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Imran Khan departs for London on four-day visit
April 21, 2018 9:51 pm
LONDON (92 News) – PTI chairman Imran Khan left for London on a four-day visit on Saturday. He is accompanied by his political secretary Aun Chaudhry and party spokesman Fawad Chaudhry. During his four-day stay, the PTI chief will attend Read More
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MQM-P to protest against load-shedding tomorrow
April 21, 2018 8:31 pm
KARACHI (92 News) – The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has announced plans for a protest demonstration on Sunday against power load-shedding in the metropolis. Dr Farooq Sattar said it was unfortunate that the city which paid the most tax had Read More
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Pakistan Zindabad Movement takes out rally in Lahore
April 21, 2018 6:18 pm
LAHORE (92 News) – The Pakistan Zindabad Movement took out a rally from Shahdara to Nasir Bagh on Saturday. A large number of people from Faisalabad, Gujranwala and other areas participated in the rally. The participants chanted slogans in favor Read More
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People’s Unity delegation calls on Bilawal Bhutto
April 21, 2018 5:22 pm
KARACHI (92 News) – A delegation of the People’s Unity called on PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday. Bilawal termed the group’s victory in the referendum as the victory of the employees. “The employees defeated the PML-N’s project of Read More
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Future politics to continue without Sharifs: Jahangir Tareen
April 21, 2018 2:48 pm
MULTAN (92 News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Jahangir Tareen on Saturday said that the politics in future will continue without the Sharif family. Talking to the media on Saturday, Tareen said that there is no doubt that Nawaz has been Read More
Sports View More
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Soccer: Wenger to step down after two decades in charge at Arsenal
April 21, 2018 12:50 pm
LONDON (Reuters) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is to stand down at the end of the season after a reign of almost 22 years during which he redefined the Premier League club and became their most successful boss. The longest-serving Read More
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Ruthless Nadal sends Thiem packing in Monte Carlo
April 21, 2018 10:11 am
MONTE CARLO (Reuters) – Defending champion Rafa Nadal thrashed Austrian fifth seed Dominic Thiem 6-0 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters for a record 14th time. Thiem, who had beaten Nadal twice on clay previously, was Read More
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Takakura aims to push boundaries after Women’s Asian Cup win
April 21, 2018 10:08 am
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asako Takakura, the Japanese national women’s team manager, has no intention of resting on her laurels after the side beat Australia to win their second successive Asian Cup crown and is already looking ahead to next Read More
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Cricket Australia in no hurry to appoint coach, team leadership
April 20, 2018 1:59 pm
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Cricket Australia (CA) will not be hurried into making a decision on their new coach and captain and vice-captain for their one-day side until the team for their tour of England is named, board chairman David Peever Read More
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Tennis player Thiem downs Djokovic in Monte Carlo to set up Nadal clash
April 20, 2018 9:15 am
MONTE CARLO (Reuters) – Fifth seed Dominic Thiem came from behind to knock out Novak Djokovic in the Monte Carlo Masters third round and set up a quarter-final clash with defending champion Rafa Nadal. Thiem, twice French Open semi-finalist, bounced Read More
Technology View More
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Apple offers battery replacement for some MacBooks after flaws reported
April 21, 2018 9:53 am
CALIFORNIA (Reuters) – Apple Inc said component failure in a limited number of MacBook Pros has caused built-in battery to expand, adding, it will offer worldwide free replacement for such batteries. Apple said the flaw, reported in some 13-inch Macbook Read More
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Photo storage service SmugMug acquires Flickr
April 21, 2018 9:38 am
CALIFORNIA (Reuters) – Photo management platform SmugMug said it has agreed to buy image and video-hosting website Flickr for an undisclosed amount. Flickr will continue to operate as a separate entity after the deal closes, SmugMug said. “Uniting the SmugMug Read More
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PwC had cleared Facebook’s privacy practices in leak period
April 20, 2018 11:58 am
CALIFORNIA (Reuters) – Facebook Inc’s privacy practices were cleared by auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in an assessment completed last year of the period in which data analytics consultancy Cambridge Analytica gained access to the personal data of millions of Facebook Read More
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Japanese companies see big things in small-scale industrial robots
April 20, 2018 11:47 am
TOKYO (Reuters) – A two-armed robot in a Japanese factory carefully stacks rice balls in a box, which a worker carries off for shipment to convenience stores. At another food-packaging plant, a robot shakes pepper and powdered cheese over pasta Read More
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Put the toolbox away – new robot assembles IKEA chairs
April 19, 2018 1:51 pm
SINGAPORE (AFP)- The robot, developed by scientists at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, can put together the wooden IKEA chair in just eight minutes and 55 seconds — a swift timing that may give even DIY enthusiasts a run for their Read More
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US-China trade tension dominates IMF gathering
April 21, 2018 11:57 am
WASHINGTON (AFP)- Trade tensions between the United States and China, which threaten to spill over into the global economy, are dominating a gathering of world finance officials even as the Group of 20 avoided the topic. Official after official has Read More
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EU needs ‘full’ exemption from US tariffs says France’s Le Maire
April 21, 2018 10:00 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The European Union needs to be exempted from steel and aluminum tariffs announced by the United States in order to work with Washington on trade with China, France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said . “We are Read More
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Oil recovers after sliding on Trump tweet criticising OPEC
April 21, 2018 9:50 am
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices edged up , stabilizing after an earlier slide driven by US President Donald Trump’s criticism of OPEC’s role in pushing up global oil prices. Brent crude oil futures LCOc1 gained 28 cents, or 0.4 Read More
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Japan has no immediate plan to bring US tariffs to WTO
April 21, 2018 9:35 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Japan has no immediate plan to raise a trade dispute against US steel and aluminium tariffs to the World Trade Organization, a senior Japanese finance ministry official said . “For now, Japan will seek to gain the Read More
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Saudi oil minister says more work needed to lower inventories
April 20, 2018 1:48 pm
JEDDAH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Friday global oil inventories had declined from their peak but had not yet fallen far enough. “Today (inventories) are still about 2.8 billion barrels, they are significantly below the Read More
