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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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Iranians demanding change deliver emphatic victory for Rouhani

Iranians yearning for more freedom at home and less isolation abroad have emphatically re-elected President Hassan Rouhani, throwing down a challenge to the conservative clergy that still holds ultimate sway. State television congratulated Rouhani on his victory. The architect of Iran's still-fragile detente with the West, he led with 58.6 percent of the vote, compared with 39.8 percent for his main challenger, hardline judge Ebrahim Raisi, according to near-complete results broadcast on Saturd
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Aishwarya Rai slays spectators in a fairy tale outfit at Cannes red carpet

The queen has made her entry and you should be better prepared for it! Bollywood beauty and Bachchan bahu, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan made the first of her red carpet appearances at the Cannes Film Festival in a fairy tale style while leaving everybody in awe of her. The Devdas actress was looking miraculous as she wore a powder-blue brocade ball gown by Michael Cinco. This is Aishwarya's 16th year at the Cannes Film Festival, where she is attending the festival among the knot of actresses and
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Google Lens seeks to change the way we view our cameras

Google?s latest venture Google Lens seems to make the technology giant?s vision for future a little clearer. Google CEO Sundar Pichai introduced the venture during Google?s developer conference, which wrapped up on Friday. "All of Google was built because we started understanding text and web pages. So the fact that computers can understand images and videos has profound implications for our core mission," he said while speaking about Lens. The technology basically turns the camera from a
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?Huashang? ? first Chinese newspaper in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Huashang is the first Chinese weekly newspaper launched in Pakistan, along with its English version. It is mainly targeted towards Chinese embassy staff, its nationals living in Pakistan and those working on Chinese projects.  According to BBC Urdu, the newspaper Huashang, with its head office located in Islamabad, publishes 5,000 copies every week. The Chinese weekly hits 60,000 readers. This week was Huashang?s 21st edition in Pakistan. The inside environment of Huashang?s office,
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Chinese weekly in Islamabad caters to rising number of nationals

The weekly has been operating from Islamabad since two years. - Photo: contributor  ISLAMABAD: With the recent influx of Chinese investment in Pakistan have arrived other avenues such as restaurants and language courses catering to Chinese nationals working in the country.  It is in this light that Huashang ? the first Chinese weekly newspaper ? operates out of Islamabad. According to BBC Urdu, the publication, which also has an English version, produces 5,000 copies a week and claims a reader
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US President Trump arrives in Saudi Arabia

US President Donald Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, the first stop on his maiden international trip since taking office in January. Top regional ally Saudi Arabia has said the trip will conclude political and commercial agreements and will help bolster the joint fight against Islamist militants. Saudi and pan-Arab news channels showed Air Force One on the tarmac in Riyadh in front of a red carpet flanked by Saudi soldiers. The White House hopes the trip will shift focus away from
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Uber extends on-demand service to trucking

Photo: Reuters/file  SAN FRANCISCO: Uber is expanding into a new field with a version of its on-demand ride application that lets truckers book cargo hauls with simple taps on smartphones. Uber Freight rolling out in the US was touted by the company as an app that matches truckers or trucking companies with loads, and streamlines payments. "We take the guesswork out of finding and booking freight, which is often the most stressful part of a driver´s day," Uber said in a blog post available onl
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Change does not come from leveling allegations: Saad Rafique

Photo: file  LAHORE: Minister of Railways Saad Rafique took a jibe at his political opponents and said that ?tabdeeli? [change] does not come from leveling allegations. Rafique was addressing a school event in Jung area of Lahore. He remarked that leaders must work hard to bring about change. ?We are working hard for the country,? he said, adding that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leadership brought Chinese investors in the country. ?We are building roads and producing electricity. We will cha
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Jadhav case will be dealt with according to local laws, says Nisar

Pakistan will handle the Kulbhushan Jadhav issue as an espionage case, and deal with it according to our own laws, said Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday. He added that Jadhav?s arrest helped avert several incidents of terrorism in the country. The minister was addressing the media after attending a passing out parade of the Frontier Corps (FC) in Warsak, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Talking about the regional issues facing the country, he said the ?hearts of Pakistanis and Afghans
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French researchers find way to unlock WannaCry without ransom

French researchers said on Friday they had found a last-chance way for technicians to save Windows files encrypted by WannaCry, racing against a deadline as the ransomware threatens to start locking up victims' computers first infected a week ago. WannaCry, which started to sweep around the globe last Friday and has infected more than 300,000 computers in 150 nations, threatens to lock out victims who have not paid a sum of $300 to $600 within one week of infection.  A loose-knit team of secur
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Six siblings designated heirs to musician Prince's estate

A Minnesota judge has ruled that six siblings of pop music superstar Prince are the heirs to his vast estate, more than a year after his death from an accidental drug overdose, according to court documents released on Friday. Prince's sister, Tyka Nelson, and his half-siblings, Omarr Baker, Alfred Jackson, Sharon Nelson, Norrine Nelson and John Nelson, were designated as the musician's heirs by Carver County District Judge Kevin Eide. Prince died at age 57 of an accidental, self-administered o
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Madrid on verge of long-awaited title

MADRID: Real Madrid are poised to win a first La Liga title in five years on Sunday as Zinedine Zidane´s men hold a three-point lead over Barcelona heading into the final day of the season. Barca need to beat Eibar at home to have any chance of a third straight title in outgoing coach Luis Enrique´s farewell to the Camp Nou. Madrid have looked in ominous form as they´ve edged towards the title by thrashing Sevilla and Celta Vigo 4-1 in the past week with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring twice in both
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Ton-up De Kock leads South Africa cricket to opening win

HOVE: Quinton de Kock scored 104 as South Africa swept past Sussex by 66 runs in the opening one-day match of their England tour on Friday. In a match reduced to 32 overs because of rain, De Kock scored 104 off 78 balls while Wayne Parnell and JP Duminy struck half-centuries as South Africa ran up a formidable 289 for four. Sussex were never in the chase after losing openers Chris Nash, the captain, and Luke Wells for ducks in the first over bowled by seamer Kagiso Rabada. De Kock, 24, who mi
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Lodhran cylinder blast: Death toll rises to 8

Lodhran: The death toll in the Lodhran cylinder blast on May 14 has reached eight, as another person passed away on Saturday. On May 14, a gas cylinder blasted in a shop in Lodhran?s Adda Shahnal. During the incident, 2 people died on the spot and 21 others were injured. Eleven people who were critically injured were shifted to Multan Nishtar Hospital from the Bahawal Victoria Hospital. Of the 11, five passed away on Friday and another one on Saturday. The Punjab treasury has announced R
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Three dead, eight injured as windstorm strikes Lahore

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/31fe20ef04e409c29e20152917ee533e.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9NS8yMC8yMDE3IDU6NTA6NTQgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1weG1CL0o3L1kxNElXR3NndHQwNTl3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] LAHORE: Three labourers were killed and five injured in the city?s Misri Shah locality on Saturday night when strong winds caused an under-construction wall to collapse on them whil
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Trump aims to mend Muslim ties on first foreign trip

RIYADH: US President Donald Trump will seek to rebuild relations with the Muslim world on his first foreign trip starting Saturday in Saudi Arabia as political scandals mount at home. Trump can expect a warm reception when he arrives in the oil-rich kingdom for talks with King Salman, but the domestic mood was grim following news that the FBI's investigation into his campaign's ties with Russia extends to a current senior White House official. Former FBI director James Comey has agreed to publ
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Fresh westerly wave affecting upper, central parts of country: MET

A fresh westerly wave is affecting the upper & central parts of the country on Saturday. Hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country on Saturday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department forecasted. Read more: 7 easy hacks to beat the heat  However, rain and thunderstorm with gusty winds are expected at isolated places in Hazara, Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu, D.I khan, D.G khan, Multan, Sargodha, Sahiwal, Lahore, Gujranwala divisions, Islamabad, FATA, Kashmir, and its adjoining
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PM leaves for Saudi Arabia, likely to meet US president

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif left for Saudi Arabia Saturday morning to attend an Islamic Conference, where he is also expected to meet US President Donald Trump.  PM Nawaz was invited by Saudi Arabia?s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. He is likely to meet other important leaders during the meeting. The two countries representatives are also likely to discuss several economic and security agreements. PM Sharif will also visit Masjid-e-Nabawi. During the visit, PM is also likely
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PM to leave for Saudi Arabia tomorrow, could meet President Trump

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will leave for Saudi Arabia on Sunday to attend an international Islamic conference, where he may also meet US President Donald Trump.  PM Nawaz was invited by Saudi Arabia?s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to attend the Arab Islamic American Summit, where he is likely to meet other important leaders who will be attending the conference, including President Trump. The leaders of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are also expected to discuss several economic an
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Rouhani leads Iran presidential race, expected to win: source

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani casts his vote in Tehran on May 19, 2017 - TIMA via REUTERS  President Hassan Rouhani has an unassailable lead in Iran's presidential election, an Iranian official source told Reuters on Saturday, citing an early unofficial tally, and is on course to defeat his hardline rival Ebrahim Raisi. "It's over, Rouhani is the winner," the source said on condition of anonymity. Rouhani had won 21.6 million votes, compared to 14 million for Raisi, with 37 million votes co
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Pamela Anderson, Lady Gaga rally to Julian Assange's cause

Pamela Anderson, actress and animals rights defender, attends a news conference at the National Assembly to protest the force-feeding of geese used in the production of foie gras, in Paris, France, January 19, 2016. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer  Baywatch actress Pamela Anderson retweeted a smiling selfie of Julian Assange on Friday after Sweden dropped its investigation into the Wikileaks founder, reviving intrigue around the couple's rumoured romance. Image: Screenshot from the account of Pamela
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With mental health problems, fitness is tied to reduced risk of death

A man crosses 6th Avenue as the sun sets in New York September 3, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson For men experiencing emotional distress like depression, anxiety or thoughts of suicide, having high cardiorespiratory fitness may cut the risk of death in half compared to those in poor condition, researchers say. ?The prevalence of mental health issues is growing in the US and globally,? said lead study author Mei Sui of the University of South Carolina in Columbia. ?People are facing many stressors
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Wall Street ends off session highs after fresh Russia probe reports

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid  NEW YORK: US stocks rose but closed below their session highs on renewed concerns about Donald Trump's presidency, after two new reports related to a federal investigation into possible coordination between Russia and Trump's election campaign. A senior White House adviser is a significant person of interest in the law enforcement investigation of possible Russian ties, the
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Cutouts of US official Sean Spicer's head 'sprout' in bushes across America

White House spokesman Sean Spicer holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, US, February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo  Cardboard cutouts of White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer hiding in bushes are popping up all over North America, inspired by a British Columbia academic who kicked off the craze in her hometown of Victoria. Spicer, known for his often combative press briefings with journalists, was mocked worldwide last week after a Washi
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Suspect who murdered daughter, 7, arrested in Multan

MULTAN: A man, who allegedly murdered his daughter in the Nawazabad neighbourhood here late Friday night, has been arrested, Geo News reported. Police said suspect Waseem, who escaped following the murder, had reportedly immersed seven-year-old Ramsha in water while strangulating her simultaneously. It was also revealed that a domestic dispute had escalated, resulting in the child's murder, Geo News reported. The body has been taken into police custody, security officials commented further, a
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