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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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You say Austria, I say Australia: Airbus trips up on tricky typo

SYDNEY: Austria and Australia are 16,000 km (9,940 miles) and two keystrokes apart, as European aircraft manufacturer Airbus discovered to its chagrin this week. The Financial Times, citing fine print in the company's 2016 financial accounts, reported on Monday that Airbus was being investigated by authorities in Australia for offences such as bribery or fraud. The Airbus accounts did indeed say Australia, but a company spokesman said that was, in fact, a typographical error. "It should read
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Civil war flick set in Trump's US set for Cannes film festival

A tongue-in-cheek action movie about a Trump-era civil war between redneck Texans and East Coast liberals will feature in the Director's Fortnight sidebar at next month's Cannes film festival, organisers said Thursday. "Bushwick" -- which is set in the newly-hip district of Brooklyn of the same name -- is one of five US films in the line-up which tries to take the temperature "of a divided America". In the shoot-'em-up film, which has already been snapped up by Netflix, a force of rightwing so
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Sleep doctors call for later school start times

Starting classes at middle school and high schools no earlier than 8:30 a.m. would help teens arrive alert, healthy and ready to learn, US sleep medicine specialists say. “The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends that teens between 13 and 18 years of age should sleep 8 to 10 hours per night on a regular basis to promote optimal health,” lead author of the new AASM position statement Dr Nathaniel Watson told Reuters Health in an email. “Biology and school start times may share the blam
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German finance minister calls on US to stay engaged in global economy

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble issued a plea to the United States to remain engaged in the global economy and not to try to score gains at the expense of other countries. He also repeated a rejection of charges from Trump administration officials that Germany's trade surplus is a sign of unfair policies imposed in Berlin. "All of us have benefited greatly" from global integration and trade in recent decades, and Washington has been a leader in the process, the official said in a sp
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Five killed in violent incidents in different cities

PESHAWAR/FAISALABAD/GUJRANWALA: At least five people, including a policeman, were killed and four wounded in separate incidents in various cities late Thursday, police officials said. In Peshawar, unknown assailants opened fire on a vehicle near Patang Chowk, within the remits of Faqirabad police station. The incident left two people dead and wounded four others, police said. The injured persons were shifted to the city's Lady Reading Hospital. Policeman shot dead in Faisalabad Unknown assai
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Tesla recalling cars to address brake defect

Tesla is recalling 53,000 cars to address a manufacturing defect that could prevent parking brakes from releasing, the company said Thursday. Tesla described the move as a "voluntary" recall taken after determining that Model S and X vehicles manufactured between February and October of last year "may contain a small gear that could have been manufactured improperly by our third-party supplier," the company said on its website. There have been no reports of accidents or injuries relating to th
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Ajax hit back with 10 men to stun Schalke, Lyon win marathon shootout

ZURICH: Ajax Amsterdam, trailing 3-0 and down to 10 men, scored two late goals to overcome Schalke 04 in the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday while Olympique Lyonnais won a 16-kick penalty shootout against Besiktas. Manchester United needed an extra-time goal from Marcus Rashford to beat Anderlecht 2-1 and go through 3-2 on aggregate while a 1-1 draw away to Racing Genk was enough to give Celta a 4-3 aggregate win. Four-times European champions Ajax, leading 2-0 from the first leg, app
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Rashford scores winner but Man United suffer Ibrahimovic blow

MANCHESTER: Manchester United needed an extra-time winner from Marcus Rashford to defeat Anderlecht 2-1 at Old Trafford on Thursday and move into the last four of the Europa League with a 3-2 aggregate victory. While the result keeps open a possible path to next season's Champions League for Jose Mourinho's side, it came at a high price with defender Marcos Rojo and forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic both suffering possibly serious knee injuries. United took the lead in the 10th minute through Henrikh
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PML-N UC chairman shot dead in Mandi Bahauddin

MANDI BAHAUDDIN: A local body representative of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Mandi Bahauddin on Thursday, police said. Unknown attackers fired on the vehicle of Jamshed Tarar near Jako village, Mandi Bahauddin, officials said. The incident left Tarar, chairman of Kala Shadian union council, dead. Three of Tarar's bodyguards were also wounded in the shooting, who were shifted to hospital. Police said Tarar was en route to Jako vill
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'Target killer' among three held in Karachi

KARACHI: Police apprehended a suspected target killer among three suspects in different raids in Karachi late Thursday, they said. The law enforcers apprehended two suspects in Nazimabad area of the city. One of the arrested suspects was said to be a hitman. In another raid on Suparco Road, a gangster was rounded up. All of the arrested suspects were moved to different police stations for interrogation. A search operation is also underway in New Karachi area. Five held over aerial firing, fir
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1 police officer killed, 1 seriously injured in Paris shooting

PARIS: One police officer was killed and another wounded Thursday in a shooting on Paris´s Champs Elysees, police said, just days ahead of France´s presidential election. France´s interior ministry said the attacker was killed in the incident in the early evening on the world-famous boulevard. The famous shopping street in the heart of the city, which is usually teaming with tourists and Parisians, was blocked by armed police and metro stations in the area were closed. Dozens of vehicles from
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Rouhani, rival to run in Iran's presidential election, Ahmadinejad barred

BEIRUT: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and hardline rival Ebrahim Raisi were both approved to run in May´s presidential election by a government vetting body, while former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was disqualified, state media reported on Thursday. The approval of Rouhani, a moderate, and Raisi, a political hardliner thought to have the backing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sets up a showdown between rival political camps. Khamenei had advised Ahmadinejad not to run and his
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Don?t trust JIT to function independently, say Tareen, Rasheed

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Jehangir Tareen said on Thursday that he has serious doubts the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), to be formed for further investigation into the assets of Prime Minister and his sons Husain and Hassan Nawaz after Panama case verdict, will function independently and without being influenced. Speaking in Geo News show Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath, Tareen said all institutions whose representatives are to be included in the JIT function under the Prime Minister’s au
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A look at Panama case through the lens of foreign media

Panama case in the history of the country was neither a small nor an insignificant ruling, as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif narrowly escaped a decision in favour of his removal from the office. The Supreme Court in its verdict neither cleared nor gave orders for the premier’s disqualification. The apex court’s ruling ordered further investigations into corruption allegations levelled by the opposition against PM Nawaz, saying there was insufficient evidence to order his disqualification. The Pan
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Pakistan triumphant in election to a key UN body

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan on Wednesday was re-elected to the UN Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) during an election in the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), with Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi saying it reflected the country's prestige in the international community. Pakistan secured 48 votes from 50 member states present and voting, i.e, 96 percent of the tally. ECOSOC has 54 members. Excepting the years 1985-87, Pakistan has been a member of the 34-member committee since 1973 and
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9 startling statements made by Justice Khosa in Panama verdict

Justice Saeed Ahmed Khosa’s 194-page dissent note in the Panama Leaks verdict details his honest viewpoint regarding the case hearing. Here, are few of the most powerful statements made by the judge:   Court won’t shy away from setting a ‘dangerous precedent’ He also writes about argument that disqualification of an elected representative “shall set a dangerous precedent". "This argument… overlooks the fact that…the present petitions had been entertained by this Court in the backdrop of an u
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Pink Floyd's Roger Waters makes first album in 25 years

Former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters will release his first rock album in a quarter of a century in June, his record company said Thursday. "Is This The Life We Really Want?" features 12 new tracks from the highly political singer-songwriter, whose lyrical talent was at the heart of Pink Floyd´s legendary albums, "The Wall" and "Dark Side of the Moon". Columbia Records said the album was a "forthright commentary on the modern world and on uncertain times" and a "natural successor" to Pink F
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Indian police offer helping hand to victims of sex trafficking

HENNAI: Police in the Indian state of West Bengal are going beyond the call of duty by raising funds for the women they rescue from *** traffickers to help them get back on track. "The girls are hardly literate, have no access to bank loans, and government schemes are not enough to sustain them in the long run," said police officer Chandra Sekhar Bardhan, who is spearheading the programme in eastern India. "We had to do something, even though it did not fall in the realm of our duties." The s
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Foreigners barred from working in Saudi malls

RIYADH: Foreigners will no longer be allowed to work in Saudi Arabia´s numerous shopping malls, the labour ministry announced Thursday, in the latest measure to boost employment of Saudis. The kingdom has intensified efforts to develop more jobs for its citizens under a wide-ranging drive that began last year to diversify the oil-dependent economy. Known as Vision 2030, the plan calls for development of non-oil industries, small and medium enterprises, and a broader investment base. "The Mini
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Alia Bhatt fires bodyguard after being afraid of his drunken state

Stars prefer not to travel without security, but who knows when a trusted guard can turn into a troublemaker? Something of the sort also happened with Bollywood powerhouse performer Alia Bhatt. The 24-year-old famous actress was reportedly at her beau Siddharth Malhotra’s residence in Bandra and wanted to head home at 3 AM. When she called her bodyguard, at first, he didn’t respond to any of the calls but eventually he picked up. Once in the car, beside the bodyguard, the actress felt quite a
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Panama case: Who will be part of JIT and when will it begin its investigation?

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a Joint Investigation Team to conduct a probe into funds used by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's children to buy properties in London through offshore businesses. Citing the 'indifference' and 'unwillingness' of the chairman of the National Accountability Bureau in its verdict on the Panama leaks case, a five-member Supreme Court bench said there were still questions "which go to the heart of the matter and need to be answered". "A thorough investigation in
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Uber could face higher licence fees in London under new proposals

Taxi app Uber could face an increase in operator licence fees in London under proposed changes by the city's transport authority, the latest in a series of moves by regulators to rein in a firm that has disrupted the traditional taxi industry. Transport for London (TfL) launched a consultation on Thursday on plans to change the fee structure for private hire operators so that firms pay fees that reflect the increased costs of regulating the sector. San Francisco-based Uber, which allows people
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Pence tours Indonesian mosque in outreach to Muslims

JAKARTA: US Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday toured the biggest mosque in Muslim-majority Indonesia during a visit seen as a highly symbolic gesture from an administration that has been accused of stoking Islamophobia. After kicking off his stop in the world´s most populous Muslim-majority country by praising its moderate Islam as "an inspiration", he visited Istiqlal Mosque, whose vast white dome towers over downtown Jakarta. He slipped off his shoes before being guided around the mosque
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Israeli policeman fired for beating Palestinian driver

An Israeli policeman caught on video beating up a Palestinian truck driver in east Jerusalem last month has been fired from the force, police said on Thursday. The video, widely circulated on social media, shows the uniformed officer curse the driver, then headbutt him in the face and kick him in the legs. Other Palestinians are seen trying to reason with the policeman only for him to turn on them also. Thursday´s police statement said the officer was notified of the decision on Wednesday and
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PM vows to implement Panama verdict 'in letter and spirit'

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has vowed to implement ‘in letter and spirit’ the verdict of Panama Leaks case, in which the apex court ordered further investigations into corruption allegations. The allegations were levelled by the opposition against the premiere but the Supreme Court in its verdict concluded there was insufficient evidence to order his removal from office. Reacting to apex court’s decision, Prime Minister said that he had put himself before the court’s mercy and Allah
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