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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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Women?s World Cup: Pakistan up against Australia in crunch game

Pakistan captain Sana Mir (L), Australia captain Meg Lanning (R) Pakistan, still seeking their first win of the ICC Women?s World Cup 2017, face an unbeaten Australia at Grace Road, Leicester on Wednesday. Six-time champion Australia have won all of their first three matches in the tournament so far. Pakistan, however, are looking to end the losing streak after falling short against South Africa, England and India. The Sana Mir-led team impressed in the bowling department against India, with N
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Dirty water use puts nearly a billion at risk: study

Representative image: Reuters  Untreated wastewater from cities is used to irrigate 50 per cent more farmland worldwide than previously thought, leaving some 885 million people exposed to the risk of diseases, including diarrhoea and cholera, a study said on Wednesday. Crops covering almost 36 million hectares - an area roughly the size of Germany - are irrigated with water from rivers and lakes used by cities within 40km (25 miles) upstream to discharge sewage, according to an international te
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Asia seeks safe harbors from Korea tension; Fed words awaited

A man looks at a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, April 18, 2016. Photo: Reuters   Asian share markets were subdued for a second session on Wednesday as simmering tensions on the Korean peninsula supported safe-harbors including the yen, bonds and gold. A holiday in the United States and a dearth of major data kept activity muted, though minutes of the Federal Reserve's last meeting due later in the day could provide some impetus. Among the few releases in Asia was t
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Ramiz Raja urges ICC for Test ?window?

LONDON: Former Pakistan batsman Ramiz Raja has urged the International Cricket Council to set aside a two-month window solely for Test matches in a bid to preserve the longest form of the game. While crowds for Tests in countries such as England remain strong, Raja, a member of the influential MCC world cricket committee, fears interest in Asia is "dwindling" thanks partly to the rise of lucrative domestic Twenty20 competitions such as the Indian Premier League. "I feel that the ICC has a dec
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Fashion's 'kaiser' Karl Lagerfeld crowned king of Paris

Paris' Mayor Anne Hidalgo awards the Grand Vermeil De La Ville De Paris medal to German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld after Chanel 2017-2018 fall/winter Haute Couture collection show in Paris on July 4, 2017. AFP/Patrick Kovarik  PARIS: They call him the "kaiser", and Karl Lagerfeld came as close as you can come to being crowned king of Paris on Tuesday when the French capital awarded the fashion designer its highest honour. The 83-year-old was given the Grand Vermeil medal by Mayor Anne Hi
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PM Nawaz Sharif leaves for Tajikistan on two-day visit

Nawaz Sharif and Emomali Rahmon at the 13th ECO Summit in Islamabad on Mar 1, 2017. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will embark on an official two-day visit to Tajikistan today at the invitation of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon. The prime minister will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including Water and Power Minister Khawaja Asif, Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz and Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir.  The delegation also includes officials of the National
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Qatar shows mettle, offers compromise as Gulf states prepare meeting

Qatar shows mettle, offers compromise as Gulf states prepare meeting Qatar announced plans for a steep rise in Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) production capacity on Tuesday that suggested it was ready for a protracted dispute with Gulf neighbours, but Doha said it was doing all it could to reach an agreement. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain were due to meet on Wednesday to decide whether to continue sanctions they imposed on Qatar on accusations it was aiding terrorism an
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Strict security measures ahead of Maryam's appearance before JIT

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Moderate monsoon currents penetrating upper, eastern parts of country: MET

Photo: Web The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Wednesday said moderate monsoon currents are penetrating upper and eastern parts of the country. A seasonal low lies over northeast Balochistan and a shallow westerly wave continues to affect upper parts of the country. The westerly wave is likely to persist during the next 48 hours, the PMD said. Rain/thundershowers (isolated heavy falls) with gusty winds are expected at scattered places of Islamabad, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Malakand, Haz
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Eight dead, 23 injured as bus, tractor trolley collide in Layyah

The bus that collided with a tractor trolley on Crore Road, Layyah, on its way from Karachi to Pindi on July 5, 2017. GEO  LAYYAH: Eight people died and 23 were injured in a traffic accident here on Crore Road late Tuesday night, Geo News reported. The accident occurred when a passenger bus ? en route from Karachi to Pindi ? and a tractor trolley met collision on Crore Road, near the city's adjoining forest, police explained. Of the wounded, 15 were transferred to the THQ hospital whereas ei
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France unveils debt-cutting, pro-business reform plan

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe leaves the Elysee Palace after a defence meeting in Paris, France, May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer  PARIS: French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe unveiled an ambitious programme of tax cuts and reduced public spending on Tuesday designed to boost investment and end the country's reliance on state borrowing. Philippe put spurring entrepreneurship at the heart of his first policy speech to the National Assembly after presidential and parliamentary e
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Hot-dog contest, fireworks, beachgoing mark July 4 holiday

Confetti falls as Joey Chestnut (C) wins Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest at Coney Island. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly  NEW YORK: Americans celebrated the July Fourth holiday on Tuesday with the reopening of a New Jersey beach closed to everyone but the governor after a government shutdown, a record-setting hot-dog eating contest and fireworks displays across the country. Beachgoing, baseball, and fireworks ? Fourth of July traditions ? were embraced throughout the
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Detained Bahrain activist at risk of torture: Amnesty

Image courtesy: Twitter DUBAI: Amnesty International on Tuesday urged Bahraini authorities to release a detained human rights activist it said was at "high risk of torture". Ebtisam Al-Saegh had retweeted a post on Monday criticising security forces' treatment of women and blaming the king. Amnesty said she was arrested at her home Monday night and taken to a prison in Manama. "We fear that she is at high risk of torture as long as she remains in custody," it added. The rights group said Al-S
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Japan's Abe urges G20 to work together on climate change

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at his office in Tokyo, Japan, July 3, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged the G20 states in a newspaper article to work together on continuing climate protection policies, such as the 2015 Paris agreement from which the United States is withdrawing. The G20 summit, which will be held in Hamburg on Friday and Saturday, comes after a G7 in May that showed deep divisions between the President Donald Trump-le
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Turkey protests Berlin art installation targeting Erdogan

Activists against the upcoming G20 summit present a Mercedes car with a banner featuring (L-R) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and reading "Do you want this car? Kill dictatorship" in front of the Chancellery in Berlin on July 3, 2017. AFP/John MacDougall  Turkey on Tuesday condemned as incitement to violence an art installation in front of the German Chancellery that portrayed President Tayyip Erdogan as a dictator,
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Denied US visas, all-girl Afghan robotics team to watch their creation compete via Skype

Members of the Afghan robotics girls team ? that was denied entry into the United States for a competition ? work on their robots in Herat province, Afghanistan, July 4, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Shoib  HERAT: Two Afghan girls refused visas to the United States for a robot-building competition said on Tuesday they were mystified by the decision, as the contest's organisers said teams from Iran and Sudan, as well as a de facto Syrian team, had gained visas. The unusual story of the Afghan all-girl
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US confirms North Korea's ICBM launch while Kim taunts Washington

North Korea has test launched an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time, the United States confirmed Tuesday as it warned of an escalating threat from Pyongyang and insisted America would never accept a nuclear-armed North Korea. The North's possession of a working ICBM -- something US President Donald Trump had vowed "won't happen" -- represents a milestone for the reclusive communist regime as it pushes ahead with a weapons program it says it needs to ward off invasion. Some e
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Major art collection loaned to Spain for 15 years

Roberto Polo. (Left Photo: Luk Vander Plaetse via Bruzz.com) TOLEDO: Cuban-American multimillionaire Roberto Polo will loan his collection of 7,000 contemporary paintings, sculptures, and photos to Spain for 15 years, the country's biggest cultural deal in over 20 years, officials said Tuesday. The collection, which includes works by German artist Max Ernst and US sculptor Martin Kline, will be shown at museums in Toledo and Cuenca in central Spain, the president of the regional government of C
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Adrien Brody to be honoured at Swiss film fest

US actor Adrien Brody will receive the prestigious Leopard Club Award when the Locarno Film Festival kicks off in Switzerland next month, organisers said Tuesday. The 44-year-old, best known for his haunting role in the 2002 Oscar-winning Holocaust film "The Pianist", will receive the award on August 4 at the festival on the picturesque shores of Lake Maggiore. The prize is awarded to actors "whose work has left a mark on the collective imagination" and has previously gone to stars including F
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Boat with 13 on board missing off Nicaragua: official

REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz MANAGUA: A fishing boat with 13 people on board has disappeared in the Caribbean off Nicaragua, authorities said Tuesday. The Miss Johana Betsy set off on June 29 from the Corn Islands, a Nicaraguan territory, Edward Jackson of the country's fisheries authority was quoted as saying by state media. They said the Navy and four fishing boats were preparing to start searching for the vessel. In January 2016, 13 Costa Rican tourists died when a passenger's vessel sank off the
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Federer, Djokovic get free passes at injury-hit Wimbledon

LONDON: Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic barely had to break sweat to make winning starts at Wimbledon as their injury-hit opponents retired hurt amid a plague of withdrawals that blighted the first round on Tuesday. Federer is chasing a record eighth Wimbledon title and he was already well on top at the start of his 19th All England Club campaign when Alexandr Dolgopolov was forced to quit with an ankle injury. The world number three raced into a 6-3, 3-0 in 43 minutes on Centre Court before
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Bangladesh ends search for survivors as factory blast toll hits 13

Bangladeshi firefighters take part in a search and rescue operation at a destroyed garment factory in Gazipur on July 4, 2017, after a boiler explosion at the complex on the outskirts of Dhaka. AFP/Munir uz Zaman  DHAKA: Bangladesh on Tuesday called off a search for survivors after an explosion at a garment factory killed at least 13 workers and injured scores, the latest disaster to hit the multi-billion dollar industry. Dozens of workers were inside the factory on the outskirts of Dhaka whe
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Assailant kills police officer, commits suicide in Turkish court house: Anadolu

An unidentified assailant shot dead a police officer with a rifle before committing suicide with the same weapon in a courthouse in Turkey's northwestern province of Bursa on Tuesday, state-run Anadolu news agency reported. It cited police officials as saying that the attacker arrived at the courthouse in the Gemlik district of Bursa on Tuesday evening and shot the police officer on duty at the entrance. The officials ruled out any terrorist connection in the incident. Earlier, the Hurriyet n
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Pakistani student saves life of Chinese woman during flight

Muhammad Shahbaz poses for a photo with the cabin crew of Air France flight, July 2, 2017. APP BEIJING: A Pakistani student aboard a flight to Paris, France, on July 2 saved the life of a Chinese passenger and termed it as "the best day of his life". Muhammad Shahbaz ? a PhD student studying at China's Shangdong University School of Medicine ? heard a crew member requesting the assistance of a medical professional to treat a Chinese woman who was shivering and in distress, China Daily reported
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Mineral water can be calorie-free calcium source

Instead of drinking milk or taking supplements to get adequate amounts of calcium, calcium-rich mineral water is an equally good source, researchers say. ?The special feature of mineral water as a source of calcium is as a calorie-free alternative to milk and dairy products,? Theresa Greupner of Leibniz University Hannover in Germany told Reuters Health in an email. ?In a world with a steadily growing number of overweight and obese people it is important to reduce the energy intake and to prom
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