Saturday, June 30, 2018

Thai rescuers establish base deep inside cave where boys trapped

Rescue teams attempted to reach deeper into the chambers of Tham Luang cave in hope of locating the boys. Photo: AFPThai officials leading a massive effort to rescue 12 boys and their assistant football coach from a flooded cave said Sunday they...

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Police find 11 bodies in New Delhi home

Police suspect the family committed suicide after suffering financial losses in a business. Photo: Indian Express NEW DELHI: Indian police launched an investigation on Sunday after a family of 11 was found dead inside their home in New...

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US teachers quietly train to carry guns into school

A maintenance employee for a central Colorado school, fires his gun during a firearms course for school teachers and administrators offered by FASTER. PHOTO: AFP When Donald Trump proposed arming teachers to deter school shooters, the overwhelming...

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Pakistan take on Zimbabwe in T20 tri-series opener today

Pakistan will be looking to maintain their top spot on the ICC T20 ranking when they take on Zimbabwe in the opening match of the triangular series today. Photo: File HARARE: Pakistan will be looking to maintain their top spot on the ICC T20...

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Pakistan take on Zimbabwe in T20 tri-series opener today

Pakistan will be looking to maintain their top spot on the ICC T20 ranking when they take on Zimbabwe in the opening match of the triangular series today. Photo: File HARARE: Pakistan will be looking to maintain their top spot on the ICC T20...

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Man charged with murder of missing teen found dead in barrel

Police in Australia have charged a man with the murder of a 16-year-old girl whose body was found stuffed in a barrel on the back of a pickup truck, sparking a manhunt and 27-hour siege at an apartment block on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

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Australia shelves MH370 memorial after relatives protest

Photo: FilePlans to erect a memorial honouring the passengers and crew of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 were shelved by Australia on Sunday after protests by relatives of the victims.The final resting place of the Boeing 777, which had 239...

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Two British mountaineers stranded on Hunza valley rescued: official

Ultar Sar mountain. Photo: WikipediaISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army teams rescued two British mountaineers stranded on Ultar Sar mountain located in Hunza Valley after an avalanche hit their tent, a local police official told Geo News on...

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Operation underway to rescue British mountaineers stranded in Hunza valley

Ultar Sar mountain. Photo: WikipediaISLAMABAD: Efforts are under way to rescue two British mountaineers stranded and bring back the body of one killed on Ultar Sar mountain as an avalanche hit their tent.An Austrian mountaineer was killed and two...

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China lends $1billion to Pakistan to boost plummeting FX reserves: sources

A currency trader counts Pakistani Rupee notes as he prepares an exchange of USdollars in Islamabad. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD: China has lent Pakistan $1 billion to boost the South Asian country’s plummeting foreign currency reserves, two...

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1 dead, 9 injured as tour boat explodes in Bahamas

The aftermath of the explosion was caught on video by a neighboring boat.

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Russia hope for World Cup miracle after Messi, Ronaldo exit

Russia's goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev takes part in a training session in Novogorsk, outside Moscow, on June 29, ahead of their Russia 2018 World Cup round of 16 match against Spain. Photo: AFP1Russia are hoping for a World Cup miracle on Sunday as the...

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PML-N's Multan candidate says slapping incident 'result of a misunderstanding'

KARACHI: The incident that took place at the go-down of Rana Iqbal Siraj, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) candidate in Multan, "was a result of a misunderstanding", the party member explained Saturday night in a video message obtained by...

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Russia hope for World Cup miracle after Messi, Ronaldo exit

Russia's goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev takes part in a training session in Novogorsk, outside Moscow, on June 29, ahead of their Russia 2018 World Cup round of 16 match against Spain. Photo: AFP1Russia are hoping for a World Cup miracle on Sunday as the...

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Drake smashes streaming record with new album

Drake has smashed streaming records with his new album "Scorpion," with Apple Music and Spotify both reporting unprecedented listenership in its first day. Photo: AFP Drake has smashed streaming records with his new album Scorpion, with Apple...

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Afghan president orders troops to resume operations against Taliban

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani speaks at a panel discussion at Asia Society in Manhattan, New York, US, September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/Files KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declared a formal end to his government’s ceasefire...

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Libya's oil output down to 315,000 bpd as exports blocked: sources

Crude oil is dispensed into a bottle, June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/FilesLONDON: Libya’s oil production has been reduced to 315,000 barrels per day (BPD) as storage tanks at Hariga and Zueitina ports fill up due to eastern...

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President signs ordinance approving 31-day extension in tax amnesty scheme

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet approved an extension of 31 days in the tax amnesty scheme for those who wished to declare holding assets in and out of Pakistan, Geo News reported Saturday night, with the revised date now being July 31,...

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Coast-to-coast protests denounce Trump immigration policies



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Trump asserts he didn't push House GOP on immigration

It's just his latest display of whiplash on the legislation.

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EPA ethics official pushing for investigations of Pruitt

He's pushing for independent investigations into Scott Pruitt's actions

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Barack Obama visits venture capital firm on California trip

Former president visited a prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm.

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Headline acts Messi and Ronaldo bid farewell to World Cup

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (L) and Argentina's Lionel Messi (R) react during their respective World Cup 'Round of 16' matches against Uruguay and France in Fisht Stadium in Sochi and Kazan Arena in Kazan, Russia, June 30, 2018. REUTERS/Murad...

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Headline acts Messi and Ronaldo bid farewell to World Cup

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (L) and Argentina's Lionel Messi (R) react during their respective World Cup 'Round of 16' matches against Uruguay and France in Fisht Stadium in Sochi and Kazan Arena in Kazan, Russia, June 30, 2018. REUTERS/Murad...

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Iran's leaders seek ways to defend economy from US sanctions

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in Tehran, Iran, June 12, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files DUBAI: Iran is studying ways to keep exporting oil and other measures to counter US economic sanctions, state news agency IRNA reported...

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Marches around the nation protest 'zero tolerance' immigration policy

From Raleigh, North Carolina to Anchorage, Alaska, there were approximately 700 marches under the banner of "Families Belong Together."

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Capital Gazette mass shooting suspect swore 'legal oath' to kill journalist years ago

Over four years ago, Jarrod Ramos swore a "legal oath" in court documents to kill a staff writer for the Capital Gazette.

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Lawyer who represented victim harassed by Maryland gunman says he's 'dangerous'

Jarrod Ramos, 38, had sued the Capital Gazette over a 2011 describing a harassment case.

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US trying to make friends, counter China with massive naval exercise

The Pentagon kicked off the world's largest naval war games last week, the biennial, month-long Rim of the Pacific exercises, known as RIMPAC, bringing together 46 ships and submarines, 200 aircraft and 25,000 troops from 25 nations.

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LGCT Monaco: Irishman Shane Breen pulls off shock first win

Shane Breen, an Irishman who took up show jumping to get out of going to school, produced a big surprise with a first win in the Monaco leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT).

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Progressive minority candidates could aid 'blue wave'

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Stacey Abrams and Ben Jealous are all minority progressives who could help usher in a so-called "blue wave", experts say.

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How DNA, genetic genealogy became a 'major game-changer' heating up cold cases

The cutting-edge combination has solved several cold cases this year so far.

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Brilliant Cavani brace fires Uruguay into last eight

Uruguay's Edinson Cavani scores their first goal past Portugal's Rui Patricio in the World Cup 'Round of 16' match in Fisht Stadium, Sochi, Russia, June 30, 2018. REUTERS/Sergio Perez SOCHI: Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani scored a stunning brace...

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Brilliant Cavani brace fires Uruguay into last eight

Uruguay's Edinson Cavani scores their first goal past Portugal's Rui Patricio in the World Cup 'Round of 16' match in Fisht Stadium, Sochi, Russia, June 30, 2018. REUTERS/Sergio Perez SOCHI: Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani scored a stunning brace...

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Protesters across US call on Trump to reunite immigrant families

Demonstrators are seen during a national day of action called "Keep Families Together" to protest the Trump administration's "Zero Tolerance" policy in Los Angeles, California, US, June 30, 2018. REUTERS/Monica Almeida WASHINGTON: Tens of...

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Police use of Taser on unarmed black man in Pennsylvania spurs protests

Protesters gathered on the steps of an old courthouse in southern Pennsylvania on Friday evening after a video showed police using a Taser on an unarmed black man.

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Identity thief drains bank account of 112-year-old Texas man

The victim is believed to be the oldest man in America.

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Trump to announce his pick to replace Kennedy on Supreme Court after July 4

Amy Coney Barrett, Joan Larsen are among some of Trump's list of 25 possible nominees for Kennedy's seat on the Supreme Court. Five candidates stand out as frontrunners.

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Petrol price bumped up to Rs99.50 as caretaker govt approves another hike

Geo.tv/FilesISLAMABAD: The caretaker government approved Saturday night a significant upward revision in the petroleum prices, Geo News reported, citing an official announcement, with the new rates being effective by July 1.As per the notification,...

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Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup ends as Uruguay beats Portugal

The two greatest players of this generation have been sent packing from Russia in the same day.

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Zulfiqar Ali Shah posted as principal secretary to Sindh governor

Governor Sindh Mohammad Zubair. — Geo News FILE KARACHI: The Sindh government on Saturday transferred and posted Zulfiqar Ali Shah as principal secretary to Governor Sindh Mohammad Zubair, according to a notification issued by Sindh Services,...

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Cavani heads Uruguay into 1-0 halftime lead v Portugal

Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani. Photo: AFPSOCHI: Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani headed the South Americans into a 1-0 halftime lead in their World Cup last-16 match against Portugal on Saturday.Luis Suarez produced a pinpoint cross from the left...

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Cavani heads Uruguay into 1-0 halftime lead v Portugal

Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani. Photo: AFPSOCHI: Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani headed the South Americans into a 1-0 halftime lead in their World Cup last-16 match against Portugal on Saturday.Luis Suarez produced a pinpoint cross from the left...

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Bernardo, Guedes join Ronaldo in Portugal attack against Uruguay

SOCHI: Bernardo Silva and Goncalo Guedes return to Portugal´s starting line-up for Saturday´s World Cup last-16 tie against Uruguay in Sochi.The pair come in along with right-back Ricardo Pereira as coach Fernando Santos makes three changes to...

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Bernardo, Guedes join Ronaldo in Portugal attack against Uruguay

SOCHI: Bernardo Silva and Goncalo Guedes return to Portugal´s starting line-up for Saturday´s World Cup last-16 tie against Uruguay in Sochi.The pair come in along with right-back Ricardo Pereira as coach Fernando Santos makes three changes to...

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Tax amnesty scheme to be extended until Sept 30

Today, June 30, was supposed to be the last day for availing the scheme/ file photoISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to extend the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) tax amnesty scheme until September 30, 2018. According to sources, the...

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Tax amnesty scheme to be extended until Sept 30

Today, June 30, was supposed to be the last day for availing the scheme/ file photoISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to extend the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) tax amnesty scheme until September 30, 2018. According to sources, the...

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Sanaullah Abbasi takes charge as IG Gilgit Baltistan

Gilgit Baltistan Inspector General Sanaullah Abbasi. Photo: FileISLAMABAD: Grade 21 officer Sanaullah Abbasi on Saturday took charge as 16th Inspector General of Gilgit Baltistan Police.The federal government issued notification for Abbasi's...

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Nawaz warns of a 'storm' if polls were rigged

Former premier Nawaz Sharif laments, 'All cannons are pointed at PML-N; we have not learn any lesson from mistakes.' — Geo News FILELONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif warned on Saturday that if polls were rigged...

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Those who thrived on corruption now lecturing others: Bilawal

Earlier, Bilawal Bhutto visited Abdullah Shah Ghazi’s shrine and initiated election campaignKARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto while reacting to the statements of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan, said those...

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Trump says Saudi king agreed to raise oil production up to 2 mln barrels

US President Donald Trump/ file photoWASHINGTON/RIYADH: US President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Saturday that Saudi Arabia’s King Salman had agreed to his request to increase oil production “maybe up to 2,000,000 barrels” to offset a...

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Nawaz, Zardari took dollar to Rs125 over past 10 years, says Imran

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan Saturday accused Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari of increasing the value of one dollar to Rs125 from Rs60 over the past 10 years.The PTI chief Khan said so while addressing workers at...

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Mbappe matches Pele as France knock out Messi's Argentina



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France beat Messi´s Argentina 4-3 to reach World Cup quarter-finals

Argentina´s Lionel Messi looked  dejected after the loss. Photo: ReutersKAZAN: France beat Lionel Messi´s Argentina 4-3 in a thrilling last 16 World Cup match on Saturday as teenager Kylian Mbappe scored two goals in a superb performance in...

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France beat Messi´s Argentina 4-3 to reach World Cup quarter-finals

Argentina´s Lionel Messi looked  dejected after the loss. Photo: ReutersKAZAN: Angel Di Maria unleashed a stunning long-range strike in the 41st minute to draw Argentina level at 1-1 against France at halftime of their round of 16 World Cup...

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Democrats are about to fight like crazy

In these hyperbolic times, it's easy to fall into overstatement. Somehow, the farm-to-table dining preferences of Sarah Huckabee Sanders or the subliminal, sartorial messages of the first lady have become the subject of breathless debate. Cotton-candy controversies swirl for a moment and then disappear.

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My son's death proves the harm of weaponizing belief

This year marks the 20th year since the death of my son, Matt Shepard, in Laramie, Wyoming. His murder at the age of 21 sparked a critical push forward when it comes to protecting the rights of LGBTQ people.

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Indigenous Mexicans spurn presidential vote with blockades, bulldozers

A member of the Community Police gestures to a driver at a checkpoint in the indigenous Purepecha town of Cheran, in Michoacan state, Mexico June 28, 2018. Picture taken June 28, 2018. REUTERSNAHUATZEN: Mexican voters will stream to the polls this...

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WATCH: Adorable baby smiles after she sneezes (and you will too)

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