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Victims’ relatives protest against Sahiwal killings
January 19, 2019 8:00 pm
LAHORE/SAHIWAL (92 News) – Relatives of the victims staged demonstrations against the killings of citizens in an alleged encounter on Saturday. In Sahiwal, the protesters chanted slogans the hospital administration for not handing them over the bodies. In Lahore, the Read More
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More arrests made in Chinese consulate attack: Malir SSP
January 19, 2019 6:47 pm
KARACHI (92 News) – Malir SSP Irfan Bahadar disclosed that more arrests have been made in the Chinese consulate attack. Addressing a ceremony held to return the snatched mobile phones on Saturday, the Malir SSP said that arrests were made Read More
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Weather turns more chilly after light rain in Islamabad
January 19, 2019 10:19 am
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Weather turned cold after light rain in Islamabad and its adjoining on Saturday. As per details, light rain continues in Rawalpindi,Upper Dir and upper areas of Azad Kashmir. However, the rain turned the weather cold across Read More
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Two women among three die in Rawalpindi cylinder blast
January 19, 2019 9:13 am
RAWALPINDI (92 News) – Two women and a boy died when a cylinder exploded due to gas leakage on Saturday. The incident took place in Rawalpindi’s Dhok Chaudhrian area. As per details, cylinder blast occurred during breakfast time when the Read More
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Punjab Minister for Mines and Minerals Ammar Yasir resigns
January 18, 2019 9:18 pm
LAHORE (92 News) – Punjab Minister for Mines and Minerals Ammar Yasir belonging to the Pakistan Muslim-League Quaid (PML-Q) tendered his resignation on Friday. In his resignation sent to the party leadership, the minister said that undue pressure and hurdles Read More
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Australia’s Hazlewood ruled out of Sri Lanka Test series
January 19, 2019 6:58 pm
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the Test series against Sri Lanka due to a back injury, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Saturday. Jhye Richardson, uncapped at Test level, has been called into Read More
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Serena motors into fourth round in Melbourne
January 19, 2019 11:37 am
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Serena Williams powered into the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday with a 6-2 6-1 demolition of Ukrainian teenager Dayana Yastremska to continue her charge through the Melbourne Park draw. The 37-year-old Williams, chasing a Read More
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Australia women’s coach Stajcic sacked five months before World Cup
January 19, 2019 11:29 am
BRASÍLIA (Reuters) – Australia’s preparations for the Women’s World Cup have been rocked with the sacking of coach Alen Stajcic, with Football Federation Australia (FFA) announcing his departure on Saturday. Stajcic, who took charge of the ‘Matildas’ in 2014, guided Read More
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Stoll stays as Renault Sport president after Koskas leaves
January 19, 2019 10:46 am
PARIS (Reuters) – Jerome Stoll will stay on as president of Renault Sport Racing, which includes the Formula One team, after the sudden departure of Thierry Koskas, the executive who was supposed to replace him. Koskas, who was a member Read More
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Sharapova ousts defending champion Wozniacki in Australian Open
January 18, 2019 6:28 pm
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova craves tough fights against top players, something she has been denied in the recent years after her ranking plummeted due to doping and injury problems, the former world number one said on Friday. The five-times Read More
Technology View 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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Netflix forecast misses Wall Street view, shares dip
January 18, 2019 8:54 am
(Reuters) – Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) forecast first-quarter revenue slightly below Wall Street estimates on Thursday, even after a record quarter for new customers, sending shares of the world’s largest streaming service down 4 percent in after-hours trading. Investors may have Read More
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US lawmakers introduce bipartisan bills targeting China’s Huawei and ZTE
January 17, 2019 8:11 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced bills that would ban the sale of US chips or other components to Huawei Technologies Co Ltd , ZTE Corp or other Chinese telecommunications companies that violate US sanctions or Read More
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Stocks rally on trade hopes, dollar has first weekly gain of 2019
January 19, 2019 8:29 am
NEW YORK (Reuters) – World stock indexes jumped with Wall Street posting a fourth straight week of gains, and the dollar had its first positive week since mid-December as optimism increased that an end is in sight to the US-China Read More
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US demands regular review of China trade reform
January 19, 2019 8:13 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is pushing for regular reviews of China’s progress on pledged trade reforms as a condition for a trade deal – and could again resort to tariffs if it deems Beijing has violated the agreement, Read More
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Asia stocks rise broadly on US-China trade relief
January 18, 2019 12:20 pm
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose across the board on Friday as a report of progress in US-China trade talks stirred hopes of a deal in their tariff dispute and supported risk sentiment. Spreadbetters expected European stocks to take their Read More
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Import duty increased on mobile phones
January 18, 2019 11:47 am
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The government of Pakistan on Friday increased the import duty on mobile phones 15 percent to 44-52 per cent. According to the Karachi Electronic Dealers Association (EDA) president Muhammad Rizwan, the duties, general sales tax (GST), Read More
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Philips to close its UK factory in 2020, with loss of 400 jobs
January 18, 2019 10:51 am
AMSTERDAM/LONDON (Reuters) – Dutch health technology company Philips (PHG.AS) said on Thursday it planned to close its only factory in Britain in 2020, with the loss of around 400 jobs, the latest firm to move manufacturing jobs out of Britain. Read More
