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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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Saudi lets Qataris go on hajj, despite diplomatic row

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said Thursday that Qataris wanting to perform this year´s hajj will be authorised to enter the kingdom for the pilgrimage, despite a diplomatic spat between the two countries. In a statement, the Saudi hajj ministry said Qataris and residents of the Gulf emirate could join the pilgrimage as they were already "electronically registered for the hajj" and they had the necessary permits from Riyadh and Doha. But the ministry has imposed restrictions on Qatari pilgrims arriving
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Dengue outbreak kills 300 in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: An outbreak of dengue virus has killed around 300 people so far this year in Sri Lanka and hospitals are stretched to capacity, health officials said. They blamed recent monsoon rains and floods that have left pools of stagnant water and rotting rain-soaked trash -- ideal breeding sites for mosquitoes that carry the virus. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is scaling up emergency assistance to Sri Lanka with the Sri Lanka Red Cross to help contain th
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Elbow injury may rule Djokovic out of US Open: report

Serbia?s Novak Djokovic in action during Wimbledon 2017  Former world number one Novak Djokovic is in doubt for the US Open due to his elbow injury, Serbian media reported, citing the country's Davis Cup team doctor. Djokovic retired hurt during the quarter-finals at Wimbledon and said he was considering taking a break from playing to recover from the long-standing injury to his right elbow. Serbia's Sportski Zurnal reported that the 30-year-old could face up to 12 weeks on the sidelines. "He
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South Africa's Rabada raring to go after suspension

Kagiso Rabada missed the second Test in Nottingham after being banned for "inappropriate language" LONDON: South African strike bowler Kagiso Rabada is eager to return to action for this week´s third Test against England at The Oval after serving a one-match suspension for disciplinary reasons, bowling coach Charl Langeveldt said on Monday. The 22-year-old missed the second Test in Nottingham after being banned for what the International Cricket Council (ICC) called "inappropriate language" tow
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Lahore in mourning after suicide blast martyrs 26

Site of the explosion which martyred 26 people, including 9 policemen, in Lahore  LAHORE: The city woke up in mourning a day after a suicide blast claimed 26 lives and injured at least 57 in Ferozepur area late Monday afternoon, in a renewed wave of terror targeting policemen across the country. Speaking to Geo News, DIG Operations Dr Haider Ashraf confirmed nine policemen were among the martyred when a suicide bomber, on a motorcycle, rammed into a crowd of people gathered in the area. The si
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves for Maldives

PM Nawaz Sharif disembarking from a special plane. Photo: File  Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif left for Maldives Tuesday morning on a three-day visit at the invitation of President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom. The premier will be the chief guest at the celebrations of the 52nd Independence Day of Maldives on Wednesday (tomorrow). The prime minister will also hold official talks with the Maldivian president during his stay in the state, which is also a member of the South Asian Association for Reg
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Alphabet appoints Google CEO Pichai to board

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks on stage during the annual Google I/O developers conference in San Jose, California, US, May 17, 2017. Photo: Reuters Alphabet Inc said it appointed chief executive of its Google unit, Sundar Pichai, to its board. The company's board also includes founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Alphabet is set to report second quarter earnings on Monday after markets close. Alphabet shares were slightly lower on Monday.
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US allows fast processing again for some H-1B visa applications

A Staten Island Ferry crosses in front of the Statue of Liberty between Manhattan and Staten Island in New York City, New York, US June 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters  The US government said on Monday it would resume fast processing of H-1B visas requested by institutions of higher education and nonprofit and governmental research organisations while leaving in place a longer approval time for companies that use the visas. President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to crack down on immigrants, wh
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Israel to replace metal detectors in Jerusalem with smart surveillance

Israeli security forces remove metal detectors which were recently installed at an entrance to the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City July 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters  JERUSALEM: Israel decided on Tuesday to remove metal detectors it had placed at the entrance to a holy site in Jerusalem's Old City and replace them with smart, less obtrusive surveillance means, a Cabinet statement said. Israel installed metal detectors at entry points
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SC to hear Imran?s disqualification case today

PML-N's Hanif Abbasi (centre) with PM Nawaz Sharif and Punjab CM Shehbaz Sharif. Abbasi is a former MNA from Rawalpindi's NA-54 constituency. He was defeated by Imran Khan in the 2013 General Elections. Photo: File   ISLAMABAD: The documents submitted by Imran Khan with regards to the London flat and cricket contracts are incomplete and unverified. This was stated by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi, who has petitioned the Supreme Court to disqualify the Pakistan Tehre
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Petroleum Ministry to negotiate with striking oil tankers' association today

Dozens of oil tankers parked in Karachi. Photo: File KARACHI: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources and All Pakistan Oil Tankers Association (APOTA) are expected to meet later in the day today (Tuesday) to negotiate over demands of the protesting association as it continues its strike for the second consecutive day. APOTA went on a countrywide strike on Monday in protest against the safety rules imposed by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) and 'unfair' fines levied by the motorw
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Showers expected in southern, north-eastern parts of country: MET

Pakistani commuters travel on a street during a heavy rain shower in Karachi on June 28, 2017. Photo: AFP   Monsoon currents are penetrating into southern and north eastern parts of the country on Tuesday. A westerly wave is affecting upper and central parts of the country and likely to persist during the next few days the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said. Rain and thunderstorm are expected at scattered places in Mirpurkhas, Sukkur, and Bahawalpur divisions. Downpour is expected a
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Linkin Park says can never replace late singer

Linkin Park said Monday it could never replace singer Chester Bennington after his suicide as the band acknowledged that his "demons" had fed his music. After three days of shocked silence since Bennington hanged himself, the chart-topping California metal band hailed the "outpouring of love and support" and said Linkin Park's future was uncertain. "Your absence leaves a void that can never be filled -- a boisterous, funny, ambitious, creative, kind, generous voice in the room is missing," the
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US judge halts deportation of more than 1,400 Iraqi nationals

Family members of detainees line up to enter the federal court just before a hearing to consider a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of Iraqi nationals facing deportation, in Detroit, Michigan, US, June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook  DETROIT: A federal judge in Michigan on Monday halted the deportation of more than 1,400 Iraqi nationals detained during immigration sweeps across the United States last month, the latest legal victory for the detainees in a closely watched case. US District
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Moon could be wetter than thought, say scientists

The Moon, long thought to be a dry, inhospitable orb, hosts surprisingly large sub-surface water reserves, which one day may quench the thirst of lunar explorers from Earth, scientists said Monday. "We found the signature of the lunar interior water globally using satellite data," Shuai Li, co-author of a study by scientists at Brown University in the United States, told AFP. "Such water can be used as in situ resources for future exploration," said Li, a postdoctoral researcher at the Univers
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Trump pleads with Republicans to roll back Obamacare

US President Donald Trump calls on Republican Senators to move forward and vote on a health care bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, as people negatively affected by the law stand behind him, in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, US, July 24, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts  WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump made a last-ditch plea to US Senate Republicans on Monday to "do the right thing" and fulfil seven years of campaign promises to repeal and replace former President Barack O
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Next James Bond film set for November 2019 without word on 007 star

(L-R) Daniel Craig on the red carpet at the 'Spectre's premiere in Berlin, Germany, October 28, 2015. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/Files; Tom Hardy at the premiere of 'The Revenant' in Hollywood, California, December 16, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/Files; Tom Hiddleston at the premiere of 'Kong: Skull Island' in Los Angeles, California, US, March 8, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/Files; Idris Elba at '100 Streets' UK premiere in London, Britain November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/Files  LOS ANGELE
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Oil extends gains as Saudi pledges export curbs

An oil pump jack pumps oil in a field near Calgary, Alberta, Canada on July 21, 2014. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo  TOKYO: Oil prices extended gains on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia pledged to curb exports from next month and OPEC called on several members to boost compliance with production cuts to help rein in global oversupply and tackle flagging prices. Gains were also supported by a warning from Halliburton's executive chairman that the growth in North American rig count was "showing signs
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Mandela book withdrawn after outrage from widow

Image courtesy: NY Daily News JOHANNESBURG: A new book detailing Nelson Mandela's last days has been withdrawn after it was condemned by his outraged widow, publisher Penguin Random House said Monday. The book by Mandela's physician Vejay Ramlakan was released last week to coincide with the late anti-apartheid leader's birthday on July 18, which is marked each year as Mandela Day. It revealed several undignified episodes at the end of Mandela's life as well as bitter family squabbles over his
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200 sheep chased down ravine by bear in southern France

Brown bear. AFP/Alexander Nemenov FOIX: More than 200 sheep have fallen to their deaths after apparently being chased down a gorge in the Pyrenees by a brown bear, officials said Monday. Bears were reintroduced along the Franco-Spanish border 20 years ago, and the latest incident in the French region of Couflens follows a spate of bear attacks last year. "The tragic deaths of 209 sheep following a bear attack? reminds us, even at the height of summer, that the presence of bears can cause sig
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Justin Bieber cancels remainder of 'Purpose' tour without explanation

Justin Bieber performs a medley of songs at the 2016 Billboard Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, May 22, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo LOS ANGELES: Pop singer Justin Bieber cancelled the remainder of his "Purpose" world tour due to unspecified "unforeseen circumstances", his tour publicist said in a statement on Monday. The cancellation will affect 14 dates in North America and Asia through October 10, and tickets will be refunded. "Justin loves his fans and hates to disappoint them,"
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Wild fire threatens homes on France's Corsica

Firefighters work to put out a fire in Biguglia, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, on July 24, 2017. AFP/Pascal Pochard-Casabianca  BASTIA: Dozens of firefighters were battling a blaze on the French island of Corsica on Monday that has spread across 900 hectares of forest and was threatening homes, emergency services said. Residents were evacuated from homes at the edge of the town of Biguglia, on the island's northeastern coast. "The fire is very fierce and heading to urban are
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Swiss police hunt for chainsaw attacker

BACKGROUND IMAGE: Public prosecutor Peter Sticher (L) and head of police Ravi Landolt attend a press conference in the town of Schaffhausen, northern Switzerland, where a man armed with a chainsaw injured at least five people in an attack on July 24, 2017. AFP/Michael Buholzer; SUPERIMPOSED IMAGE: This handout combination of pictures released on July 24, 2017, by Swiss Police of the Canton of Schaffhausen (Schaffhauser Polizei) shows portraits of a man suspected to have injured at least five peo
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France's Macron confirms aid targets in meeting with U2's Bono

Bono, the singer of Irish band U2 and co-founder of ONE organisation, and Brigitte Macron ? wife of the French President ? speak at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, July 24, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer  PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has told U2 frontman Bono that France will respect its commitment to boost development aid, Bono told reporters after meeting Macron in Paris. The rock singer, who heads the ONE anti-poverty foundation, said Macron had confirmed France would boost
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Mike Shinoda shares first photo with deceased bandmate Chester

BACKGROUND PHOTO: Mike Shinoda on Facebook (mikeshinoda) It has been five days since Chester Bennington, the frontman of rock band Linkin Park, died of suicide but it still feels unreal that he is not with us. On Monday night, Mike Shinoda ? Bennington?s bandmate and friend ? shared what he says is the first photo they ever took together as a band in ?1997 or 1998?. They ?had just told Chester that we wanted him to join the b
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