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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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Hundreds show support for former Thai PM as rice scheme trial nears an end

Ousted former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra greets supporters as she arrives at the Supreme Court for a trial on criminal negligence, which looks into her role in a debt-ridden rice subsidy scheme during her administration, in Bangkok, Thailand July 7, 2017. Photo: REUTERS  BANGKOK: Thailand's former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrived at a Bangkok court to shouts of encouragement from her supporters on Friday, two weeks before the final stages of a case about her involvement in
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World leaders brace for tough talks with Trump on climate, trade

German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes US President Donald Trump before bilateral talks on the eve of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 6, 2017. Photo: Steffen Kugler/Courtesy of Bundesregierung/Handout via REUTERS HAMBURG: Leaders from the world's top economies will try to bridge deep differences with US President Donald Trump on climate change and trade today as a Group of 20 summit gets under way in Germany amid the threat of violent protests. The meeting in the port city of Hambur
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Punjab CM sends Rs10 billion defamation notice to Imran Khan

Punjab CM Shehbaz Sharif and PTI Chairman Imran Khan. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif sent a Rs10 billion defamation notice to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Friday. The notice, which has been filed under sections 4 and 9 of the Defamation Ordinance, 2002, states that Imran falsely accused Shehbaz of making him a financial offer for his 'silence over the Panama Papers case'. The petition states that ?the facts and circumstances giving rise
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Martyrdom anniversary of Havaldar Lalak Jan Shaheed today

Havaldar Lalak Jan Shaheed. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: The martyrdom anniversary of Havaldar Lalak Jan Shaheed is being observed today. Awarded the Nishan-e-Haider for the commitment and courage he demonstrated in the Kargil War in 1999, Lalak Jan was born on April 1, 1967 and enlisted in the army on December 10, 1984. He was serving in the Northern Light Infantry Regiment when the Kargil War broke out in 1999 and fought from the forefront to thwart heavy Indian attacks. In May 1999, he willing
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Ton-up Root turns South Africa tide in first Test as captain

Joe Root acknowledges crowd after reaching his hundred/AFP LONDON: Joe Root marked his first innings as England captain with a superb 184 not out against South Africa at Lord´s on Thursday. England were 357 for five at stumps, having collapsed to 76 for four before lunch on the first day of the opening Test of a four-match series. But Root´s 12th hundred in 54 Tests, and third at Lord´s, justified his decision to bat first after winning the toss in what was England´s first match at this level
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PM to inaugurate first unit of Haveli Bahadur Shah Power Plant today

A view of the under-construction plant in September 2016. Photo: File  JHANG: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to inaugurate the first unit of the Haveli Bahadur Shah Power Plant with a production capacity of 760 megawatts of electricity in Jhang today. The total production capacity of the Combined Cycle Power Plant is 1230 MW and it is fueled by Liquefied Natural Gas. The first unit has been made operational in a record period of 21 months, according to the government. Ha
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Aisam, Mergea off to a winning start at Wimbledon

Aisam and Mergea at Wimbledon Pakistan tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea saw their Wimbledon Men?s Doubles campaign off to a winning start on Thursday. Aisam and Mergea outclassed Austro-Croatian duo of Weissborn and Marcan 4-6,7-6,7-6, 6-3 to win the first round of Wimbledon?s Men?s Doubles fixtures in the sweltering London heat. The fourth day at Wimbledon was overshadowed by US star Bethanie Mattek-Sands? horrific knee injury on Court 17,
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Fire erupts in Indian embassy official?s house in Islamabad

Fire erupted after the generator kept at the patio of the house overheated. Photo: Geo News screen grab  ISLAMABAD: A fire erupted in the outer boundary of the house of an Indian embassy official early Friday morning, which was eventually put out by rescue teams and fire brigade officials. The fire erupted after the generator, kept in the patio of the house, overheated. The fire spread till the gas meter and the trees, near the house, also caught fire. The house is located in Sector 6-II.  A
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Jurisdiction can?t be withdrawn after acceptance, Qatari prince told

Qatari Prince Hamad bin Jassim. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: In its latest and last communication to Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jaber Al-Thani, the JIT considers the verification and investigation of Qatari Prince?s letters important for Hussain Nawaz and Hasan Nawaz. The latest JIT?s communication dated July 4 and addressed to the Qatari prince did not mention any relevance of Thani?s probe with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. However, on the question of jurisdiction, the letter candidly conveyed to
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Fire erupts in factory at New Karachi Industrial Area

KARACHI: A plastic factory located in New Karachi Industrial Area caught fire, early morning on Friday, Geo News reported. Fire brigade and rescue personnel are trying to douse the fire with the help of 7 fire tenders and 2 fire bowsers. According to sources, due to the intensity of the fire, parts of the building collapsed after burning for a considerable amount of time. Human casualties are not reported yet.
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Kohli clinches match, ODI series against Windies

India captain Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten century as his team crushed West Indies by eight wickets to clinch their one-day international series in the final match on Thursday. Kohli scored 111 at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica, securing victory in style with a six as India won at a canter with 79 balls to spare to take the five-match series 3-1. India scored 206 for two wickets in reply after West Indies won the toss and batted, compiling 205-9 off their allotted 50 overs on a good battin
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Mars surface 'more uninhabitable' than thought: study

Hopes of finding life on Mars, at least on the surface, were dealt a blow Thursday by a study revealing that salt minerals present on the Red Planet kill bacteria. In lab tests on Earth, the compounds known as perchlorates killed cultures of the bacteria Bacillus subtilis, a basic life form, a research duo from the University of Edinburgh?s School of Physics and Astronomy reported. Perchlorates, stable at room temperature, become active at high heat. Mars is very cold. In the new study, Jenni
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US architect creates paper 'forest' inside museum

Jeanne Gang has dedicated her life to using architecture and design to connect people of various backgrounds who otherwise would not interact. So when the architect noticed how difficult it was to hear someone standing just 10 feet (three meters) away in the Great Hall of Washington's cavernous National Building Museum, she set about tackling how to change this feeling of "being out in the open in a giant agricultural field." Her answer: building three tall, interconnected domed structures usi
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Samsung Electronics expects record-high second quarter profits

Samsung Electronics said Friday it expects profits to jump 72 percent in the second quarter to a record high, amid soaring memory chip prices and increased demand for smartphones. Operating profit is estimated at 14 trillion won ($12.1 billion) in the April-June period, up from 8.14 trillion won a year earlier, the tech giant said. It marks the all-time high quarterly operating profit ever posted by Samsung Electronics, surpassing the previous record 10.1 trillion won set in the third quarter
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After assault suit, Kesha returns with impassioned ballad

Kesha attends the Billboard Women in Music 2016 event on December 9, 2016, in New York City, US. AFP/Angela Weiss/File Photo  NEW YORK: The singer Kesha ? who galvanised the music industry with her legal battle against a producer she alleges raped her ? returned Thursday with an impassioned ballad about finding spiritual strength. The 30-year-old pop star became a radio fixture with her 2012 album Warrior that featured the feel-good hits "Die Young" and "Tik Tok" but said she afterwards plung
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Germany back atop FIFA rankings with Confederations Cup win

Germany leapfrogged Brazil and Argentina to move back atop the Fifa rankings released yesterday thanks to the team winning the Confederations Cup last week. The world champions beat Chile 1-0 in the Russia-based tournament a year out from the 2018 World Cup to ensure a first return to the top of the rankings in more than two years. Brazil fall to second and Argentina third, just ahead of European champions Portugal. Fifa rankings as of July 6 1. Germany (+2 places) 2. Brazil (-1) 3. Argent
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Trump blasts Russia, warns future of the West at stake

US President Donald Trump warned that the future of the West was at risk and lashed out at Russia and North Korea on Thursday at the start of a high-stakes trip to Europe. In key US ally Poland on the first leg of the trip, he accused Russia of "destabilising" action in Ukraine and warned North Korea it faced "consequences" after an intercontinental ballistic missile test that has alarmed the international community. On the eve of what is likely to be a prickly G20 summit in Hamburg, Trump --
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Qualcomm accuses Apple of infringing six patents in iPhone, iPad

WASHINGTON: Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc will ask the U.S. International Trade Commission to bar Apple Inc from selling some iPhones and iPads in the United States that use chips made by competitor Intel Corp on the grounds that the devices infringe on six Qualcomm patents. In a request that would broaden its legal battle with Apple, San Diego-based Qualcomm said it will ask the US ITC to ban imports of the infringing Apple devices. A related lawsuit was filed in federal court in California on Thursd
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Lahore-bound PIA flight from Riyadh makes emergency landing in Multan

File photo LAHORE: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight ? en route from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ? made an emergency landing at Multan International Airport Thursday night due to worsening weather conditions, Geo News reported. Passengers from PK-726, the Lahore-bound flight, have been stranded in Multan since almost nine hours, as of reporting time, airport sources revealed.  On the other hand, those waiting to go from Lahore to Quetta ? since the flight was set to fly to Balochistan'
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Mattek-Sands horror injury puts Djokovic, Federer in shadow

Colourful US star Bethanie Mattek-Sands suffered a horrific knee injury at Wimbledon on Thursday which left her screaming in pain, pleading for help and officials accused of freezing in her desperate moment of need. The distressing drama on Court 17, where the 32-year-old lay stricken for at least 20 minutes, pushed the title campaigns of Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer onto the sidelines. "Please help me! Please! Please!" screamed Mattek-Sands as she clutched her right knee after collapsing
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Trump weighs 'severe' response to North Korea ICBM test

US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was considering a "pretty severe" response to North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test, even as China appealed for a scaling down of rhetoric. In a further sign of divisions after Tuesday's launch -- a milestone in Pyongyang's drive to threaten the US mainland with a nuclear strike -- Russia blocked a UN Security Council statement calling for fresh sanctions. The United States had led the push for tougher sanctions, and Trump has also war
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Light rain in various areas of Karachi turns weather pleasant

KARACHI: The weather turned pleasant after parts of Karachi received light rain in the wee hours of Friday. Several of those commuting on motorcycles slipped due to the slippery roads following the rain in various areas including Shahrah-e-Faisal, MA Jinnah Road. Areas of Gurumandir, Lasbela, Saddar, II Chundrigar, Urdu Bazar also experienced light showers. The overnight rain caused several roads across the city to flood up with water.
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Clashes at G20 protest as Merkel seeks consensus

HAMBURG: Protesters threw bottles and torched cars, injuring seven police officers, before a G20 summit in Hamburg on Thursday, tarnishing the start of a meeting Chancellor Angela Merkel hopes will cement her role as a stateswoman as she seeks re-election in September. Merkel, who is campaigning for a fourth term, can ill afford images of chaos and disharmony. The summit, which starts in earnest on Friday, is a chance for her to polish her diplomatic credentials but would be disastrous if marre
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Photo revives speculation on Amelia Earhart fate

It is one of the most tantalising mysteries in aviation lore -- the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. What happened to the legendary American aviatrix and her navigator, Fred Noonan, during their 1937 round-the-world flight has fascinated historians for decades and spawned books, movies and theories galore. But a documentary to be aired on the History Channel on Sunday -- "Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence" -- claims to have unearthed a beguiling new clue about their fate. The prevailing belie
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'Grandaddy of techno' Pierre Henry dies at 89

French electronic composer Pierre Henry -- whose music inspired the theme tune of the American animated television series "Futurama" -- has died at the age of 89, his assistant said Thursday. Known as the "grandfather of techno", Henry's "Psyche Rock" riff was used in the Oscar-winning Costa-Gavras film "Z" (1969) and later remixed by British DJ Fatboy Slim for the 2004 Lindsay Lohan film "Mean Girls". French electronic music star Jean-Michel Jarre led the tributes to Henry, who he said had op
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