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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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Dog owners more likely to exercise regularly

Dog owners who walk their pets outside are more likely to have regular exercise habits, regardless of weather, according to a new study. Regular dog walkers were more active on days with cold, rainy weather - and on days with the worst weather conditions, they had 20 percent higher activity levels and were more active for 30 minutes per day, compared to people who didn?t have dogs. ?As we get older, we decline in the amount of physical activity we get, and we tend to be less active at the time
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Man fires shots, kills himself at LA's Chinese consulate

LOS ANGELES: A man of Chinese origin fired shots outside Beijing´s consulate in Los Angeles on Tuesday before turning the gun on himself, police said. "When officers arrived, they found the suspect to have a self-inflicted gun wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene," Sal Ramirez, a spokesman for the LA Police Department, told AFP following the early morning incident. He said there were no other victims and it was not immediately clear if the gunman, in his 60s, had any political motive.
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US Senate confirms Christopher Wray as FBI director

WASHINGTON: The US Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Christopher Wray as the new director of the FBI on Tuesday, three months after President Donald Trump fired his predecessor James Comey. The high-flying criminal lawyer was an uncontroversial choice for the post, winning widespread bipartisan backing after telling lawmakers he would rather resign than bow to political interference. Senators voted 92-5 to confirm him. He assumes charge at a difficult time for the FBI. Comey´s sacking had led t
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Apple beats profit estimates, boosting shares

Apple on Tuesday reported stronger-than-expected results for the past quarter, with higher revenues and profits, delivering a boost to its share price. Profit climbed 12 percent to $8.7 billion, and revenue rose seven percent to $45.4 billion, with the California-based company selling 41 million iPhones in the fiscal third quarter to July 1. Shares rose nearly six percent to $159.01 in after-market trades that followed released of the earnings report. "We're happy to report our third consecut
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Sturridge suffers thigh injury as Liverpool beat Bayern

LONDON: Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge was substituted with a thigh injury as the Premier League club beat Bayern Munich 3-0 in a pre-season match in Germany on Tuesday. Sturridge, whose career has been blighted by a string of injuries over the last three seasons, scored Liverpool's third goal, but immediately pulled up and was substituted in the 87th minute. "He hurt his thigh. He has really prepared well, really well, so I hope this is just a small injury and that he can play again soon,
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Attack on mosque in Afghan city kills at least 29

HERAT: A suicide attack on a mosque in the western Afghan city of Herat killed more than 29 people and wounded more than 64 on Tuesday, officials said. More than 1,700 civilians have been killed in attacks in Afghanistan so far this year, hitting confidence in the Western-backed government of President Ashraf Ghani. Abdulhai Walizada, a local police spokesman, said there appeared to be more than one attacker on Tuesday, with witnesses describing a suicide bomber who detonated explosives and at
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Police detain at least nine suspects during overnight raids in Karachi

KARACHI: At least nine suspects including a terrorist were arrested after police conducted overnight raids in the metropolis. Police conducted various raids in different areas of Karachi including Manghopir, Sakhan, Abbas Town and Garden. According to police, at least two suspects were arrested from Sakhan area. Police recovered arms and drugs from the suspects. Suspects were involved in street crimes and drug dealing, said police. During a raid in Manghopir, police detained at least two s
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Rain turns weather pleasant in Islamabad, Rawalpindi

ISLAMABAD: Weather turned pleasant in Islamabad and Rawalpindi as twin cities received rain in the wee hours of Wednesday. Heavy downpour with gusty winds was reported in different parts of the country including Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Monsoon currents are penetrating in upper and central parts of the country, the Pakistan Meteorological Department forecasted. Rain and thundershowers with strong gusty winds are expected at a number of places in upper Punjab (Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore,
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Stevie Wonder to lead concert to protect global aid

Stevie Wonder and Green Day will headline a concert in New York to mobilize support for efforts to eradicate global poverty as President Donald Trump proposes sweeping foreign aid cuts. "Happy" pop star Pharrell Williams, chart-topping electronic duo The Chainsmokers and alternative rockers The Killers will also play the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park on September 23, organizers announced Tuesday. Wonder said the festival came at a "crucial time," adding in a statement: "When we commi
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Vietnam targets 16 bankers in latest crackdown

Vietnam issued arrest warrants for 14 bankers and took two more into custody on Tuesday after accusing them of causing losses totalling hundreds of millions of dollars in the scandal-tainted sector. The communist government has been on the warpath against wrongdoers in an industry plagued by favouritism and dodgy loans -- part of a broader drive against corruption in the country. A total of 16 people from various private and government-owned banks are accused of deliberate misconduct, the Mini
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PTI website hacked following Gulalai's press conference

ISLAMABAD: The official website of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was shortly hacked on Tuesday night by a hacker group that claimed to operate as ?Death Adders Crew?. The website was hacked hours after Aisha Gulalai's press conference in which she announced to quit party with serious allegations against Imran Khan. The hacker posted messages on PTI official website demanding Imran Khan to pay whole respect to the girls, the hacker further wrote in text,?We want old Pakistan, we need not new
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Ronaldo says his ´brilliance´ bothers people

LISBON: Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo said Tuesday his "brilliance" annoys people, a day after he was quizzed by a Spanish judge investigating whether he evaded paying millions of euros in taxes. "What bothers people is my brilliance, insects only attack lamps that shine!!!!" the Portuguese wrote in an Instagram message that received over a million likes within an hour of being posted. Ronaldo spent over 90 minutes on Monday answering the questions of investigating judge Monica Gomez a
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Global stocks climb on global growth; dollar bounces from 15-month low

A gauge of world stocks advanced on Tuesday after scoring its longest monthly winning streak in over a decade on signs of an improving global economy and solid corporate earnings, while the US dollar bounced after touching 15-month lows. Tepid US inflation along with political turmoil in Washington has dented expectations of another Federal Reserve interest rate hike in coming months. Improving data in other major economies around the world has also served to push the greenback down nearly 11 p
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Venezuela jails opposition leaders in new crackdown on opponents

Venezuela jailed two leading critics of President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday in a fresh blow to the opposition after the election of a new political body with absolute powers to strengthen the hand of the leftist government. The United States imposed sanctions on Maduro on Monday, calling him a "dictator" for Sunday's election of a constituent assembly that the opposition boycotted and denounced as illegitimate. In a statement announcing the jailing of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez and veter
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Maryam hails PML-N MNAs for upholding party discipline, ideology

KARACHI: Maryam Nawaz, daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, on Tuesday paid tribute to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmakers for upholding party discipline and ideology. In her tweet on Tuesday, Maryam said, "Tributes to PML-N MNAs who proved what a party is; what discipline is; what is called an ideology and what a leader is". She added that a man's character should be such that his opponents would testify for it. The statement came hours after the ruling PML-N got Shahi
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Irum Azeem Farooque announces joining PTI

KARACHI: Former Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) member of Sindh Assembly Irum Azeem Farooque has joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), she announced via Twitter on Tuesday, months after distancing herself from her former party. PTI leaders had contacted Farooque and invited her to join Tehreek-e-Insaf. When contacted by Geo News, she confirmed having been contacted and hinted at joining PTI. Later, she went to Twitter to make the announcement: "Yes today I announce joining PTI."
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Transfer activity heats up as football window approaches final month

BARCELONA: The transfer speculation surrounding Barcelona star Neymar continued on Tuesday as the Brazilian forward heads back to the Catalan city following promotional commitments in China, as reported by ESPN FC. Neymar is due to re-join his Barcelona teammates in training on Wednesday despite being at the forefront of a recording-breaking ?222 million transfer to PSG. The 25 year-old forward has so far remained tight-lipped regarding his future, fuelling speculation through ambiguous socia
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Indonesia to lift Telegram app restriction

JAKARTA: Indonesia said Tuesday it would lift a partial block on the popular Telegram messaging service app after the company agree to speed up the removal of terrorism-related content. Last month the country restricted computer access to Telegram because of material related to radicalism and terrorism, including tips on assembling bombs and launching attacks. The firm's founder has now promised to move faster to process requests to remove the material and to set up a direct line to handle suc
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Imran Khan sent me inappropriate text messages, claims Ayesha Gulalai

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNA Ayesha Gulalai alleged that Imran Khan sent her inappropriate text messages. Addressing a press conference, Gulalai said she wanted to hold presser tomorrow but as some PTI women had a press conference so she had to respond. ?I am not concerned about party ticket or NA-1 seat, it is an illogical allegation, she said.  ?Among many things, sending text messages is one of their bad habits,? she said. Gulalai said that Imran Khan always talks about
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News Revealed: the mother (and father) of all flowers

The first flower to appear along the path of plant evolution, during the time of the dinosaurs, was a hermaphrodite with petal-like organs arranged in concentric circles, researchers said Monday. The bloom had both male and female reproductive organs at the centre, surrounded by multiple layers or "whorls" of petal-like parts called tepals, arranged in sets of three per layer, they wrote in the journal Nature Communications. The reconstruction, based on the largest dataset of flower traits eve
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NATO intercepts Russian jets near Estonian airspace

BRUSSELS: Spanish and Finnish fighter jets were sent to intercept three Russian planes flying near Estonian air space on Tuesday, the NATO military alliance said in a statement. The Russian airplanes were identified as two MiG-31 jets and one Antonov AN-26 transport aircraft, NATO said. "Two Spanish F-18 jets assigned to NATO?s Baltic Air Policing mission scrambled from Estonia's Amari Air Base," NATO said. "Finnish jets also scrambled to intercept the aircraft." Intercepts of Russian aircraf
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Norwegian anti-immigrant Facebook groups confuse empty bus seats with 'terrorists'

A Facebook group for Norwegians opposed to immigration was widely mocked after members apparently could not tell the difference between empty bus seats and burka-clad women, reported The Local. A user posted a photo of empty bus seats to the Facebook group Fedrelandet viktigst (roughly translated as ?Fatherland first?) with the question ?what do people think about this?? What they thought is apparently that they were seeing a bus full of burka-clad women. Member after member sounded of
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Shahid Khaqan Abbasi sworn in as 18th prime minister

ISLAMABAD: Prime minister-elect Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday took oath as the eighteenth prime minister of the country at the President House Islamabad. President Mamnoon Hussain administered oath to Abbasi, after he swept the election with a majority vote. He secured 221 of 339 votes. Abbasi took oath of his office at a solemn ceremony, which had armed forces chiefs, governors, members of the parliament, and prominent political and social figures in presence. He was elected as the new p
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SC decries reports of Justice Khosa, Imran Khan contacts

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday termed reports of Justice Asif Saeed Khosa urging Imran Khan to file a petition against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif as baseless allegations, according to a statement issued from the Registrar's Office. "Justice Asif Saeed Khosa does not know Imran Khan personally, nor has he ever spoken to the PTI chairman privately," the statement read. "What Khan said regarding Justice Khosa's remarks during a televised interview was twisted and pre
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Mazari terms Gulalai an opportunist

PTI women leaders address media in Islamabad ISLAMABAD: Women leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) came out in defence of their party and party chairman Imran Khan calling former member Ayesha Gulalai an opportunist for levelling allegations of corruption and sexism in the party. Ayesha Gulalai earlier today announced that she is leaving the party and had alleged that the reason for her leaving the party was that the ho
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