MELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal will step up his bid for a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title when he faces Argentina´s Federico Delbonis at the Australian Open on Thursday. The Spaniard can only count one Melbourne title among his 19 Majors but he will be confident of reaching the third round at …
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TRIPOLI: Rocket fire forced the suspension of all flights into and out of Tripoli’s sole functioning airport on Wednesday, only nine days after it reopened following a truce, Libya’s embattled UN-recognised government said. Mitiga airport had reopened after the truce in nine months of fighting for control of the capital …
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India has fallen 10 places on 2019 Democracy Index, down to the 51st position among 167 countries in total, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest report issued Wednesday. The Economist cited, among various reasons, three major issues of concern behind the latest rating of India, “the world’s biggest democracy” …
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The Pakistan U19 team handed Zimbabwe a 38 runs defeat to qualify for the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup quarter finals. — Photo: Geo.tv/Files The Pakistan U19 team handed Zimbabwe a 38-run defeat on Wednesday to qualify for the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup quarter-finals. In their chase of 295 at …
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NAB decided to move the SC to challenge the LHC’s decision to grant bail to Fawad Hasan Fawad.— Photo: Geo.tv/Files LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) says it will challenge a Lahore High Court (LHC) order granting bail to Fawad Hasan Fawad, a former principal secretary to two ex-prime ministers …
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Photo: AFP ATHENS: Greece’s parliament on Wednesday elected the first woman president in the country’s history, a senior judge with no party-political allegiance. A cross-party majority of 261 of the 294 MPs present at the session voted in favour of 63-year-old Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, parliament chief Costas Tassoulas said. “Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou …
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Shafqat Mahmood informed World Education Forum that Pakistan was doing everything possible to update its curriculum through comprehensive educational reforms. — Photo: Geo.tv/Files LONDON: Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood informed the World Education Forum that Pakistan was doing everything possible to update its curriculum through comprehensive educational reforms to …
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PM Imran speaks to media at the International Media Council. Photo taken from Twitter Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that one should not even think about a conflict between two nuclear armed states owing to the devastation it would create across the world. The prime minister was speaking …
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Sajal Ali nominated for ‘Best TV Actress’ award at PISA 2020 Pakistani actress Sajal Ali has been nominated for ‘Best TV Actress’ award at ‘Pakistan International Screen Awards 2020’ for her outstanding performance in drama serial Aangan. The MOM actress shared the big news on her Instagram story on Wednesday. …
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The first polio case of Sindh in 2020 has on Wednesday been reported in Tando Allahyar. According to details, the experts have verified that seven-month-old Komal Ayaz is diagnosed with poliomyelitis. Polio cases from other provinces were also reported after the new year began. It is pertinent here to mention …
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