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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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Political tensions depress world stocks

The world's stock markets slid again Thursday with investors seeking safe havens as President Donald Trump doubled down on his warnings to North Korea over its nuclear program. Trump, whose threat this week to bring "fire and fury" was dismissed by North Korea, said Thursday his statement might not have been "tough enough." European equities indexes were a sea of red at the close, while Wall Street indices suffered their biggest losses in near three months, deepening their fall after Trump's m
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Asteroid to shave past Earth on October 12

PARIS: A house-sized asteroid will shave past our planet on October 12, far inside the Moon´s orbit but without posing any threat, astronomers said Thursday. The space rock will zoom by harmlessly at a distance of about 44,000 kilometres (27,300 miles) -- an eighth of the distance from the Earth to the Moon, according to the European Space Agency, This is just far enough to miss our geostationary satellites orbiting at about 36,000 kilometres. "We know for sure that there is no possibility fo
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Lego appoints new CEO after just eight months

Danish toy maker Lego, known for its iconic coloured plastic bricks, said Thursday it had appointed a new chief executive, replacing Briton Bali Padda who held the job for just eight months. Niels Christiansen, 51, most recently the head of industrial technology company Danfoss, will take over the position on October 1. Padda, 61, a Lego executive for 14 years, was appointed in December and was always intended to be a temporary boss pending a longer-term replacement, Lego said. "The search fo
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Dollar hits eight-week low vs. yen, North Korea tensions spook investors

The dollar set an eight-week low against the yen on Friday as escalating tensions between the United States and North Korea triggered yet more investor flight to safety. The dollar slipped to as low as 109.11 yen JPY= in early Asian trade on Friday, its lowest level since June 14, when the greenback had fallen to as low as 108.81 yen. Below that level lies another key support level for the dollar on technical charts at 108.13 yen, a trough the greenback touched in mid-April. "We're getting cl
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Swan on the line leaves London commuters in a flap

Background Image: South West Trains LONDON: Commuters were left in a flap on Thursday when a swan waddled onto train tracks blocking the line to Waterloo station, a transport hub currently undergoing a huge revamp. "New - Due to a swan on the line, some lines are blocked between Egham and Ashford," operator South West Trains wrote on Twitter at 7:14 am (11:14 AM PST). The unexpected rush-hour interruption dismayed many on the social media site, with one person suggesting the driver
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Neymar back to Brazil for World Cup qualifiers

RIO DE JANEIRO: Neymar will rejoin Brazil for 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Colombia in his first international duty since being transferred in a record setting deal from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain, national coach Tite said Thursday. Rested for the June friendlies -- a 1-0 loss to Argentina and a 4-0 defeat of Australia -- the 25-year-old striker will be alongside three of his new PSG teammates: Marquinhos, Thiago Silva and Daniel Alves. Tite said the drama over Neymar´s
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Two arrested as Europe egg scandal reaches Romania, Slovakia, Luxembourg

Eggs are destroyed at a chicken farm in Nadrin, Houffalize, on August 9, 2017. AFP/Belga/Koen Blanckaert BRUSSELS: Dutch investigators arrested two suspects Thursday over Europe's widening tainted egg scandal, as Denmark announced that 20 contaminated tonnes had been sold there. Danish food authorities said boiled and peeled eggs ? imported from a Belgian supplier ? had been found to contain traces of the fipronil insecticide that has seen millions of eggs pulled from supermarket shelves acros
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US stocks tumble on North Korea worries

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), New York City, US, August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo-Allegri NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks posted their biggest declines in nearly three months late Thursday as US President Donald Trump doubled down on his warnings to North Korea over its nuclear program. Trump, whose threat this week to bring "fire and fury" was dismissed by North Korea, said Thursday that statement might not have been "tough enough." US stocks deepened their losses following the latest Trump
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Trump's new Twitter target: the Senate leader of his own party

Image Courtesy: Reuters WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has vented his anger against any number of political opponents on Twitter, but the latest target of US presidential scorn is the top senator in his own Republican Party, Mitch McConnell. After a flurry of barbed Twitter comments about the veteran Kentucky senator, Trump even hinted that McConnell should consider resigning if he cannot push through the president's agenda, including a plan to repeal and replace Barack Obam
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US destroyer challenges China's claims in South China Sea

WASHINGTON: A US Navy destroyer carried out a "freedom of navigation operation" on Thursday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea, US officials told Reuters. The operation came as President Donald Trump's administration seeks Chinese cooperation in dealing with North Korea's missile and nuclear programs and could complicate efforts to secure a common stance. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the USS John S. McCai
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Venezuela's Maduro affirms new legislative body as all powerful

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro recognised the Socialist Party-dominated constituent assembly as the country's most powerful institution on Thursday in his first appearance at the highly criticized legislative body that was inaugurated six days ago. "As head of state I subordinate myself to the powers of this constituent assembly," he said during his address. "I come to recognise its plenipotentiary powers, sovereign, original and magnificent," he said.
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Nine arrested during raids in Karachi, five dacoits held in Hyderabad, Khairpur

File Photo KARACHI: Nine suspects were arrested and 15 detained during search operations conducted late Thursday night in various areas of the metropolis, police officials said. Three suspects were taken into custody during an operation carried out in the city's Saudabad area, police stated, adding that weapons and contraband have been recovered from them. The arrestees are said to have been involved in street crimes, authorities said. Five suspects were arrested late Thursday night during an
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Snap co-founders will not sell shares, CEO says

Snap Inc Chief Executive Evan Spiegel said on Thursday neither he nor co-founder Bobby Murphy would sell shares of the Snapchat parent this year, but that failed to soothe investors after quarterly results fell short of analyst expectations. Shares of the Los Angeles company slumped nearly 17 percent in extended trading. The expiration at the end of July of a lock-up period preventing insiders from selling shares came as the stock was already under pressure from worries about user growth. "Giv
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Economic status tied to blood vessel health in kids

Economic challenges in childhood may be linked to the early development of thicker artery walls that are known to underlie many cases of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study from Australia. Compared to kids from wealthier backgrounds, kids from low-income families and neighbourhoods had thicker walls in the carotid arteries that provide blood to the brain.neighborhoods had thicker walls in the carotid arteries that provide blood to the brain. The buildup of plaque and cells on the
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Trial of Teamsters accused of 'Top Chef' extortion plot wraps up

A federal prosecutor on Thursday urged jurors in Boston to convict four Teamsters union members charged with trying in 2014 to extort jobs from a production company filming "Top Chef" through tactics that included threatening host Padma Lakshmi. Assistant US Attorney Kristina Barclay told the federal jury in her closing argument that the Teamsters threatened the Bravo network cooking competition show's cast and crew, with one telling Lakshmi he would "bash her pretty little face in." Barclay s
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Trump issues stern warning to North Korea and its leader

President Donald Trump on Thursday warned North Korea it should be "very, very nervous" of the consequences if it even thinks of attacking US soil, after nuclear-armed Pyongyang said it was readying missile launch plans on the Pacific territory of Guam. The Republican billionaire dismissed any criticism of his "fire and fury" warning, saying it possibly "wasn't tough enough," given threats made by the regime of Kim Jong-Un to both Washington and its allies. Trump also said China, Pyongyang's m
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'Unexploded WWII bomb' found at Japan Fukushima nuclear plant

A suspected World War II bomb was found Thursday on the premises of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, an official said, with police called in to investigate. The 85-centimetre (2.9 foot) long object, believed to be an unexploded bomb dropped by the United States during the war, was discovered by workers constructing a parking lot close to the facility's reactors, a spokesman for Fukushima operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) said. TEPCO called police immediately upon finding the ob
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New faces on the Premier League merry-go-round

No one doubted that English clubs would break their own 1.2 billion-pound ($1.56 billion) transfer-spending record this summer; all that was disputed was by how much and which players would go where. As fees became ever more inflated, the what-ifs provided an intriguing backdrop to the unfolding drama. Romelu Lukaku might have joined Chelsea but ended up at Manchester United for 75 million pounds ($99.18 million), a move that pushed Jose Mourinho's alternative targets Alexandre Lacazette and A
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Coutinho will not be sold, says Liverpool's Klopp

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said midfielder Philippe Coutinho would not be sold at any price, as British media reported the club had rejected a second bid worth 100 million euros (90.19 million pounds)from Barcelona. Barcelona had already been rebuffed last month in an 80 million euro bid for the 25-year-old, who joined Liverpool from Inter Milan for 8.5 million pounds in 2013. The 24-time Spanish league champions increased the offer to 85 million euros (76.66 million pounds) plus 15 milli
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Dortmund suspend Dembele after missed training, Barca offer rejected

BERLIN: Borussia Dortmund suspended forward Ousmane Dembele until next week after he missed training on Thursday, with the German club saying they had rejected an offer from Barcelona for the France international. The 20-year-old Dembele is seen as a potential successor to Neymar at Barcelona, after the Brazilian's record 222-million euro ($260 million) move to Paris St Germain earlier this month. German media have reported that Dembele could join Barca for more than 100 million euros but Dort
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Nvidia's quarterly revenue rises 56 percent

Nvidia Corp reported a 56 percent jump in quarterly revenue on Thursday, helped by strong demand for its chips used in data centers and gaming devices such as Nintendo Co Ltd's Switch. The company's net income more-than-doubled to $583 million, or 92 cents per share, in the second quarter ended July 30, from $261 million, or 41 cents per share, a year earlier. The Santa Clara, California-based company's revenue rose for the fifteenth consecutive quarter to $2.23 billion from $1.43 billion. Nv
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Weather turns pleasant after light drizzle in Karachi

KARACHI: The weather turned pleasant after parts of Karachi received light drizzle, Geo News reported. According to Met office, the process of light drizzle could continue for next 24 hours, however, there is no chance of heavy rain in the metropolis. Moreover, light showers with gusty winds are expected at isolated places in Rawalpindi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Bahawalpur, DI Khan, Sahiwal, Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat, FATA, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir, according to Paki
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Rangers nab nine suspects involved in terror activities in Punjab

File Photo RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Rangers Punjab have apprehended nine suspects said to be involved in the recent terrorist activities in the province, the Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement issued on Thursday. The Rangers, in collaboration with the Punjab police, conducted intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Lahore, Rawalpindi, and DG Khan, the statement added. During the past 24 hours, nine suspects ? allegedly suspected of having involvement in recent terrorist activitie
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Senate to hold dialogue on constitutional ambit of state institutions

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani on Thursday gave a go-ahead for initiating an inter-institutional dialogue for which representatives would be invited from the parliament, judiciary and military. The upper house on Thursday gave a go-ahead for initiating the dialogue on the matter of exceeding constitutional limits by state institutions. Rabbani said a debate would be held on the matter for which the prime minister, chief justice and military leaders would be invited. Speaking on the
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China wants to see Pakistan as a powerful, economically strong country: Chinese envoy

ISLAMABAD: The Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Sun Weidong on Thursday said that China wants to see Pakistan as a powerful and economically strong country, reported Radio Pakistan.  Speaking at a seminar in the federal capital, the Chinese envoy said China is investing heavily in Pakistan's industrial and other sectors.  He added that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, initiated in 2015, have entered the early harvest stage. The two countries have decided to give priority to ene
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