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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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Bus crash kills 28 in northern India: police

The wreckage of a bus lies in a gorge following an accident near the Indian town of Rampur/AFP SHIMLA: At least 28 people were killed Thursday after a bus plunged into a deep gorge in a Himalayan region of northern India popular with tourists, police said. The accident occurred around 100 kilometres (62 miles) from the hill resort of Shimla in Himachal Pradesh state, said police superintendent Soumiya Sambasivan. "28 people have died and seven are injured. All the bodies have been identified,"
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NA should get ready to elect new PM: Naeemul Haque

Naeemul Haque addressing media in Islamabad  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Naeemul Haque has called upon the National Assembly to ?get ready to elect a new Prime Minister?. Addressing media on Thursday, Haque alleged the Prime Minister produced fraudulent documents before the Supreme Court. ?The Prime Minister produced fake documents in the court. The PM House is the centre of all fraud,? he said, adding that the Sharifs were providing the apex court with fake info in order
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PCB issues clarification on transport for women?s team upon return

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has issued a statement clarifying the transport arrangements for the women?s team following its return from the ICC Women?s World Cup, in response to the controversy created by a viral video of a player heading home on a motorbike with her father. ?The PCB wishes to clarify that as per the usual practice all logistical arrangements were made for the national women?s team on their arrival from England, Monday June 17. There was a bus ready to take the pla
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Blessed by the Seven Gods, Mumbai couple has a GoT-themed wedding

Meet newlyweds Shaurya and Sanjana Mehta. They're both major Game Of Thrones fans. Photo: Reels & Frames They threw a GoT-themed event for their wedding. Longclaw blessed the couple with its presence. Photo: Reels & Frames The event's decor was full of references from the show: Photo: Reels & Frames The event's decor was full of references from the show: Photo: Reels & Frames The venue was adorned with the sigils of the four most prominent houses in Westeros. Photo: R
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Six months in: Trump and his campaign promises

President Donald Trump holds a Marucci baseball bat in the Blue Room during a ?Made in America? product showcase event at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 17, 2017. Photo: AFP/file WASHINGTON: Donald Trump took office trailing a string of promises made during a bruising election campaign. Six months into his presidency, here is where the 45th occupant of the White House stands in fulfilling some of the most notable promises in his ambitious agenda: BUILD A WALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN BOR
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New study says nine lifestyle changes can cut dementia risk

PARIS: One third of dementia cases can be prevented with some basic lifestyle changes and better education during childhood, according to a study published in The Lancet. Nearly 50 million people around the world suffer from dementia and Alzheimer´s according to the latest estimates. This figure could balloon to 132 million by 2050. The nine factors which damage the brain notably include hearing loss, obesity and smoking, the study found. "Our results suggest that around 35 percent of dement
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Wimbledon and French Open matches trigger fixing alerts

LONDON: Matches at Wimbledon and the French Open triggered alerts for potential match-fixing in the second quarter of the year, the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) said on Wednesday. It said in a statement that one match at Roland Garros and three at Wimbledon, two of them in the qualifying tournament and one in the main draw, would be assessed and reviewed. Alerts are raised in response to unusual betting patterns, which are not in themselves evidence of match-fixing and can be due to a number of
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Sharif family?s evidence holds no legal value: Fawad Chaudhry

Government is trying its best to hide the crimes of Nawaz Sharif, said Fawad Chaudhry while speaking to the media on Thursday.  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Fawad Chaudhry remarked that the documents submitted as evidence by government in the Panama case holds no legal value. ?The documents should be used to make toys for children,? he said while speaking to media outside the Supreme Court before the Panama case hearing on Thursday. The government is trying its best to hide the c
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PS-114 vote recount: ECP sends case to election tribunal

The ECP sent the case pertaining to Karachi?s PS-114 vote recount to election tribunal on Thursday. Photo:file ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) sent the case pertaining to Karachi?s PS-114 vote recount to election tribunal on Thursday.  Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) had filed a petition alleging that results of PS-114 by-polls, where Pakistan Peoples Party?s Saeed Ghani was victorious, were tampered. The MQM has also requested the commission to order recounting of the vo
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Two new Harry Potter books to be released in October

The books, both by the British Library, include unseen sketches and manuscript pages LONDON: The Hogwarts universe is set to expand by an additional two new Harry Potter books, published in conjunction with a British Library event, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the magical series. The library exhibition titled, "A History of Magic," featuring the two books will be open from October 2017 to February 2018, British publishing house Bloomsbury announced on Tuesday. Readers of "Harry Po
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Sharifs presenting fraudulent documents before SC: Imran

Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan talking to media at his Bani Gala residence on July 19, 2017 - Photo Online   ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan tweeted on Thursday that another emerging crime of the Sharifs was producing fraudulent documents before the Supreme Court to obstruct justice. In a follow-up tweet, Khan said the biggest crime was to treat the nation as dumb and with such contempt. On Wednesday, Imran Khan claimed that Pri
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Tobacco industry blocking anti-smoking moves: WHO

Tobacco, whose nature is "addictive and harmful", kills more than 7 million people every year. Photo: REUTERS/file GENEVA: The tobacco industry continues to subvert government attempts to prevent tobacco-related deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday in a fresh call to counter corporate lobbying and litigation. Countries with partly state-owned tobacco companies, such as Japan which has a stake in Japan Tobacco Inc, should "firewall" their health policy-setting from their
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Ashwin trolled for comparing Chennai?s IPL return to Man Utd air crash

Ravichandran Ashwin played for the Chennai Super Kings between 2009-15 India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been slammed by the public for comparing Chennai Super Kings' return to the Indian Premier League (IPL) to Manchester United's recovery from the tragic air crash in Munich in 1958, in which 23 people including eight of their players died. IPL franchises Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals will be back in action next year after serving a two-year ban over a scandal that involved
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PM to inaugurate Lowari Tunnel today

Prior to the construction of Lowari Tunnel, the area remained cut off from the rest of the country especially during the winter season. Photo: Geo News screen grab CHITRAL: The construction work of Lowari Tunnel, which connects Dir with Chitral, has been completed and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to inaugurate it today (Thursday). Lowari Tunnel, which includes two tunnels (8.5 kilometres and 1.9 kilometres), access roads and 12 bridges (35km), is located on Nowshera-Mardan-Malakand-C
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Stocks surge 600 points as bulls charge in early trading

Photo: File KARACHI: The KSE-100 index increased by 600 to reach the 46,000-points level at opening of trade on Thursday. During the first half of trading on Wednesday, the US Dollar's value fell by 9 paisas in the interbank market. The unexpected decline in the USD's value from Rs105.39 to Rs105.30 during early trading hours was followed by a 126-points increase in the KSE-100 index, which crossed the 45,762 points level during trading hours. A special implementation bench, headed by Justic
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US Senate icon McCain diagnosed with brain cancer

WASHINGTON: US Senator John McCain, a former prisoner of war and the maverick 2008 Republican presidential nominee, has been diagnosed with brain cancer, his office announced Wednesday. The 80-year-old lawmaker from Arizona underwent surgery to remove a blood clot from above his left eye last week and tests "revealed that a primary brain tumor known as a glioblastoma was associated with the blood clot," the Mayo Clinic, whose doctors performed the surgery in Phoenix, said in a statement releas
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Aziz urges SC to take suo motu notice of SSP attack case against Imran Khan

Daniyal Aziz speaking to media in Islamabad  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Daniyal Aziz has urged the Supreme Court to take suo motu notice of SSP Asmatullah Junejo attack case, in which Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan, along with Pakistan Awami Tehreek chairman Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri stands accused. Speaking to media outside an anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday, Aziz lamented that the case, in which Imran Khan, Qadri and several others were booked for their a
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Opposition sees strong case against PM Nawaz

ISLAMABAD: Leaders from opposition parties spoke to the media prior to the start of the Panama case hearing on Thursday. Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid, one of the petitioners in the case, said all those saying there are no cases against them will be out of office before his August 13 rally in Liaquat Bagh, Rawalpindi. Rashid also said new documents keep coming to the fore as the case is getting tougher from them. ?Forget the 2018 election fight, all the politics will be decid
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Postage stamps pay homage to Disney Villains

The US Postal Service has released new stamps commemorating 10 Disney villains. Photo: USPS Disney fans, rejoice. The US Postal Service released new stamps commemorating 10 Disney villains. The stamps feature some of our beloved villains including Evil Queen from Snow White and Seven Dwarfs, Captain Hook from Peter Pan, Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty, Scar from Lion King, Honest John from Pinocchio, Lady Tremaine from Cinderella, Ursula from The Little Mermaid, Gaston from Beauty and the Beast
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Monsoon currents penetrating southern parts of Pakistan: MET

Photo: File The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Thursday said monsoon currents are penetrating southern parts of the country. A shallow westerly wave is affecting central and upper parts of the country and likely to persist during the next few days. Seasonal low lies over north Balochistan and strong monsoon currents are likely to penetrate upper parts of the country on Friday, the PMD said. Rain-thunderstorm (with isolated heavy falls) is expected at scattered places in Sindh, easte
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Panama case hearing to begin shortly

The Supreme Court of Pakistan. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court?s special implementation bench will begin hearing the Panama Papers case shortly. This will be the fourth consecutive hearing of the bench following the submission of the Joint Investigation Team?s (JIT) final probe report into the Sharif family?s businesses. The three-member bench, headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan and comprising Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed and Justice Ijazul Ahsan has heard the arguments of the petitione
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Trump says regrets hiring attorney general

Donald Trump said he regretted his choice for attorney general Wednesday as he sought to protect himself from the growing firestorm over Russia's alleged election meddling which is engulfing his presidency. On the eve of the six-month mark of Trump's inauguration, it also emerged that senators will next week grill three of the pivotal players in the Trump campaign -- including his eldest son -- over swirling allegations of the presidential campaign's collusion with Russia. The announcements ca
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Cara Delevingne: model, actress 'hopeless romantic'

LOS ANGELES: The world's press are gathered at a news conference for Luc Besson's Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets and Dane DeHaan is waxing lyrical about co-star Cara Delevingne. The pair spent six months in Paris filming as intergalactic special ops agents Valerian and Laureline in the $180 million blockbuster, which comes out Friday, and DeHaan was clearly bowled over by Delevingne's infectious joie de vivre. "I was just so happy to see her every day and be around her and feed of
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Are you my surreal dad? Dali to be exhumed in paternity case

Maria Pilar Abel, who claims to be the daughter of surrealist Spanish artist Salvador Dali, attends an interview with Reuters in Madrid, Spain. REUTERS/Juan Medina  FIGUERES: Salvador Dali's remains are to be exhumed on Thursday from his Spanish hometown in an effort to test a fortune teller's claims the renowned surrealist is her father. The artist's body is buried in the elaborate museum of his work Dali designed himself in the northeastern Spanish town of Figueres, where he was born over 1
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Magnitude 5.8 quake hits on Japan's Honshu

An earthquake with an initial magnitude of 5.8 hit northeast of Tokyo on Japan's main island of Honshu on Thursday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) reported. The quake was measured at a depth of 33 km (20 miles) about 79 km (49 miles) east-northeast of Iwaki on Honshu. There was no immediate warning of a tsunami issued by the Hawaii-based PTWC.
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