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Elon Musk teases future plans at TED talk

Elon Musk paused while chatting about his series of potentially world-changing endeavours to say he isn't in it to provide salvation. It was during a talk on Friday at a prestigious TED Conference in Vancouver, where the tech entrepreneur was discussing his ventures building electric cars and trucks, rockets, a newly launched tunnel-boring company and even dabbling with super-fast mass transit. "I'm not trying to be anyone's savior," Musk said while discussing colonizing Mars and other dreams.
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Opposition presses for fresh marches in Venezuela

A top Venezuelan opposition figure called on Saturday for more marches aimed at taking back the courts and the National Electoral Council that he said had been "hijacked" by President Nicolas Maduro. Freddy Guevara urged people to protest on Monday -- May 1 or May Day, a traditional workers' holiday -- with marches to the Supreme Court and the National Electoral Council's offices. "We want to summon all Venezuelans, across the country's 24 states, to hit the dictatorship with a one-two punch,"
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George Michael fans host public memorial service

George Michael fans on Sunday paid their last respects to the late British pop star at a public memorial service they organised themselves. Hundreds of fans from around the world attended the service at a church in Bushey, on the northwest edge of London, where Michael went to secondary school and met his Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley. The service featured some of his best-known hits including "Jesus to a Child" and "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go". It was followed by a wake at The Three Crowns
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Ton-up Chase, Holder give West Indies edge

Roston Chase's second Test hundred and fine support from captain Jason Holder in a record unbroken partnership lifted the West Indies to 286 for six at stumps on the opening day of the second Test against Pakistan at Kensington Oval in on Sunday. Called upon to repair yet another debacle at the top of the order after Holder chose to bat first, Chase's unbeaten 131 was characterised by calm assurance and elegant strokeplay after he came to the crease at 37 for three. Even if he lived a bit dang
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Spurs beat rivals Arsenal to keep up title challenge

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur beat local rivals Arsenal with second-half goals from prolific pair Dele Alli and Harry Kane on Sunday to maintain their Premier league title challenge. A deserved victory kept them four points behind leaders Chelsea, who won 3-0 at Everton earlier. Alli put Spurs ahead in the 56th minute when he followed up after Christian Eriksen's shot was saved. Two minutes later Kane went down in the penalty area under Gabriel's challenge and got up to convert the penalty. Totte
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Late Jesus header gives Man City draw at Middlesbrough

Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus headed a late equaliser as they twice came from behind to salvage a 2-2 draw against a Middlesbrough side battling for Premier League survival at The Riverside Stadium on Sunday. The result left second-bottom Boro six points from the safety zone with three matches to play, while City are level with third-placed Liverpool on 66 points and with the same goal difference, a point ahead of local rivals Manchester United. "I think the fight for the top four will go do
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Chelsea take step towards title with win at Everton

Chelsea took a major step towards the Premier League title with an impressive 3-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday. A brilliant strike from Pedro in the 66th minute broke the deadlock and then goals from skipper Gary Cahill and substitute Willian made sure of the three points for Antonio Conte's side. With four games to play, Chelsea are now seven points ahead of second-placed Tottenham, who take on Arsenal in their North London derby later on Sunday. The four remaining fixtures lo
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Red-hot Nadal wins 'dream' 10th Barcelona Open

BARCELONA: Rafael Nadal hailed a "dream start" to his clay court season after romping to his 10th Barcelona Open on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Austria's Dominic. The Spaniard also claimed his 10th title at the Monte Carlo Masters last week as he gears up for to go for his 10th French Open next month. "It is two consecutive weeks winning, in Monte Carlo and here, two special tournaments for me, it is a dream start on clay," said Nadal. "It means a lot for me to reach number 10 here in Bar
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United held at home by Swansea after Sigurdsson strike

Manchester United's hopes of a top-four finish suffered a blow on Sunday as relegation-threatened Swansea City came back for a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford. The result left United in fifth place behind Manchester City on goal difference. City occupy the final Champions League qualification spot and could leapfrog third-placed Liverpool later on Sunday if they beat Middlesbrough. It was United's 10th home draw - the highest number in the Premier League this season - and the team's injury woes conti
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Tesla says it will stop selling solar door-to-door

Tesla on Friday said that its subsidiary SolarCity will curtail door-to-door sales of rooftop solar installations over the next month as Tesla seeks to absorb the company into its high-end brand. The move comes at a time when growth in sales of residential solar systems has slowed in key states, including California, where Tesla is based. Industry watchers say consumers in more mature solar markets have tired of the industry's aggressive sales tactics. "We believe this decision reflects what m
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PM should reveal details of his meeting with Jindal: Khursheed Shah

KHAIRPUR: Opposition leader Khursheed Shah said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif should reveal the details of his meeting with Indian business tycoon Sajjan Jindal. “If Prime Minister is the enemy of our enemy, then he is our friend. However, if he is the friend of our enemy, then he is our enemy as well,” he remarked. The opposition leader was addressing Hari festival in Khairpur on Sunday. “Why should the people pay their taxes?” he asked, alleging that PM’s children made offshore companies
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Dawn Leaks: Former PIO Rao Tehsin to challenge ?inquiry commission decision? in court

ISLAMABAD: Former Principal Information Officer at the Information Ministry Rao Tehsin Ali said on Sunday that he will challenge the Dawn Leaks inquiry commission recommendations in court, which said that he “would be proceeded against under the E&D rules 1973 on the charges based on the report findings”. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday approved the recommendations of the committee, which ordered proceedings against Rao Tehsin and withdrew the portfolio of Foreign Affairs from the P
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No one has authority to make PM resign: Amir Muqam

NOWSHERA: Advisor to Prime Minister Engineer Amir Muqam said on Friday that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is an elected representative of 200 million people and no one has the authority to make him resign. “Nawaz Sharif did not get the office in charity,’” he said, while addressing a rally in Nowshera. Taking aim at political rival Imran Khan, Muqam said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa speaker was accused of corruption too but did not resign. “There are contradictions in Imran’s words and actions,” he s
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PM, family not given a clean chit, says Siraj-ul-Haq

LAHORE: Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Siraj-ul-Haq said that the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family have not been given a clean chit by the Supreme Court neither has he been declared ‘sadiq’ and ‘ameen’. Siraj-ul-Haq was speaking to a gathering of Jamiat Talba-e-Arabia group in Lahore on Sunday. He remarked that PM is just left with one option; to resign. If the PM does not resign then movements, such as those which came out in 1977, will take to the streets, he warned. “Corruption
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Multiple tornadoes kill at least four in Texas

Multiple tornadoes ripped through a town in eastern Texas on Saturday evening, killing at least four people and injuring dozens of others, according to authorities, who warned the number of casualties could rise. Three tornadoes were confirmed by the U.S. National Weather Service in Canton, a city about 60 miles (95 kilometres) east of Dallas. "We have at least four fatalities," Canton Mayor Lou Ann Everett said at a news conference on Sunday. "It is a very fluid situation and that could chang
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PTI Power show in Karachi: Imran Khan addresses rally

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is holding ‘Huqooq-e-Karachi’ march on Sunday to protest against the day-to-day problems faced by the city’s residents. Imran Khan is addressing the rally at the protest march's end. PTI Chairman Imran Khan led the rally from Mazar-e-Quaid to Jail Chowrangi. PTI supporters gathered at the venue and set off for the final destination, Jail Chowrangi. The PTI chief while announcing the march had said that the walk aims to bring to the spotlight issues such
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Female prisoner caught while escaping from Karachi?s Central Jail

KARACHI: A female prisoner was caught while trying to escape the Central Jail on Sunday. The female prisoner had climbed the jail’s wall, which is on the side of the PIB Colony. She had reached quite high up and was trying to climb the wires around the jail’s boundary. The incident came into notice after the area residents saw the woman climbing the wall and then complained. The police then immediately reached the site. The police then took the female prisoner back to the jail. The incident
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Institutions have valid concerns regarding Dawn leaks: Fazl-ur-Rehman

PESHAWAR: President of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman said that relevant institutions have valid concerns regarding Dawn leaks issues but the government has taken the measures it wanted to resolve the issue. JUI president was speaking to the media after the award distribution ceremony of the party’s workers for holding successful events throughout the year. He also remarked that the party will not allow people to amend the law pertaining to Quran and Sunnat. “We won’t take an
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PTI?s power show: Supporters gather for ?Huqooq-e-Karachi? rally

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is holding ‘Huqooq-e-Karachi’ march on Sunday to protest against the day-to-day problems faced by the city’s residents. PTI Chairman Imran Khan is leading the rally from Mazar-e-Quaid to Jail Chowrangi. PTI supporters started arriving at the venue, where party leaders including Imran Khan will deliver speeches. The PTI chief while announcing the march had said that the walk aims to bring to the spotlight issues such as loadshedding, water shortage and ga
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Our 16 demands transcend politics, will benefit Karachi residents: Mustafa Kamal

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party chairman Mustafa Kamal announced on Sunday to invite all stakeholders, including religious scholars, civil society and the business community, to discuss 16 demands put forward by his party. Kamal said this in a media talk after meeting Mufti Naeem-ur-Rehman at Jamia Binoria in the S.I.T.E area. Accompanying PSP leader Anees Qaimkhani, Kamal said that he has been peacefully struggling for the rights of the city’s residents for a year but has not “even hurled a ston
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PML-N, PTI workers faceoff outside Karachi Press Club

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s workers came face to face on Sunday outside the Karachi Press Club, hours before the two parties scheduled rallies in the metropolis. A rally of the PTI was passing by, chanting anti-Nawaz slogans, which provoked PML-N workers present outside the press club. Workers of both the parties started chanting slogans and hurled stones at each other. Police reached the site of contention and brought the situation under control with
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Internet shutdowns rob Kashmiri activists of lifeline

MUMBAI: Indian activists who rely on social media to share information in times of tension are being frustrated by a wave of internet shutdowns, with 22 sites closed in Kashmir this week alone. The clampdown in India - only Iraq closes as many sites each year - has hit doctors who treat rural patients via WhatsApp, and silenced journalists covering street protests. "It impacts crisis response and fuels rumours that can trigger further violence," said Ramanjit Singh Chima at Access Now, an advo
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Springsteen recounts struggle to live outside bliss of rock songs

NEW YORK: Bruce Springsteen recently talked about his struggle to live in the real world rather than inside the lyrical songs he has composed over his 40-year career. The Born to Run musician, who revealed in a 2016 memoir that he had struggled with depression, called rock songs "three minutes of bliss and life compressed". He told a Tribeca Film Festival audience during a conversation about his career that he had sometimes seen his music "as a life preserver and as a safe space – you think yo
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PM calls special meeting of aides to discuss Dawn Leaks inquiry report: sources

LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has summoned a special meeting of close aides in Lahore on Sunday to discuss the prevailing national political situation. According to sources, issues related to the Dawn Leaks inquiry report would also be discussed in the meeting, which the Prime Minster would chair to deliberate upon the situation arising out of the controversy over the report. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar would travel to Lahore in a special plane to atte
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Russians, in peaceful protest, call for Putin to quit

MOSCOW: Several hundred Russians lined up in central Moscow on Saturday under the gaze of riot police to hand over handwritten appeals for President Vladimir Putin to quit, as similar protests took place in other cities. Putin, who has dominated Russian politics for 17 years, has not said whether he will run in presidential elections in March 2018. But the 64-year-old politician, who enjoys high popularity ratings, is widely expected to do so. Saturday's protest in the capital – called "We're
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