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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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Oil prices near seven-month lows on global oversupply

Photo: REUTERS Oil prices steadied just above seven-month lows on Tuesday after news of increases in supply, a trend which has undermined attempts by OPEC and other producers to support the market through reduced output. Benchmark Brent was up 15 cents at $47.06 by 0820 GMT. On Monday, it fell 46 cents, or 1 percent, to settle at $46.91 a barrel. That was its lowest close since November 29, the day before the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other producers agreed to cut
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Funeral prayers offered for navy personnel martyred in Jiwani attack

Funeral prayers being offered for the martyred Pakistan Navy personnel.  KARACHI: The funeral prayers of two Pakistan Navy personnel, Syed Hassan Raza (medical technician) and Khalil Murad (leading fireman) ? who were martyred on Monday ? were held on Tuesday. According to a press release, the personnel were martyred during a terrorist attack on a Pakistan Navy vehicle in Jiwani, Gwadar on Monday. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah, who was present at the funeral in Karachi, c
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Continental joins BMW, Intel, Mobileye platform for self-driving cars

Elmar Degenhart, CEO of German tyre company Continental, poses for the media before the annual news conference in Hanover, Germany March 2, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS Continental said on Tuesday it would join a self-driving platform developed by BMW, Intel and Mobileye with the German auto parts and tire maker handling integration of components and software. The costs to integrate hardware, software and data and the accelerating pace of development of self-driving vehicles has sparked a growing numb
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Will McDonald's customers wait for the new Quarter Pounder?

A sign advertising hamburgers made with fresh beef is seen at a McDonald's restaurant in Dallas, Texas, U.S. April 18, 2017. Picture taken April 18, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS Joe Jasper, a former McDonald's executive who owns 20 restaurants in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, has been deeply involved in the effort. He described the new Quarter Pounder as "the best burger in our industry, but more importantly, (one delivered) at the speed of McDonald's." Trouble is, the "speed of McDonald's" isn't as fast
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Pakistan played ?perfect game? in Champions Trophy win: Gilchrist

NEW DELHI: Australian cricketing legend Adam Gilchrist on Monday credited Pakistan´s adaptability and perseverance in the face of domestic challenges as key to their rout of favourites India in the Champions Trophy. Pakistan, once a cricketing powerhouse, has watched its world ranking slide as top teams have refused to tour the conflict-prone country, forcing the home side to play all international matches abroad. Only Zimbabwe have visited Pakistan since a 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka team bu
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ICC could axe Champions Trophy for more T20 World Cups

LONDON: The Champions Trophy could be scrapped in favour of staging the World Twenty20 every two years, according to International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson. Pakistan thrashed India by 180 runs to win this year´s edition of the Champions Trophy at The Oval on Sunday, with a worldwide television audience of millions watching the stunning final. But some officials believe the eight-team event is now too similar to the World Cup which the ICC, controversially, has de
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Finsbury Park Attack: JK Rowling criticises newspaper?s headline

Police line up after the Finsbury Park Mosque attack early Monday. Photo: Reuters LONDON: Following the Finsbury Park Mosque attack, many celebrities took to social media to condemn the incident. JK Rowling, who does not shy away from expressing her opinion on Twitter, lashed out at a British newspaper?s response to the attack. After the evening prayers on Sunday, a van drove into pedestrians outside the Finsbury Park Mosque, killing one man and leaving ten injured, all who were Muslims. Rowlin
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PSX sheds 1,600 points

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/5cad42b47c33263f5bf86727c0c6e620.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni8yMC8yMDE3IDg6MTU6MjIgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1UYnFIN0lqUkh2azFsMmM5eGpmY2lRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: The descent of the Pakistan Stock Exchange continued on Tuesday with the benchmark KSE 100-index shedding 1,600 points. The index stood at 45,085 points by midday. It has b
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PML-N MPA disqualified over fake degree

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/8123502c50cbad3e84d3ed731ec02532.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni8yMC8yMDE3IDc6MTU6NTEgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT05TlRGaXNHMDRhd2lYbXNFRGdCV0hBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] RAWALPINDI: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday declared Member Punjab Assembly Shaukat Bhatti ineligible after the commission confirmed that his graduation degree was co
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Anil Kapoor, Sridevi to share screen together for Mr. India 2

While Anil Kapoor and Sridevi have been one of the best on-screen couples in the past, their movie my India also broke many records in the Bollywood. The duo was not only famous for their on-screen chemistry but also allegedly had an affair in the past.  Anil Kapoor and Sridevi did not share the screen together after Sridevi married Anil Kapoor's elder brother Boney Kapoor. But according to Indian media sources, after almost two decades, the duo is all set to share the screen together again
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Trump seen hardening line toward Pakistan after Afghan war review

Since 2003, almost 22,000 civilians and nearly 7,000 Pakistani security forces have been killed as a result of militancy, according to the South Asia Terrorism Portal. Photo: Reuters  President Donald Trump's administration appears ready to harden its approach toward Pakistan to crack down on Pakistan-based militants launching attacks in neighbouring Afghanistan, US officials tell Reuters. Potential Trump administration responses being discussed include expanding US drone strikes, redirecting o
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Qatar says it will not negotiate unless neighbors lift 'blockade'

Qatar will not negotiate with its neighbours to resolve the Gulf dispute unless they first lift the trade and travel boycott they imposed two weeks ago, its foreign minister said but added Doha still believed a solution was possible. The United Arab Emirates, which along with Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain imposed the measures to isolate Qatar, said the sanctions could last for years unless Doha accepted demands that the Arab powers plan to reveal in coming days. Qatar has denied accusations
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Medical marijuana woos four-legged fans

geo_embedgallery LOS ANGELES: It's early morning, just after breakfast, and six-year-old Cayley is wide awake, eagerly anticipating her daily dose of cannabis. The black labrador, tail wagging, laps up the liquid tincture owner Brett Hartmann squirts into her mouth, a remedy he uses morning and evening to help alleviate Cayley's anxiety. "Ever since I started her on CBD (cannabidiol -- a marijuana extract), her separat
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Women redrawing media landscape in conservative Afghanistan

geo_embedgallery Afghan women are redrawing the media landscape in the deeply conservative country with the launch of a new magazine and a television channel, risking the anger of extremists by giving their gender a glamorous voice. The teams behind the two privately-run projects have bold ambitions to use their mass media platforms to change attitudes and inform Afghans of their rights. But they know full well the dan
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?Everything burned?: Portugal fire survivors recount horror

Portugal fire: Over 60 people were injured, five critically, including one child and four firefighters. Photo: AFP  POBRAIS: When the fire roared into the village of Pobrais, in central Portugal, Miguel Manuel?s mother called him in a panic. He rushed to help her, braving the danger of driving through flames, but it was too late by the time he arrived. Manuel was the first person to reach the road where 47 people died Saturday, burned alive in their cars. The blaze has killed a total of 63.
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Londoners hold vigil for Muslim terror attack victims

People gather to attend a vigil outside Finsbury Park Mosque, close to the scene of a van attack in Finsbury Park, north London. Photo: AFP  LONDON: Londoners bearing flowers and messages of solidarity gathered Monday at the spot where a man ploughed a van into Muslims leaving prayers at a mosque, the fourth terror strike in Britain in four months. Eleven people were injured in the attack, which took place early Monday near Finsbury Park mosque, north London, raising fears of retaliation agai
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He speaks! Top White House aide Kushner gives rare remarks

Jared Kushner welcomes technology company leaders to a summit of the American Technology Council at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, June 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters   WASHINGTON: Top White House aide ? and presidential son-in-law ? Jared Kushner is among the most powerful men in America, but few have heard him speak, until now. His voice is common enough to those working in and around the White House, but Kushner on Monday gave rare public remarks. In mid-to-high pitch,
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Accenture, Microsoft team up on blockchain-based digital ID network

Accenture Plc and Microsoft Corp are teaming up to build a digital ID network using blockchain technology, as part of a United Nations-supported project to provide legal identification to 1.1 billion people worldwide with no official documents. The companies unveiled a prototype of the network on Monday at the UN headquarters in New York during the second summit of ID2020, a public-private consortium promoting the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of providing legal identity for everyone on
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Assange abandons ?special announcement? at embassy

Julian Assange. Photo: AFP LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday abandoned plans to make a "special announcement" five years after moving into London?s Ecuadorian embassy, claiming he had a meeting set with UK officials. "On the advice of Mr. Assange?s legal counsel, today?s planned announcement by Mr. Assange from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy has been deferred. "This follows the agreement of an imminent meeting with British authorities," WikiLeaks said in a statement.
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Cosby deadlock makes task of finding second jury even more difficult

Now that Bill Cosby's first *** assault trial has ended in deadlock, the difficulty of seating an unbiased jury for the famed entertainer's retrial may have ratcheted higher, thanks to blanket media coverage of the sensational case, legal experts say. Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas Judge Steven O'Neill has kept secret the names of the 12 jurors who spent 52 hours in an unsuccessful effort to decide whether Cosby, now 79, drugged and sexually assaulted Andrea Constand at his home in a P
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Power breakdown hits Karachi's water supply

KARACHI: A 72-inch pipeline was ruptured on Tuesday following a power breakdown at Dhabeji Pumping Station ? the most important water supply source for the city. According to Karachi Water & Sewerage Board (KWSB) officials, a power failure at the Dhabeji pumping station caused a buildup of back pressure in the pipeline; unable to take the increased pressure the 72-inch pipeline burst. As a result, 150 million gallons of water will not be supplied to the city in the next forty-eight hours,
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Two foreign nationals detained in Lahore for transporting contraband

LAHORE: Two foreigners, including one woman, were taken into custody during a raid conducted by Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) here on Wazirabad Road late Monday night, Geo News reported. The ANF also recovered contraband, comprising 3.6 kilogrammes of hashish and 300 grammes of heroin, from the two arrestees. The agency said the Nigerian woman and man were reportedly transporting the drugs to Sialkot. Karachi raid Four suspects were detained during a search operation carried out in Karachi's Jam
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Haveli Bahadur Shah gas power plant to begin trial production today: CM Punjab

Photo: Online JHANG: Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday visited the Haveli Bahadur Shah Gas power plant and announced that 1230 megawatts electricity will be generated from the plant. The Punjab CM expressed his satisfaction over the efforts of the team and the progress of the construction work. He said the power plant will start trial production from tonight, adding that the plant will be able to produce 750 megawatts power in a week. ?The project will prove to be significant in
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Tech CEOs meet with Trump on government overhaul

US President Donald Trump participates in an American Technology Council roundtable, accompanied by Tim Cook, CEO of Apple (L) and Satya Nadella CEO of Microsoft Corporation at the White House in Washington, US, June 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters   President Donald Trump met on Monday with the heads of 18 US technology companies including Apple Inc (AAPL.O), Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O), seeking their help to make the government's computing systems more efficient. The White H
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Still no comment from Trump on London attack

Emergency crews attend to the scene after a vehicle collided with pedestrians near a mosque in the Finsbury Park neighbourhood of North London, Britain, June 19, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall  WASHINGTON: The US government and Ivanka Trump on Monday expressed sympathy with worshippers attacked while leaving a London mosque ? while the president himself remained silent. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert issued an official condemnation of the deadly assault but Donald Trump ? often quick to
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