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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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Scaramucci out of White House to 'clean slate'

New White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci addresses the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, US, July 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst  WASHINGTON: The White House said on Monday that Anthony Scaramucci ? named by President Donald Trump as communications director only 10 days ago ? was leaving the post. The change comes days after Scaramucci delivered a profanity-laced tirade against other top Trump aides ? and hours after Trump swore in John Kelly, a new chief of
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Kareena Kapoor looks ethereal in London shoot

Bollywood A-lister and full time mommy now-a-days, Kareena Kapoor has always the spotlight shining on her one way or another. From her pregnancy days to post baby appearances, the diva has been making continuous headlines. Recently, the Bollywood actress had a stunning photoshoot in London. The actress looks nothing short of a ray of sunshine on a wintry morning in a Belle-inspired yellow dress and long wavy locks. 
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Qatar launches wide-ranging WTO complaint against trade boycott

GENEVA: Qatar filed a wide-ranging legal complaint at the World Trade Organization on Monday to challenge a trade boycott by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates, Qatar´s WTO representative Ali Alwaleed al-Thani told Reuters. By formally "requesting consultations" with the three countries, the first step in a trade dispute, Qatar triggered a 60 day deadline for them to settle the complaint or face litigation at the WTO and potential retaliatory trade sanctions. Qatar is also raising
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US actor, playwright Sam Shepard dead at 73

KENTUCKY: Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated actor whose career spanned nearly five decades, has died, US media reported Monday. He was 73. Shepard died at home in Kentucky of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, The New York Times reported, citing a family spokesman. Shepard, who wrote nearly 50 plays, won the Pulitzer for drama in 1979 for his play "Buried Child" and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1984 for best
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Ukraine to start receiving coal from US for first time

KIEV: The United States is set to start shipping coal to Ukraine for the first time under a "historic" deal announced Monday that should help the crisis-hit nation end reliance on Russia. The agreement inked earlier this month by US firm Xcoal Energy & Resources and Ukraine´s state-owned energy firm Centrenergo will see some 700,000 tonnes of coal delivered by the end of the year. The move marks a sharp reversal for ex-Soviet Ukraine as it battles a Russian-backed insurgency, and a victor
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Boeing expects India to order up to 2,100 aircraft over 20 years

NEW DELHI: Boeing Co said on Monday it expects Indian airlines to order up to 2,100 new aircraft worth $290 billion over the next 20 years, calling it the highest-ever forecast for Asia's third-largest economy. The planemaker said it expected single-aisle planes, such as the next generation 737 and 737 Max, to account for the bulk of the new deliveries, with India likely to take 1,780 such planes. India is one of the world's fastest-growing aviation markets, with domestic passenger traffic gro
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Matic reunited with Mourinho at Manchester United

LONDON: Serbian international midfielder Nemanja Matic signed for Manchester United on Monday from Premier League champions Chelsea the buying club announced. It is the second time United manager Jose Mourinho has invested in his talents having brought him back to Chelsea in 2014 after a successful spell with Benfica. Matic signed a three year contract with United with the option to extend it by a year.
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Online search trends witness change after '13 Reasons Why' aired: study

source: ABC Online searches about suicide and suicidal methods soared in the weeks following the release of controversial Netflix drama "13 Reasons Why," about a teenage girl who killed herself, US researchers said Monday. While the report in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine did not examine whether the number of actual suicides rose following the popular drama's release, researchers said the spike in internet searches is cause for concern. Overall, suici
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FIR registered against DIG GB for uploading ex-wife?s objectionable pics

ISLAMABAD: A case was registered against DIG Gilgit-Baltistan on Monday after his former wife alleged that he blackmailed her by uploading her ?objectionable? pictures on social media. DIG GB Junaid Arshad is accused of blackmailing his former wife with the help of his friend Danish Ghani, according to the complaint filed by the wife. Sources said that the suspect did not present himself despite the summons issued to him. A raid was carried out for Arshad?s arrest but he already obtained a p
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The story of how a worm turned... into a bringer of medical miracles

PLOEMEUR, FRANCE: For centuries, the only use humans found for the lugworm -- dark pink, slimy and inedible -- was on the end of a fish hook. But the invertebrates´ unappreciated status is about to change. Their blood, say French researchers, has an extraordinary ability to load up with life-giving oxygen. Harnessing it for human needs could transform medicine, providing a blood substitute that could save lives, speed recovery after surgery and help transplant patients, they say. "The haem
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Nisar terms tenure as challenging, acknowledges entire ministry?s staff

ISLAMABAD, Jul 31 (APP): Former minister for Interior, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Monday acknowledged the entire ministry, including heads and staff of its attached departments for their hard-work, diligence and commitment to duty during his tenure. In a letter written to secretary interior, Nisar gave credit to the entire team of the ministry and its attached departments for providing him with support in translating a vision into reality. He also acknowledged services of former interior secre
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Apple fails to end lawsuit claiming it 'broke' FaceTime

Apple Inc has failed in its bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it disabled the popular FaceTime video conferencing feature on older iPhones to force users to upgrade. US District Judge Lucy Koh ruled late on Friday that iPhone 4 and 4S users can pursue nationwide class action claims that Apple intentionally "broke" FaceTime to save money from routing calls through servers owned by Akamai Technologies Inc (AKAM.O). Neither Apple nor lawyers for the plaintiffs immediately responded on Monday to r
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Panchayat punishes rapist?s sister in Chichawatni

CHICHAWATNI: A local village council (Panchayat) ordered a suspected rapist?s sister to marry the rape survivor?s husband as punishment in Punjab?s Chichawatni, it emerged on Monday. The 14-year-old was married to the rape survivor?s husband upon the Panchayat?s orders. According to police, Rafique Ahmad had been accused of raping a married woman. Following which, the other party?s members came to Rafique?s residence and took his 14-year-old sister on gunpoint. The girl was then forced to m
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Moeen Ali hat-trick as England romp to South Africa Test win

LONDON: Moeen Ali's hat-trick saw England complete a 239-run win over South Africa in the third Test at The Oval on Monday Victory put England 2-1 up in this four-match series with just the fourth Test at Old Trafford starting Friday to come. Off-spinner Ali ended the match when, after having Dean Elgar and Kagiso Rabada caught at first slip by Ben Stokes with the last two balls of his 16th over, had Morne Morkel lbw with the next. Resuming on 117 for four after being set a huge target of 49
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Security forces seize 2,000kg explosives in Balochistan IBO: ISPR

Explosives, det cord and RPG rockets recovered by security forces. -ISPR RAWALPINDI: Security forces in Balochistan on Monday seized 2,000 kilograms of explosive from a vehicle in the Killa Abdullah district, said a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The vehicle was seized from the Spin Tezha area of the district. ISPR added that two suspects were arrested in the intelligence-based operation (IBO).  The operation was conducted under the ongoing Operation Radd-u
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Woman dies after in-laws force her to consume acid in Lodhran: police

LODHRAN: A 20-year-old woman died in Lodhran on Monday after her in-laws tortured her and forced her to drink acid, police said. Asiya Bibi, 20, was tortured and forced to consume acid by her in-laws in Chak no. 339WB of Dunyapur tehsil in Lodhran district, according to police.  The woman breathed her last on way to hospital. Asiya, before succumbing to her injuries, stated before police that her father- and mother-in-law subjected her to torture.  She told the law enforcers that her in-law
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Snap's shares slide as IPO lockup ends

NEW YORK: Shares of Snap Inc (SNAP.N), owner of the Snapchat messaging app, fell as much as 5 percent on Monday to a new low as a share lockup ended, allowing for sales by early investors and pushing it further below its March initial public offering price. Starting on Monday and extending into August, early investors, employees and other insiders will be able to sell shares for the first time since its $3.4 billion IPO, the third-largest for a U.S. technology company. After a volatile start
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Putin bans VPNs to stop Russians accessing prohibited websites

President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that prohibits technology that provides access to websites banned in Russia, the government's website showed on Sunday. The law, already approved by the Duma, the lower house of parliament, will ban the use of virtual private networks (VPNs) and other technologies, known as anonymizers, that allow people to surf the web anonymously. It comes into force on Nov. 1. Leonid Levin, the head of Duma's information policy committee, has said the law is not int
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Fazl throws weight behind PML-N's Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman on Monday said that his party will vote for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate for prime minister. Speaking to newsmen here, the JUI-F chief said articles 62 and 63 of the constitution were not the real issue; it was rather the National Accountability Bureau for it was also created by a dictator. Maintaining that ideology-based politics has been ended from the country, Fazl said they cannot desert their allies
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PML-N to file review petition on Nawaz?s disqualification next week: sources

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League ? Nawaz (PML-N) will file a review petition on the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif next week, sources informed Geo News. PML-N's legal team is preparing the review petition. A citizen on Monday also filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) challenging the notification issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for Nawaz Sharif?s disqualification. Shahid Orakzai said in his petition that none of the petitioners in the case against Naw
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Imran told me about plans of dissolving parliament: Hashmi

MULTAN: Senior politician Javed Hashmi said on Monday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan had told him of his plans to dissolve the parliament during the time of 2014 Islamabad sit-in. He was speaking to media in Multan, where he said that his statements are under oath before the nation.  The former PTI leader said that he is not wishful of any rank or position, adding that he always prayed to stay on the path of righteousness. Hashmi said that Imran earlier said that after de
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Imran avoided taxes in UK via offshore company: Panama Papers journalist

Pulitzer prize winning investigative journalist Frederik Obermaier on Monday claimed that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has avoided taxes in the United Kingdom by establishing an offshore company.  The journalist also named the offshore company as Niazi Services Limited.  Obermaier's tweeted the claim in reply to a tweet by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. 
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Former auditor general gets six-month jail term

Former AGP Akhtar Buland Rana  ISLAMABAD: Former auditor general of Pakistan Akhtar Buland Rana was taken into custody by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday. Senior Civil Judge Shabbar Bhatti sentenced Rana six months imprisonment for concealing his Canadian citizenship. An FIR had been registered against Rana earlier on the complaint of the FIA for not declaring his Canadian passport.  Rana was sacked in May 2015 after the Supreme Judicial Council found him guilty of misconduc
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COAS felicitates China's PLA on 90th founding day

geo_embedgallery RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa felicitated the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) on its 90th founding day.  Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor conveyed the army chief's message in a tweet on Monday. The ISPR chief also shared pictures of Gen Bajwa's earlier visit to China, as well as, joint exercises and collaboration between the armed forces of the two countries. A PLA cont
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Pakistan ahead of India on 2017 Forbes Best Under A Billion list

People walk in a pedestrian street in Beijing. Photo: AFP  Pakistan has come down from seven last year to having five of its companies on Forbes annual Asia?s 200 Best Under A Billion list, but it is ahead of India that has three this time. Ferozsons Laboratories of Pakistan has made its second appearance on the list as its sales grew 93% last year. As far as India is concerned, the decline in its presence began with an economic deceleration in 2013. However, Pakistan?s economic ally ? C
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