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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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Great Barrier Reef a $42 billion asset 'too big to fail': study

The World Heritage-listed reef is the largest living structure on Earth. Photo: AFP Australia's under-pressure Great Barrier Reef is an asset worth $42 billion and as an ecosystem and economic driver is "too big to fail", a study said Monday. The World Heritage-listed reef is the largest living structure on Earth and its economic and social value was calculated for the first time in the Deloitte Access Economics report commissioned by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. Using economic modellin
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Hogwarts, horcruxes and hippogriffs: Harry Potter turns 20

British author JK Rowling is credited with tempting a generation of children back to reading books with the Harry Potter series. Photo: AFP Harry Potter turns 20 on Monday when muggle readers in gowns and glasses from Indonesia to Uruguay will celebrate the birth of a global publishing phenomenon in 1997. "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (later renamed "Sorcerer's Stone" for the US market) introduced the boy wizard and a magical cast of supporting characters. Penniless single mother
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Mosul celebrates first Eid without Daesh in years

Displaced Iraqi girls who fled their homes pose as they celebrate Eid al-Fitr, in Mosul, Iraq June 25, 2017/Reuters MOSUL: People in the Iraqi city of Mosul celebrated their first Muslim Eid holiday without Daesh in years on Sunday after the militants were ejected from much of the city, and hoped the battle to recapture the remaining area would soon be over. Children gathered in squares on the eastern side of the city. Some played on old swings and others with toy guns and rifles, which were am
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Facebook in talks to produce original TV-quality shows: WSJ

The social networking giant has indicated willingness to commit production budgets as high as $3 million. Photo: Reuters  Facebook Inc is in talks with Hollywood studios about producing scripted, TV-quality shows, with an aim of launching original programming by late summer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The social networking giant has indicated that it was willing to commit to production budgets as high as $3 million per episode, in meetings with Hollywood talent agencies, the Jo
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Trump, Modi seek rapport despite friction on trade, immigration

FILE PHOTO: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures during a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia, June 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters.  US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold their first face-to-face meeting in Washington on Monday, seeking to boost US-Indian relations despite differences over trade, the Paris climate accord and immigration. Their White House session promises less pomp than Modi's previous visits to Wash
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De Villiers to decide future in August

CARDIFF: AB de Villiers left South Africa´s tour of England saying he would decide his cricket future in August. One of the outstanding batsmen of his generation, the 33-year-old headed home after captaining the Proteas in a 19-run defeat by England in Cardiff on Sunday that saw them beaten 2-1 in a three-match Twenty20 series. They previously lost a one-day international series to England by the same scoreline and then suffered a hugely disappointing first-round exit at the Champions Trophy.
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Drizzle expected at some places along Sindh coast: MET

Photo: File  The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Monday said that a seasonal low lies over North Balochistan and its adjoining areas on Monday. A westerly wave continues to affect upper parts of the county, with monsoon currents expected to penetrate in Pakistan, the PMD said. Hot and humid weather is expected in most parts of the country. However, rain and dust-thundershowers with gusty winds are expected at isolated places in Zhob, Kalat, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha,
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'Transformers: The Last Knight' opens to franchise low of $69.1 Million

Actor Mark Wahlberg arrives for the US premiere of the film 'Transformers: The Last Knight' in Chicago, Illinois, US, June 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski  LOS ANGELES (Variety.com): It seems the Transformers franchise is rusty. As of Sunday morning, Transformers: The Last Knight, the fifth instalment directed by Michael Bay, looks to bring in $69.1 million from 4,069 domestic locations during its five-day opening weekend. That's a franchise low for the sequel from Paramount and Hasbro, b
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Artist's dream of unity alive in Russian 'Universal Temple'

KAZAN: Christian crosses and Islamic crescent moons jut into the sky from the multicoloured roof of the "Universal Temple" in the provincial Russian city of Kazan. The mosaic-covered jumble of minarets, spires, and onion domes is the eccentric creation of local artist Ildar Khanov, who dreamt up until his death in 2013 of uniting all of the world's major faiths in his childhood home. Khanov's vision was to foster understanding between religions in Russia's multi-ethnic Tatarstan region ? a ma
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Various cities in Pakistan?s north-east experience earthquake tremors

Earthquake tremors were experienced in numerous cities in the country?s north-eastern region early Monday morning ? or the night before the first day of Eid ? Geo News reported. Citizens in Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, and surrounding areas of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) felt jolts right after Fajr prayers experience on Monday. It is yet unclear whether there are any casualties due to the earthquake.
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Huge fire at Mansfield Road flat now under control: London Fire Brigade

Image courtesy: Ameer Alavy Twitter (@AmeerAlavy) LONDON: A huge fire, which erupted in an apartment block late Sunday night here in Mansfield Road Gospel Oak, spreading from one of the flats on the second floor, is now under control, London Fire Brigade said. "One man was treated by London Ambulance Service for smoke inhalation," London Fire Brigade revealed in a statement on its website, adding that the second-floor apartment was "badly damaged" with some portions of the two flats a
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Boat in Colombia carrying 150 tourists goes down in reservoir: air force

BOGOTA: A boat carrying some 150 tourists on a reservoir in Colombia went down late Sunday night, the air force said. A statement from the air force said it was not immediately clear if the vessel capsized or sank in the Peñol-Guatapé Reservoir in the north-western tourist town of Guatapé. An air force helicopter is on its way, the statement added. The four-deck ship called Almirante went down Sunday afternoon. The reservoir is 68 kilometres from the city of Medellin and one of Antioquia dep
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Malan leads England to series win over South Africa

England's Dawid Malan plays a shot during the third Twenty20 (T20) international cricket match. ? AFP CARDIFF: Debutant Dawid Malan's hard-hitting 78 helped England to a 19-run victory over South Africa in Cardiff on Sunday to secure a 2-1 series win. The 29-year-old left-hander Malan, who was born in London and brought up in South Africa, blasted 78 from 44 balls, including 12 fours and two sixes as England, whose captain Eoin Morgan was rested, made 181 for eight. South Africa were never re
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Women World Cup: South Africa beat Pakistan by three wickets

LEICESTER, England: South Africa defeated Pakistan by three wickets in the Women World Cup match played in Leicester on Sunday. Pakistan scored 206 runs for eight in the first innings. The South African side achieved required target in 49 overs at a loss of seven wickets. Laura Wolvaardt scored 52 runs, while Lizelle Lee hit 60 to steer South Africa to victory. Pakistan's Sadia Yousuf took two wickets.
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Challenges to be overcome by staying united, steadfast: Gen Bajwa on Eid

Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Saturday said all challenges will be overcome by staying united and steadfast as a nation, while wishing the country on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).  "Pak Army stands shoulder to shoulder with victims of terrorism and fire," the ISPR quoted the army chief as saying.  The statement added that General Bajwa shares the "grief of fellow Pakistanis on Eid". Earlier today, at
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Pakistan deploys 15,000-strong force for Chinese security

Chinese workers at Gwadar port. -AFP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has deployed a 15,000-strong military force to protect Chinese nationals working on energy and infrastructure projects in the country, the president said Sunday, after the abduction of a Chinese couple raised safety concerns. President Mamnoon Hussain told visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Islamabad that the protection of Chinese citizens working in Pakistan was the "top priority" of the government, according to a statement iss
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Parachinar attack: Corps commander Peshawar assures locals of support, death toll reaches 72

PESHAWAR: Corps Commander Peshawar Lieutenant General Nazir Ahmed Butt reached Parachinar on Sunday and assured the families of the martyrs and local tribes that those responsible behind the attack would be traced as the death toll reached 72. The corps commander addressed the local Jirga and emphasized that the role and participation of locals in support of security forces is vital in bringing back normalcy in Parachinar, said a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)
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'Toy' bomb kills six children in South Waziristan: officials

PESHAWAR: A bomb resembling a toy killed at least six children Sunday in Speenmark village in the South Waziristan, officials said. The bomb exploded while the children were playing with it in the tribal district. "Six children aged between six to 12 years, all boys, were killed by a toy bomb and two others wounded critically," a local government official told AFP on condition of anonymity. Another local security official confirmed the incident and casualties. The origin of the bomb was unc
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Turkey's Erdogan says Arab demands on Qatar unlawful

President Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday dismissed calls for Turkey to close a military base in Qatar and said a wider list of demands issued by four Arab states was an unlawful intervention against the Gulf emirate's sovereignty. In his strongest statement of support for Qatar in the nearly three-week-old crisis centred on the Gulf state, Erdogan said the call to withdraw Turkish forces was disrespectful and that Doha ? which described the demands as unreasonable ? was taking the right approach. Sa
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At least six injured as car rams Muslim worshippers in UK?s Newcastle, not terrorism: police

LONDON: At least six people were injured on Sunday after a car mounted a pavement outside a sports center in the northern English city of Newcastle, but the incident is not believed to be terrorism-related, police said on Sunday. Local media said hundreds of people were celebrating Eid, which marks the end of Islam's holy month of Ramadan, at the sports center and that two children were among the casualties. "On Sunday June 25, at approximately 9:14 a.m. Northumbria Police received reports tha
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Pakistan congratulates Russia on appointment to new UN counter terrorism office

Photo: File Pakistan welcomed the creation of the new UN Counter-Terrorism Office and congratulated Russia on the appointment of veteran Russian diplomat Vladimir Ivanovich Voronkov as the Under-Secretary-General for the newly established office on Sunday. Speaking at a meeting of the Advisory Board of the UN?s Counter-Terrorism Center, Pakistan?s Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi said she hoped the new office will bring better coordination and coherence across the UN system on counterterrorism, accordi
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Radd-ul-Fasaad: Security forces foil terror plot in Kohlu

KOHLU: Security forces foiled a terror plot in Kohlu district of Balochistan on Sunday as part of the ongoing Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad, Geo News reported. Intelligence agencies and levies personnel conducted an operation in tehsil Kahan of Kohlu district, according to security sources. In the operation, they seized a huge amount of explosives material including mines and weapon. Recovered weapons include a machine gun with 170 rounds, 75 mortar bombs, 14 mortar fuses, 11 anti-tanks mines, si
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PM cuts short Britain visit to return home today

LONDON: The Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday cut short his visit to Britain to return home today.  The PM expressed remorse over the loss of precious lives after an oil tanker caught fire and subsequently exploded in Bahawalpur's Ahmedpur East town on Sunday morning to claim 148 lives.  142 burnt to death as oil tanker catches fire in Bahawalpur Scores injured in fire that broke out after oil tanker overturned and crowds rushed to collect fuel Earlier in the day, Pakista
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Pakistan capable of bringing stability to region: Chinese FM

ISLAMABAD: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday that Pakistan has the capability to bring stability to the region, adding that in order to put that thought to fruition a meeting should be held of Pakistan, China and Afghanistan. The Chinese Foreign Minister is currently on a visit to Pakistan, during which he met President Mamnoon Hussain and made the above-mentioned statements. The Chinese FM further said that the future of Pak-China friendship?s future is outstanding. Later in t
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Kangana Ranaut takes a dig at Karan Johar once again

Bollywood Beauty Kangana Ranaut once again, opened up on nepotism while taking a dig at Karan Johar. The Queen actress who is quite famous for her blunt and bold style said that her much-talked about the debate with Karan Johar on nepotism did not affect her at all. During a recent interview with Anupam Kher, on his show, The Revolver Rani star said that she felt KJo's blog on nepotism was "more of a brainwash than being objective." "Honestly, the debate did not affect me at all. I am quite
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