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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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Miley Cyrus transforms anew with lo-fi ballad

NEW YORK: Miley Cyrus, whose young career has already undergone marked transformations, on Thursday released a lo-fi rock ballad in a departure from her previous sound. "Malibu," the first single of an album expected later this year, is driven by a lo-fi, jam-rock guitar with Cyrus´ voice dreamy and understated. In an accompanying video, Cyrus rolls in the sun-kissed sand and sits meditatively in a field of flowers, at times petting a dog and gleefully flying an imposing bundle of balloons. C
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Indian police arrest three over alleged involvement in IPL betting

The police arrested three people in Kanpur suspected of illegal betting on cricket matches, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Thursday, a day after the city hosted its first Indian Premier League (IPL) game of the season. "The Anti Corruption Unit of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has been tracking activities of certain individuals, as a result of which, three suspects were arrested," BCCI said in a statement. "Following this operation, the Uttar Prades
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Trump signs cyber security executive order: senior official

WASHINGTON:  US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at strengthening federal government cyber security and protecting the nation´s critical infrastructure from cyber attacks, a senior administration official said. A copy of the signed order was not immediately available.  
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OPEC wants ´collective efforts´ to counter US oil output

PARIS: OPEC said Thursday that oil producers needed to make more joint efforts to match supply and demand in the oil market in the face of rising output in the United States. Ahead of a May 25 meeting of the cartel where its members and Russia are expected to roll over an agreement to cut production, OPEC said in its monthly market report that common policies were needed for market stability. While decreased stocks and an improving global economy were supporting oil demand, "continued rebalanc
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Azhar Ali lumbers to 100 for prudent Pakistan

ROSEAU, DOMINICA: Azhar Ali crawled to a second hundred in as many matches as Pakistan reached 227 for three at lunch on the second day of the third and final Test against the West Indies on Thursday. An extended morning session at Windsor Park in Dominica following the rain interruptions of day one saw just 58 runs added in 30 overs for the loss of Younis Khan’s wicket. Unbeaten on 85 overnight, Ali added 37 of those in getting to his 14th Test century, although his innings so far will be rem
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Indian SC completely bans reporting of Kolkata HC judge?s statements

The Supreme Court of India ruled on Thursday that media should not cover a Kolkata High Court judge’s statements, who was charged for accusing other judiciary members of corruption. The top court of India had sentenced CS Karnan to six months in jail for contempt of court, after the senior judge accused top judges of the apex court of corruption, according to a CJP report. The Committee to Protect Journalists termed the verdict, a ‘troubling blow to freedom of the press’. The CPJ said that th
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Teenage Norwegian prince dabs at royal event

Eleven-year-old Norwegian Prince gave everyone a glimpse of his mischievous side by dabbing during the celebrations for the King and Queen birthday. The young prince, Sverre Magnus, was standing with his cousins and family at the Oslo’s Royal Palace when he did the dab for a split second bringing smile to his cousins’ faces during the ceremony. The royal family was celebrating the ceremony laid on for King Harald and Queen Sonja’s 80th birthdays.
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UN condemns social media ban in Indian-occupied Kashmir

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has raised alarm over the impact of internet and social media restrictions imposed by authorities in the Indian occupied Kashmir, asking New Delhi to protect the right to freedom of expression in the disputed territory. Top experts working with the world body also urged New Delhi on Thursday to pursue an open and democratic dialogue to address the region's social and political conflicts. In a statement issued by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Huma
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PM Nawaz, chief ministers to leave for China on Friday

ISLAMABAD: On the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the two-day Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif along with the chief ministers and federal ministers will leave for China tomorrow. In the six-day visit to China, the premier is scheduled to meet the high-level Chinese leadership. He will be accompanied by the chief ministers, including CM Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervaiz Khattak, and federal ministers.    “Pakistan is an important partn
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Italians are first couple to reach world's highest summits

ROME: Two Italian climbers on Thursday made it to the top of Nepal´s Annapurna peak, and at the same time set a record as the first couple to conquer the world´s 14 highest mountains. Romano Benet and his wife Nives Meroi, both 55, reached the 8,091-metre (26,545-foot) Annapurna summit on Thursday morning, without using oxygen or porters just as they have in all their ascents, according to the Italian daily Corriere della Sera. The final climb to the top starting at an altitude of 7,200 metres
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Climate change to cause more floods in Canada: Trudeau

MONTREAL: Expect more floods, wildfires and other natural disasters than ever before, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Thursday as he toured flood-ravaged Quebec province, citing climate change as the reason. "The frequency of extreme weather events is increasing," Trudeau told reporters on the ground after the helicopter tour. "And that´s related to climate change. "So we´re going to have to understand that bracing for a hundred-year storm is maybe going to happen every ten years
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Starc relishes unleashing Australia´s pace quartet

SYDNEY: Pace spearhead Mitchell Starc said Thursday Australia´s fast bowling quartet is ready to "wreak havoc" at next month´s Champions Trophy one-day tournament in England. Starc, who has recovered from a foot injury that cut short his India Test tour in March, said he is excited by the prospect of combining with his fellow speedsters at the Champions Trophy. "We´ve had our issues with injury but Patty´s (James Pattinson) only just turned 24 - I´m 27 and I´m the oldest - so we´ve still got p
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Karachiites likely to face increased loadshedding for 4 more days: sources

KARACHI: The electricity woes of the provincial metropolis are expected to increase in the next few days with K-Electric planning a spike in loadshedding hours. According to K-Electric sources, increased loadshedding is likely to last for three to four more days due to maintenance work going on at the boiler plate of the Bin Qasim Power Plant. The city has seen a spike in unannounced loadshedding as temperatures soar. Late Wednesday, unannounced loadshedding continued to trouble citizens as ou
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In new Millennium book, author steps out of Larsson´s shadow

Stockholm: In the cult Millennium crime fiction series, Stieg Larsson created Lisbeth Salander as a tattooed hacker out to get revenge on her persecutors. But in the latest book, author David Lagercrantz appears to have put his own stamp on the invincible character, throwing her into prison. "The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye", the fifth Millennium novel, is due to hit bookstores on September 7 in 26 countries, including the United States, France, Germany and Britain. "I´m waiting for the s
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COAS visits various military installations at Quetta garrison

QUETTA: General Qamar Javed Bajwa COAS visited various military installations at Quetta garrison and interacted with young officers undergoing various courses at School of Infantry and tactics, an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said. According to ISPR, he also delivered the annual address to students of Command and Staff College. He spoke on security perspective both external and internal with contours of response by Army. He appreciated the efforts of Army in bringing peac
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Pie in the sky as Australia's Qantas boss gets just dessert

PERTH: Qantas Airways Ltd Chief Executive Alan Joyce proved he was no cream puff on Tuesday, keeping his cool after a man smeared a cream pie in his face during a business breakfast in Australia's west. Joyce, the head of Australia's flag carrier, was speaking at the event in Perth, capital of Western Australia state, when a man in a business suit walked onto the stage, reached around to rub the pie in his face, and calmly walked away, 7 News television showed. The unidentified man's motive wa
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CJP takes notice of 12-year-old maid?s gang rape

KARACHI: Chief Justice of Pakistan took on Thursday notice of the 12-year-old maid who was allegedly raped by her employer and four others in Karachi. The CJP also directed the Inspector General of Police Sindh AD Khawaja to submit a report on the issue in a week. According to SSP Kashmor Samiullah said that the young girl used to work at a house in Malir, belonging to Rahib Saharyani. On Tuesday, the girl, who is a resident of Kashmore, along with her parents reached Kandhkot police station
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Mugabe not asleep but resting his eyes: spokesman

HARARE: Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, 93, is not asleep when he closes his eyes for long periods in public events but is resting his eyes from bright lights, his spokesman said Thursday. Mugabe has regularly had his eyes closed at recent appearances, including when he appeared on a discussion panel at last week´s World Economic Forum meeting in South Africa. "I feel like a failure when there is this reading that the President is sleeping in conferences, no," his spokesman George Charamba
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Looking to cut back on salt? Study says don't start with the shaker

Americans need to do more than stop reaching for the salt shaker if they want to cut back on the amount of sodium in their diets, according to a new study. Only a small fraction of sodium in most people's diets in the US comes from salt added at the table, researchers found. The majority comes from manufacturing processes and what's added to foods during cooking at restaurants. "Only 11 percent is coming from home - from salt shaker or cooking," said lead author Lisa Harnack, of the University
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10-year lifespan gain for some HIV patients: study

PARIS: The life expectancy of HIV-infected people in Europe and the United States has been boosted by a decade since anti-AIDS drugs became available in the mid-1990s, researchers said on Thursday. In fact, a 20-year-old who began treatment any time since 2008, now has an expected lifespan, about 78 years, approaching that of an uninfected person, said a study in The Lancet HIV. Life expectancy in the “general population”, excluding people infected with the AIDS-causing virus, is 79 years for
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Which Bollywood stars turned up to see Justin Bieber perform in Mumbai?

While 'Beliebers' from all over India thronged Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium to see the Sorry singer perform live on stage – even though almost all of it was lipsynched, it was the Bollywood celebrities that took most of our attention.   Indian fans gather at the DY Patil stadium ahead of a concert by Canadian pop star Justin Bieber in Navi Mumbai on May 10, 2017. AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE   Check out who turned up at see the Canadian singing sensation here!   Indian Bollywood actress Mahima Chau
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Wall collapse kills 24 at Indian wedding

JAIPUR: A wall crashed down on an Indian wedding party during a storm killing at least 24 people including four children, police said Thursday, with one rescuer describing the scene as "horrific". Dozens more were injured when the 13-foot (four-metre) high concrete wall collapsed, trapping guests who had taken shelter from violent rain in a tin shack on Wednesday night, police superintendent Anil Tank told AFP. "We worked through the night," one rescue worker at the scene in Bharatpur, Rajasth
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Siemens to slash 1,700 German jobs in efficiency drive

FRANKFURT: German industrial conglomerate Siemens on Thursday said it would slash 1,700 jobs in Germany in the coming years as part of a restructuring and efficiency drive. The sprawling engineering giant also said that it would transfer a further 1,000 jobs to supplier companies or to other units within the group. Siemens, which manufactures a wide range of products -- from gas and wind turbines to trains and medical equipment -- said the job cuts were part of an efficiency drive across a num
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Aseefa and Bakhtawar continue training with Amir Khan

KARACHI: The daughters of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and former President and co-chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari continued training with former champion boxer Amir Khan. In a video available with Geo News, the three can be seen going to the gym for training Earlier, speaking to Geo.tv from Dubai, Amir said he had a really great time with them, further adding that the duo also invited him to visit Lahore. “I met Bakhtawar and Aseefa through my wife Faryal and
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Video shows woman slapping Karachi airport staff

KARACHI: A video of an angry, uncontrollable woman slapping airport security officials and other personnel in plain clothes at Karachi airport surfaced on Thursday. In the video, the woman can be seen misbehaving with the security personnel and slapping Airport Security Force official. It was revealed that the woman, who is employed Pakistan International Airline Assistant Manager traffic department, was physically harassed by a plain-clothed official, after which she was outraged. The incide
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