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Oil & gas company’s four employees murdered after being kidnapped
October 23, 2018 11:28 pm
PESHAWAR (92 News) – Four employees of oil and gas company were murdered after being kidnapped in North Waziristan on Tuesday. According to local administration, the kidnapped employees were torched to death along with the vehicle. One of the deceased Read More
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Assets beyond income: NAB summons Hamza, Salman Shehbaz on Nov 2
October 23, 2018 10:32 pm
LAHORE (92 News) – The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) summoned Hamza and Salman Shehbaz in the assets beyond unknown sources of income case on November 2. They have been asked to appear in person. Both brothers have already submitted their Read More
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Dr Shehla who threatened cops granted bail
October 23, 2018 3:45 pm
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – A judicial magistrate on Tuesday granted bail to Dr Shehla Shakeel Sethi, who was arrested for threatening cops for not allowing her into the diplomatic enclave. Judge Adnan Rasheed approved Dr Sethi’s bail and directed her Read More
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Utility Stores’ employees continue sit-in on second day in Islamabad
October 23, 2018 12:06 pm
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The sit-in of Utility Stores Corporation employees, gathered from all over the country, continued on second day at D-Chowk in Islamabad. As per reports, the protestors of Utility Stores demanded that their contracts be made permanent Read More
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I didn’t recommend Usman Buzdar’s name for Punjab CM, says Tareen
October 23, 2018 9:25 am
LAHORE (92 News) – Pakistan tehreek-e-Insaf leader Jahangir Tareen has said that he did not recommend Usman Buzdar’s name for the post of Punjab chief minister. During his conversation, Jahangir Tareen said that Prime Minister Imran Khan Imran Khan telephoned Read More
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Sri Lanka condemn England to heaviest ODI defeat
October 23, 2018 10:49 pm
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s top-order batsmen put up a solid display and were ably aided by their bowlers to help their side thump England by 219 runs for the touring side’s worst one-day international loss by runs in the Read More
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Pakistan bowler Sana Mir rises to top of ODI rankings
October 23, 2018 7:07 pm
DUBAI (Web Desk) – Sana Mir, the veteran Pakistan bowler, topped the wicket-takers’ chart even as Pakistan went down 3-0 to Australia in their ICC Women’s Championship series. The series sweep was a good one for Australia, who extended their Read More
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Anderson, Phillips added to New Zealand T20I squad
October 23, 2018 10:06 am
WELLINGTON 92 News) – Corey Anderson and Glenn Phillips have been added to the New Zealand Twenty20 International squad to take on Pakistan in a three-match series starting 31 October. All-rounder Anderson, who is leading the New Zealand A team Read More
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Bangladesh hope to adapt quickly to unfamiliar conditions
October 23, 2018 9:40 am
DHAKA (92 News) – The ICC Women’s World T20 2018 in November will be Bangladesh’s first time playing in the Caribbean, but they’re up for the challenge. The team left for the tournament on Monday, 23 October, and are hoping Read More
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Juve’s prepared for emotional return to Old Trafford
October 23, 2018 9:20 am
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo is ready for an emotional return to his former club Manchester United in the Champions League on Tuesday but believes the Italian side can win by executing their gameplan. Ronaldo is back Read More
Technology View More
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Launch of new iPhones helps chipmaker AMS’s profit surge
October 23, 2018 9:47 am
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian chipmaker AMS AG reported a 49 percent increase in its third-quarter core profit and gave an upbeat forecast for the next period, largely because Apple started mass production of new phones that include its sensors. AMS Read More
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Facebook shuts accounts of marketing group in Brazil election
October 23, 2018 9:15 am
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said it had removed 68 pages and 43 accounts associated with a Brazilian marketing group, Raposo Fernandes Associados (RFA), for violating the social media network’s misrepresentation and spam policies. The newspaper O Estado de Read More
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Amazon.com, Qualcomm to put Alexa assistant in more headphones
October 23, 2018 9:08 am
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Microchip firm Qualcomm Inc is joining Amazon.com Inc to spread the use of Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant in wireless headphones, the companies said. Under the deal, Qualcomm will release a set of chips that any maker Read More
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Audi’s electric SUV faces four-week delay because of software bug
October 22, 2018 9:29 am
SEOUL (Reuters) – Audi’s first electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) will hit showrooms four weeks later than planned because of a software development issue, a spokesman for the German luxury car brand said . The spokesman said Audi’s e-tron midsize Read More
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Japan to tell Facebook to improve data protection
October 22, 2018 9:03 am
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government is set to tell Facebook Inc to better protect its users’ personal data after a leak involving British firm Cambridge Analytica that affected 87 million users globally, Kyodo News reported on Monday. The government, Read More
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Malta says expects to maintain budget surplus, strong growth in 2019
October 23, 2018 9:17 am
VALLETTA (Reuters) – Malta expects to register a fiscal surplus for the fourth successive year in 2019 and forecasts its economy to grow by 5.3 percent in real terms, Finance Minister Edward Scicluna said when he presented the Mediterranean island’s Read More
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Saudi investment summit set to start despite boycott over slain journalist
October 23, 2018 9:11 am
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia brushed off a Western boycott over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as it prepared to launch an investment conference on Tuesday that has been overshadowed by the withdrawal of dozens of top business and Read More
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Oil prices fall as Saudi Arabia pledges to play ‘responsible role’ in market
October 23, 2018 8:11 am
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia pledged to play a “responsible role” in energy markets, although sentiment remained nervous in the run-up to US sanctions against Iran’s crude exports that start next month. Front-month Brent Read More
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Asian shares struggle as European woes, Saudi concerns dim mood
October 23, 2018 8:06 am
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares edged lower on Tuesday as earnings season nerves in the US dented Wall Street, while a cocktail of negative factors from Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic isolation to concerns over Italy’s budget and Brexit talks depressed sentiment. Read More
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ECC postpones decision on hike in prices of electricity
October 22, 2018 4:32 pm
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Monday postponed a decision to increase the prices of electricity. Minister for Finance Asad Umar chaired an ECC meeting today which focused the decision of hike in the power tariff Read More
