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1,800 CNICs stolen from NADRA office in Karachi
January 23, 2019 11:20 pm
KARACHI (92 News) – The unidentified men [thieves] on Wednesday stole the 1,800 800 computerised national identity cards (CNICs) from National Database and Registration Authority’s (Nadra) Landhi office. According to the reports, the unidentified persons sneaked to the Nadra office Read More
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Previous govt left tcountry in deficit: Asad Umar
January 23, 2019 10:42 pm
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Minister for Finance Asad Umar said on Wednesday that the previous government left Pakistan in deficit and destroyed the economy of the country. The finance minister presented the Finance Supplementary Second Amendment bill 2019 in the Read More
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NAB has no relation with any political party: Javed Iqbal
January 23, 2019 6:52 pm
LAHORE (92 News) – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal on Wednesday said that the anti-graft watchdog has no relation with any political party. Javed Iqbal visited Bureau’s Lahore office where he was given detailed briefing on Read More
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Punjab govt decides not to celebrate Basant festival
January 23, 2019 6:40 pm
LAHORE (92 News) – The Punjab government has decided not to celebrate Basant festival across Punjab on Wednesday. The detailed reply related to this decision will be submitted in the Lahore High Court on Thursday. Punjab senior minister Aleem Khan Read More
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Ruckus in Punjab Assembly over Sahiwal incident
January 23, 2019 5:57 pm
LAHORE (92 News) – The opposition in the Punjab Assembly staged a strong protest against the Punjab government for not presenting a joint investigation team (JIT) report on the Sahiwal incident in the house for discussion. The members of the Read More
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South Africa Johan Botha retires from all cricket
January 23, 2019 10:10 pm
CAPETOWN (92 News) – South Africa Johan Botha, an all-rounder in the truest sense of the word, has retired from all forms of cricket with immediate effect. The off-spinner had been representing Hobart Hurricanes in Australia’s Big Bash League, but Read More
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Williams stunned by Pliskova fightback at Australian Open
January 23, 2019 8:45 am
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Serena Williams squandered four match points and blew a 5-1 lead in the decider as seventh seed Karolina Pliskova produced a stunning fightback to claim a 6-4 4-6 7-5 quarter-final victory over the American at the Australian Read More
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Phehlukwayo stars for Proteas to level ODI series against Pakistan
January 22, 2019 11:15 pm
DURBAN (92 News) – Andile Phehlukwayo followed career-best ODI bowling figures of 4/22 with an unbeaten 69 to help South Africa to a five-wicket win in the second ODI against Pakistan in Durban. The all-rounder and Rassie van der Dussen Read More
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IAAF clears 42 Russians to compete as neutrals in 2019
January 22, 2019 12:00 pm
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Former world champions Sergey Shubenkov and Maria Lasitskene were among 42 Russian athletes cleared to compete as neutrals in international competition this year, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said on Monday. The governing body said Read More
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Abbas picked as ICC announces men’s Test and ODI Teams of the Year
January 22, 2019 11:45 am
DUBAI (92 News) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced the men’s Test and ODI teams of the year with Virat Kohli named captain of both sides following a remarkable 2018 as batsman and skipper. The awards, which Read More
Technology View More
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Eclipse watchers howl at Super Blood Wolf Moon
January 21, 2019 8:10 pm
(Reuters) – Skywatchers howled at the moon at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles when the full lunar eclipse appeared shortly after 9 pm Pacific time on Sunday and our celestial neighbor was bathed reddish-orange during a Super Blood Wolf Read More
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Toyota, Panasonic to set up EV battery JV in 2020
January 20, 2019 12:36 pm
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp and Panasonic Corp are set to launch a joint venture next year to produce batteries for electric vehicles (EV) in an effort to compete with Chinese rivals, a source familiar with the matter said. Read More
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Robots will be your colleagues not your replacement: Manpower
January 19, 2019 10:28 am
BERLIN (Reuters) – Fears that robots will eliminate your job are unfounded with a growing number of employers planning to increase or maintain headcount as a result of automation, staffing company ManpowerGroup said in a survey. The “Humans Wanted: Robots Read More
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Tesla cuts jobs as it looks to make Model 3 more affordable
January 19, 2019 10:04 am
CALIFORNIA (Reuters) – Tesla Inc said it would cut thousands of jobs to rein in costs as it plans to increase production of lower-priced versions of its crucial Model 3 sedan, sending its shares down as much as 10 percent. Read More
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Facebook blocks accounts linked to Russian state-owned Sputnik
January 18, 2019 10:55 am
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Thursday it had removed hundreds of Russia-initiated accounts, which it judged to be involved in coordinated inauthentic behaviour on its platforms, including some linked to state-owned news agency Sputnik. In a separate statement, Read More
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Mini budget: import duty for print media, withholding tax for filers waived off
January 23, 2019 8:16 pm
ISLAMABAD (92 News) –The federal government on Wednesday waived off import duty on print media and withholding tax for the filers. Finance Minister Asad Umar presented the Finance Supplementary Second Amendment bill 2019 in the National Assembly on Wednesday. Umar Read More
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IMF, CEOs sound warnings as leaders gather in Davos
January 22, 2019 10:22 am
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund trimmed its global growth forecasts on Monday and a survey showed increasing pessimism among business chiefs as trade tensions and uncertainty loomed over the world’s biggest annual gathering of the rich and Read More
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Asia keeps calm as China cools, Brexit news awaited
January 21, 2019 2:45 pm
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian markets kept their nerve on Monday as data showed the Chinese economy slowed at the end of last year, underlining the urgent need for more stimulus as Beijing wrestles with the United States over trade. Investors Read More
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Gold steady as rising risk appetite offsets Fed pause views
January 21, 2019 12:24 pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gold prices held steady on Monday as expectations that the US Federal Reserve will pause its multi-year interest rate hike cycle were offset by a recovery in investor appetite for risk. Spot gold was mostly unchanged Read More
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Oil rises to 2019 highs on strong China demand despite economic slowdown
January 21, 2019 12:11 pm
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose to their highest for 2019 on Monday after data showed refinery processing in China, the world’s second-largest oil consumer, climbed to a record in 2018, despite a slowing economy last year. Prices are further Read More
