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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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US proposes cigarette nicotine cut, shift toward e-cigarettes

Dr Scott Gottlieb is seen in this American Enterprise Institute photo released in Washington, DC, US. Photo: Reuters  WASHINGTON: The US government proposed cutting nicotine in cigarettes to "non-addictive" levels on Friday in a major regulatory shift designed to move smokers toward potentially less harmful e-cigarettes. Shares of major tobacco companies in the United States and the UK slumped in heavy trading volume after the proposal was unveiled by the head of the US Food and Drug Administr
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Tesla's Musk hands over first Model 3 electric cars to early buyers

Outside Tesla's Fremont, California factory, Musk showed off the $35,000 base vehicle with a range of 220 miles (350 km) on a charge that marks a departure from the company's earlier luxury electric cars. Photo: Reuters  CALIFORNIA: Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Friday the Model 3 had over half a million advance reservations as he handed over the first 30 to employee buyers, setting the stage for the biggest test yet of the company's strategy to become a profitable, mass marke
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Chinese woman undergoes plastic surgery to evade $3.7 million debt: media

Photo: File SHANGHAI: A 59-year old woman from the central Chinese city of Wuhan transformed her appearance through plastic surgery in order to avoid 25 million yuan ($3.71 million) of personal debts, state news agency Xinhua said. In a case highlighting the challenges facing China as it tries to establish a "credit society", police officers were reported to be "astonished" after apprehending the woman, who fled to the southeastern Chinese city of Shenzhen after a court in Wuhan ordered her to
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Indian troops martyr two Kashmiri youth in Pulwama district: KMS

Indian soldiers pictured assaulting Kashmiri protestors. Photo: File SRINAGAR: Two Kashmiri youth were martyred by Indian troops in Pulwama district on Sunday, the Kashmir Media Service (KMS) reported. The youth ? identified as Irfan Ahmad Sheikh and Abid Magray ? were martyred by Indian troops during a cordon and search operation in the occupied valley. Authorities suspended internet services in Pulwama district following the killings, KMS reported. Soon after the incident took place, people
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Muhammad Waseem knocks out Panama's Ivan Trejos

Waseem during the fight. Photo: Geo News Pakistan?s top professional boxer and two-time World Boxing Council (WBC) silver flyweight champion Muhammad Waseem knocked out Panama?s Ivan Trejos in Panama City. Waseem knocked out his opponent in the third round of the international ranking fight. This was the second fight for the 2014 Asian Games bronze medalist this month, after he knocked out Panama?s Eliecer Valdez on July 5 on his way to preparing for the world title bout.
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Barcelona edge out Real Madrid in thrilling Miami Clasico

Photo: FC Barcelona Twitter  Barcelona drew first blood against Real Madrid ahead of the new season with a 3-2 victory in a pulsating Clasico friendly on Saturday in Miami. The historic rivals will meet again twice in August in the Spanish Super Cup and this International Champions Cup match set the entertainment bar high, with Barcelona maintaining their 100 per cent record in pre-season. "Physically we are in good shape, the team is winning, we just have to correct our errors," Barcelona mid
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Chinese president inspects troops on military's 90th anniversary

Soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) take part in a military parade to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the army at the Zhurihe military training base in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, July 30, 2017. PHOTO: China Daily via Reuters  BEIJING: With flybys of advanced new jets and a mass rally of troops, Chinese President Xi Jinping oversaw a large-scale military parade at a remote northern China base on Sunday to mark 90 years since the founding of the
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Preparations under way for PTI?s rally in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Preparations were under way Sunday morning for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf?s celebratory rally at Parade Ground in Shakarparian area of the federal capital later in the day. PTI calls off Islamabad 'lockdown', to hold celebratory rally PTI chief praised the Supreme Court for summoning a reply from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on November 3 To ensure security at the rally site, 1,600 personnel will be deployed as per a security plan that has been issued especially for t
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NA Secretariat issues schedule for PM?s election

Parliament  ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Secretariat has issued the schedule for the election of the new prime minister. According to the schedule, nomination papers for the slot of prime minister can be obtained by 3pm today. The nomination papers have to be submitted back to the assembly secretariat by 2pm on Monday. The National Assembly Speaker, Ayaz Sadiq, will then scrutinise the papers at 3pm the same day, following which the assembly will meet to elect the leader of the House on T
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Australia thwarts terrorist attack plot

Police stand on a street that has been blocked to the public after Australian counter-terrorism police arrested four people in raids late on Saturday across several Sydney suburbs in Australia, July 29, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray SYDNEY: Security has been increased at Australian airports after police foiled radical plans for a bomb attack on an aircraft during counter-terrorism raids in which four men were arrested on Saturday, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) have confirmed. "In recent days,
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Iran says new tensions between Revolutionary Guards, US Navy

Sailors man the rails as the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz with Carrier Strike Group 11, and some 7,500 sailors and airmen, depart for a 6-month deployment in the Western Pacific from San Diego, California, US, June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Files BEIRUT: The Iranian Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that the US Navy ships came close to their vessels in the Gulf and shot flares. The USS Nimitz and an accompanying warship drew close to a rocket-bearing Iranian vessel on Friday and sent out
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North Korea claims all of US in strike range as Trump fumes over China

Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-14 is pictured during its second test-fire in this undated picture provided by KCNA in Pyongyang on July 29, 2017. KCNA via Reuters  SEOUL/WASHINGTON: North Korea said on Saturday it had conducted another successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that proved its ability to strike America's mainland, drawing a sharp warning from US President Donald Trump and a rebuke from China. However, later, on Saturday, Trump wrote on T
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Venezuelan opposition promises new tactics after Sunday's vote

Venezuelans living in Colombia demonstrate against the constitutional assembly promoted by President Nicolas Maduro's government in Bogota, Colombia, July 29, 2017. REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga CARACAS: Venezuela's opposition said it is ready to change tactics in its bid to bring down President Nicolas Maduro after Sunday's election of a legislative super-body that they say is designed to tighten the socialist's already strong hold on power. Anti-Maduro protesters blocked streets on Saturday in a
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Mongolian melody: Hip-hop duo splices traditional singing and urban beats

Hip pop singers Sanjjav Baatar (L), Battogtokh Odsaikhan of a band called 'Fish Symboled Stamp', and a sound engineer adjust a mixing console in a recording studio in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 24, 2017. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell ULAANBAATAR: Ulaanbaatar's urban music scene is buzzing with a new vibe created by a hip-hop duo mixing into their sound the traditional art of throat singing, or "Khoomei", as Mongolians refer to it. Rap group Fish Symboled Stamp, named for a fish-shaped seal traditio
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Apple is removing VPN services from China App Store: providers

A 3D printed Apple logo is seen in front of a displayed cyber code in this illustration taken March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Files BEIJING: Apple Inc is removing virtual private network (VPN) services from its app store in China, VPN service providers said on Saturday, accusing the US tech giant of bowing to pressure from Beijing to comply with stringent cyberspace regulations. VPNs allow users to bypass China's so-called "Great Firewall" aimed at restricting access to oversea
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US 'sweetheart' of Venezuela sees worrying signs of authoritarianism

American lawyer Eva Golinger poses for a portrait in Manhattan, New York, US, July 29, 2017. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky  CARACAS: Dubbed the "sweetheart" of Venezuela's socialist revolution more than a decade ago by former President Hugo Chavez, American lawyer Eva Golinger accompanied him to eat lunch with Bashar al-Assad, dine with Muammar Gaddafi, and drink cocktails with Vladimir Putin. She was showered by impromptu kisses from supporters when in Venezuela but reviled and spat at by critics, who
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One dead, two injured in separate firing incidents in Karachi

KARACHI: One person died during a firing incident late Saturday night here in the metropolis' Orangi Sector 11.5 area, rescue sources said. Two others were injured during a separate firing incident at Abul Hasan Isphahani Road, rescue officials stated. The victims were wounded when they resisted a robbery attempt and the dacoit opened fire, it was reported. Rangers' search operation A female drug-seller was taken into custody by Rangers during a search operation late Saturday night in the ci
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Majority of Americans support transgender military service: poll

A rainbow flag flies as people protest President Donald Trump's announcement that he plans to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving in any capacity in the US military, in Times Square, New York City, New York, US. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri  NEW YORK: A majority of Americans believe that transgender individuals should be allowed to serve in the military, according to an exclusive Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Friday. The July 26-28 poll suggested that the country largely
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Unknown gunmen attack Kenya deputy president's home

This file photo ? taken on June 26, 2017 ? shows Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta (R), flanked by Deputy President William Ruto, gesturing during the unveiling of the Jubilee Party's manifesto in Nairobi. AFP/Simon Maina  NAIROBI: Unknown gunmen attacked the home of Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto on Saturday seriously injuring a policeman, less than two weeks before the country votes in high-stakes polls, two security sources told AFP. Ruto was not home during the attack. An officer f
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Trump threatens to end insurance payments if no healthcare bill

US President Donald Trump arrives aboard Air Force One at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, New York, US, July 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to end government payments to health insurers if Congress does not pass a new healthcare bill and goaded them to not abandon their seven-year quest to replace the Obamacare law. In a Twitter message on Saturday, Trump said, "If a new HealthCare Bill is not approv
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President summons NA session on August 1 to select new PM

Mamnoon Hussain in Islamabad, Pakistan, July 24, 2013. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/Files ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Saturday called a National Assembly session on August 1, 2017, to select the new Prime Minister, following the Supreme Court of Pakistan?s ruling on the Panama Papers case for Nawaz Sharif to step down from the post. Sharif was disqualified under Article 62 (1) (f) of the constitution over his failure to disclose un-withdrawn receivables constituting assets from a UAE-bas
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Prominent lawyer weighs in on Nawaz's disqualification

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/b85be95c49f21962523db9767392a22c.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ny8yOS8yMDE3IDY6MTA6MDMgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1KWEduZUNQSWl3WjIvcml2Mm9RVW1nPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Former president of Karachi Bar Council and Vice Chairman of Sindh Bar Council Salahuddin Ahmad weighs in on the landmark Supreme Court judgement which disqualified Nawaz Sha
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Shameful how Nawaz playing victim card: Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan said on Saturday that it is shameful that Nawaz Sharif is now playing the victim card despite several references against him sent to the National Accountability Bureau. The PTI chief took to Twitter to express his views following former prime minister Nawaz Sharif?s parliamentary party address. Imran Khan also criticized Nawaz?s announcement to nominate his brother for
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Shahid Khaqan Abbasi: A PML-N loyalist

ISLAMABAD: Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who is set to become Pakistan´s interim prime minister, is the former federal minister for petroleum and natural resources, and a businessman who launched the country´s most successful private airline. Considered highly intelligent and a long-time loyalist of Nawaz Sharif, the former prime minister who was ousted by the Supreme Court on Friday, the 58-year-old Abbasi will act as a placeholder for the Sharif dynasty. He is due to be rubber stamped in a parliamen
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Proud disqualification was not because of corruption, says Nawaz

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, addressing the PML-N parliamentary party meeting on Saturday, said he was proud that his disqualification was not due to allegations of corruption brought against him.  ?I am proud that my disqualification was not because of allegations of corruption,? Nawaz said.  The former prime minister further said that not a single charge of corruption was proven against him and expressed his disbelief over grounds of his dismissal. "I still do not underst
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