez, leaving plenty in the tank after being forced to go the distance in his opening two matches. It has been a far different start to the US Open than Wimbledon where an ec
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BRICS summit expected to reach consensus to oppose trade protectionism, China says

A paramilitary police officer stands outside the media center of BRICS XIAMEN: The summit of BRICS nations in China is expected to reach consensus on opposing trade protectionism, China?s Vice Trade Minister Wang Shouwen said on Sunday. The BRICS countries - made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - have enormous potential in e-commerce cooperation, Wang added, speaking on the first day of the summit in the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen.
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MQM MPA attack: Suspect thrashed by witnesses before being killed, CCTV footage reveals

CCTV footage of the incident. Photo: Geo News  KARACHI: One of the suspects who allegedly shot at Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Khawaja Izharul Hassan on Saturday was assaulted by witnesses before being killed by the police, CCTV footage has revealed. Geo News reported on Sunday that the initial post-mortem of the victim, Hassaan, reveals that he bore torture marks on his body and was shot in the head. Police had claimed to have killed him in a shootout following a chase after the incid
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Russian diplomats vacate three properties on U.S. orders

SAN FRANCISCO: Russian diplomats vacated three properties in the United States on Saturday including the six-story consulate in San Francisco, complying with a US order issued in retaliation for Moscow cutting the American diplomatic presence in Russia. Staff at the San Francisco consulate were seen moving equipment, furniture and small items from the building into minivans and driving away, before coming back for more 20 to 30 minutes later. A group of men in plainclothes and suits were seen o
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Texas refineries begin restart after hit from Harvey

Motorist line-up for gasoline at a Costco gas station in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Cedar Park, Texas, U.S  HOUSTON (Reuters) - A number of key Texas refineries worked to reopen or resume normal operations on Saturday, a week after Hurricane Harvey knocked out nearly one quarter of the US refining capacity and sent gasoline prices to two-year highs. While much of the region?s refining infrastructure still remained offline from Harvey, which made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane las
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Nadal survives early wobble to book last 16 spot in New York

World number one Rafa Nadal ran into a spot of bother before crushing Argentine Leonardo Mayer and booked his place in the last 16 of the US Open with a 6-7(3) 6-3 6-1 6-4 victory on Saturday. The Spaniard, chasing his second grand slam title of the year, was on the back foot early on but once he found his rhythm, the contest was virtually over under a closed roof on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Nadal will next face Ukraine?s Alexandr Dolgopolov. ?It was a tough situation for a set and I had some bre
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Zara founder takes over richest man title from Bill Gates

Amancio Ortega, founder of Zara climbed on top of the Forbes rich list, taking over Microsoft founder Bill Gates. On Tuesday, Ortega, 81, overtook the tech giant Gates on the global rich-list. The Spanish fashion tycoon, according to Forbes, with his $85 billion fortune, surpassed Gates' $84.9 billion to take the top spot. Ortega doesn't have the same name recognition as Gates or Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who became the world's richest man for a short time in July. His eye-watering net wo
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'Smart vest' turns stray dogs into Thailand's street guardians

An advertising agency in Thailand has developed a ?smart vest? that potentially could turn stray dogs into guardians of Bangkok?s streets and alleyways. Equipped with a hidden video camera, the vest has sensors that transmit live streaming videos when the dog barks, showing what the dog sees via a mobile phone and computer application. There are stray dogs on the streets of most Thai cities and the developer thought smart vests could help both the dogs and the community. ?It will make people
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Trump names former Navy aviator to head NASA

US President Donald Trump announced Friday he plans to appoint James Bridenstine, a former navy pilot and Republican congressman, to head the US space agency NASA. Bridenstine, 42, who backed Trump during the US presidential campaign, had long been considered the favorite for the job of NASA administrator. But the nomination drew fire from two US senators from Florida who questioned the Oklahoma representative's qualifications to lead such a complex and highly technical agency. Senator Bill N
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Record-breaking NASA astronaut returns back to Earth

A record-shattering NASA astronaut returns to Earth on Sunday, finishing a 288-day mission that put her over the top as the American who has spent the most cumulative amount of time in space. Peggy Whitson, 57, is also the oldest female astronaut in the history of space exploration, was the first female International Space Station commander, and holds the record for number of spacewalks by a woman. The biochemist is completing a mission at the International Space Station that began in November
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Japan PM, Trump agree cooperation needed in face of North Korean threat

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday spoke with US President Donald Trump by phone and said that in face of an ?escalating? situation with North Korea that close cooperation between their countries and South Korea was needed. North Korea said on Sunday it has developed a more advanced nuclear weapon that has ?great destructive power? and leader Kim Jong Un inspected a hydrogen bomb that will be loaded on a new intercontinental ballistic missile. Abe and Trump also agreed that pr
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Isco, Morata lead Spain show of dominance over Italy

Two brilliant strikes from Isco and a late goal from Alvaro Morata gave Spain a spectacular 3-0 win over Italy, their nearest challengers in Group G, to move into the driving seat for automatic qualification to the 2018 World Cup. Real Madrid attacking midfielder Isco, who was deployed in a ?false nine? position as a deep-lying striker, curled a free kick beyond the reach of veteran Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon to put Spain ahead in the 13th minute. Isco then received the ball on the edge
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North Korea says it has developed advanced hydrogen bomb ready for ICBM

SEOUL: North Korea said on Sunday it has developed a more advanced thermonuclear weapon that possesses ?great destructive power? and will be loaded on a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that experts believe has the range to hit much of the United States. The report by North Korea?s official KCNA news agency comes amid heightened regional tension following Pyongyang?s two tests of ICBM missiles in July that potentially could fly about 10,000 km (6,200 miles), putting many parts of t
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India tops Forbes list of most corrupt Asian country

An article in Forbes put India on top of their list of Asia's most corrupt nation, citing a survey that presented statistics by Transparency International (TI), a Berlin-based anti-corruption watchdog. India beat the likes of Vietnam, Thailand when it comes to bribery rate, rating India the highest on the list with 69 percent bribery rate. It describes India as: "In five of the six public services - schools, hospitals, ID documents, police, and utility services - more than half the respondents
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Facebook's Watch goes up against YouTube for ad dollars

Facebook Inc launched its Watch video service to U.S. users on Thursday with plans to allow people to submit shows, as the No. 1 social media network vies with Alphabet Inc?s YouTube for advertising revenue. Advertisers are shifting more of their budgets from television to online as viewers have migrated to watching shows on smartphones and tablets. On Watch, which Facebook began testing earlier this month, users can see hundreds of shows from the likes of Vox, Buzzfeed, Discovery Communicatio
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Apple shifts responsibility for Siri to operating system chief

Apple Inc has transferred responsibility for Siri, its voice assistant, from content chief Eddy Cue to operating systems chief Craig Federighi, a sign that the company is looking to embed the voice assistant more deeply into its core systems amid rising competition from Alphabet Inc?s Google and Amazon.com Inc. Apple made the change in an update to the company?s executive biography pages. An Apple spokeswoman confirmed the change to Reuters but did not comment beyond the changes. Cue, a senior
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China challenges Elon Musk?s Hyperloop with even faster 'flying train'

Chinese Aerospace firm is taking on Elon Musk by revealing that it is working on a super-fast ?Flying Train?. The so-called Flying Train is expected to reach even higher speeds than Elon Musk's revolutionary Hyperloop One. China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp reportedly working on a transit system that can travel at speeds close to a whopping 4000 kilometres per hour. CASIC?s Chief Engineer Mao Kai informed about this new vehicle in the state run China News Service. The 'flying train' con
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Kenyan president, election overturned by court, attacks judiciary

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Saturday the country had a problem with its judiciary, which annulled his election win of last month, ?and we must fix it?. The Law Society of Kenya said in a strongly worded statement that Kenyatta, as ?the head of state who under the constitution is a symbol of national unity?, should refrain from derogatory comments about the judiciary. Kenyatta, speaking a day after the Supreme Court cancelled his victory and ordered new polls wit
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Trump greeted warmly by storm victims at Houston relief centre

HOUSTON: President Donald Trump visited a relief centre in Houston on Saturday to meet with victims of Harvey, the catastrophic storm that triggered severe flooding in Texas and presented his young administration with its most challenging domestic crisis. Trump earlier landed at Ellington Field military base in Houston after a flight from Washington, dressed in a black rain jacket with no tie. On his second visit to the devastated state this week, the president was accompanied by his wife Mela
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