'Monster' earthquake shakes Anchorage, Alaska; Widespread damage reported

Around 8:30 a.m. AKST, a massive earthquake shook the city of Anchorage, Alaska. The National Weather Service initially issued a tsunami warning for nearby coastal waters, but at 10:00 a.m. AKST, the warning was canceled. Gov. Bill Walker has issued a disaster declaration in Alaska in response to Friday’s earthquake, which...

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Lady Health Workers stage protest outside SC Lahore registry

Lady Health Workers on Saturday staged protest outside Supreme Court ‎‎(SC) Lahore registry, demanding to increase their salaries. ‎ According to details, the protesters demanded the concerned authorities to make them permanent ‎and urged the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar to take notice of the issue. ‎They...

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FM Qureshi terms Indian army chief's remarks to make Pakistan secular state 'illogical'

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday has termed the ‎remarks of Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat regarding turning Pakistan into a secular state as illogical.‎ Talking to media in Multan, the foreign minister rejected General Rawat’s statement, saying that the ‎ideology of Pakistan cannot be changed at any cost....

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UN Official: Polio Remains Global Threat

Tremendous progress has been made in efforts to wipe out polio around the world. Before a global eradication program began 30 years ago, about 350,000 children became paralyzed from polio each year. The figure dropped to 28 in 2018. Nevertheless, Helen Rees, chair of the World Health Organization’s emergency committee, said...

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Kremlin Says Putin, Trump Will Meet on Sidelines of G-20

Russian authorities said Friday that Vladimir Putin will have a brief meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump during the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. "There is no scheduled pull-aside," was the only response from a White House official when queried about a Kremlin spokesman saying there would be an "impromptu"...

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FBI raids home of whistleblower who had ‘dirt’ on Clinton Foundation, Mueller

More than a dozen FBI agents searched for six hours the house of a contractor who had given Congress and the DOJ documents about the Clinton Foundation and the Uranium One scandal, implicating then-FBI director Robert Mueller. Sixteen agents showed up at the Maryland home of Dennis Nathan Cain on November 19, the Daily Caller...

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Monstrous 1-ton ocean sunfish caught in Russia's far east, thrown to the bears

The group of Sakhalin fishermen did not expect to find the Lovecraftian monster in their nets as they took to the sea for smaller fry on Saturday. The enormous fish, considered a delicacy in some cultures, proved to be a dead weight as it didn't make it to the shore fresh. Russian fishermen pulled a 1,100 kg ocean sunfish...

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Aleema Khan says will reply to allegations levelled against her in supreme Court

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan on Friday said she will respond to all allegations levelled against her in the Supreme Court. A day earlier, the Supreme Court while hearing a suo motu case on foreign properties owned by Pakistani nationals, directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to present property and...

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Former President George H.W. Bush Dies: A Life of Commitment to US

George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, a man born of patrician pedigree, but with a sense of honor, duty and service to his country that played out over the last 60 years of the 20th century, died Friday at age 94. In a life on the world stage and at the highest levels of the American political scene,...

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Watch: Sci-Fi Short 'Now' Examines a Digital Database of Memories

"I need you to help me with something… Think of it like it's a game, like a memory game." What if we lived in a world where all of our memories were stored into a digital database? Now is a short film written and directed by Justin Zachary, and plays with that concept. The story is about a computer scientist who digs through...

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Trailer for 'The Rainbow Experiment' About a High School Unraveling

"It's nobody's fault. And everybody's responsibility." Gravitas Ventures has released the trailer for an indie "surreal mystery" drama titled The Rainbow Experiment, which first premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival (the anti-Sundance fest that takes place at the same time/place) at the beginning of this year. This trailer...

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23 civilians killed in US air strike in southern Afghanistan, UN probe reveals

At least 23 civilians, including women and children, were killed by a US air strike in southern Afghanistan earlier this week, according to a UN investigation, as ordinary Afghans continue to bear the brunt of the 17-year conflict. “Initial findings indicate that the vast majority of the victims were women and children,”...

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PPP calls on CJP to take notice of party leadership's 'media trial'

The PPP has called on Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar to take notice of what it calls a "media trial" of the party's top leadership, allegedly at the behest of investigators probing a money laundering case. PPP-Parliamentarians President Asif Ali Zardari, his sister Faryal Talpur and several of their business associates are...

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Peshawar girl students thrash harassers at busy market

In an act of bravado, two girl students thrashed two young men catcalling at them at a busy market of Peshawar forcing them to flee. In an undated video clip that went viral on social media on Friday, the two girl students wearing hijab could be seen angrily slapping across the faces of two young men as a crowd gathers at...

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Search of Deutsche Bank offices continues in German 'Panama Papers' probe

German authorities are continuing to search offices of Deutsche Bank as part of an investigation into suspicion that some employees helped set up offshore companies that were used to launder hundreds of millions of euros. The Frankfurt prosecutors' office told the dpa news agency on Friday that additional materials were being...

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First Full Trailer for Blumhouse's Horror Sequel 'Happy Death Day 2U'

"I thought I ended the loop… But I'm back!" Universal Pictures has debuted the first full-length trailer for Happy Death Day 2U, Blumhouse's highly-anticipated sequel to their time-loop horror hit from last year Happy Death Day. Once again directed (and written) by Christopher Landon, the film continues with the hero discovering...

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American blind girl travels to Pakistan to marry visually impaired cricketer

As marrying a US national is making headlines these days, in a new ‘love story’ a Pakistani visually impaired cricketer has tied the knot with an American blind girl in Bahawalpur. It all began after Brittney Montgomery, the American national, befriended Mujeebur Rehman on the popular social media platform – Facebook. She...

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PMLN leaders react to PTI govt's performance

Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbsi on Friday said that the policies of his party should be implemented if the PTI government was serious in resolving issues facing the country. Addressing a press conference along with other PML-N leaders in Islamabad on Friday, he said...

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Watch: Scorsese's Script Supervisor Shows How to Maintain Continuity

"So did you catch all the errors so far?" This fascinating, informative filmmaking video made by Vanity Fair introduces us to Martha Pinson, a renowned script supervisor who has worked on Martin Scorsese's films Aviator, The Departed, Shutter Island, and Hugo. You've likely heard of this job before, or seen it in the credits,...

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Excl: Trailer for Max Martini's Veteran Road Trip Film 'Sgt. Will Gardner'

"I had a purpose over there." "You got one here, too." FS is proud to exclusively debut the official trailer for a film titled Sgt. Will Gardner, another emotional drama about soldiers returning home from war with PTSD, struggling to reintegrate into society. Actor Max Martini writes, directs, produces, and stars in this film...

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New US Trailer for Alice Rohrwacher's Italian Fable 'Happy as Lazzaro'

"I'm calling about a missing boy." Netflix has released a new US trailer for the film Happy as Lazzaro, originally titled Lazzaro felice, the latest film by acclaimed Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher (Corpo Celeste, The Wonders). This trailer celebrates the release of the film on Netflix today, for those who would like to...

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Syed Ali Gilani terms Imran Khan’s statement as realistic

In occupied Kashmir, the Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Gilani, has said that Kashmir is the bone of contention between Pakistan and India since the creation of the two countries in 1947. Syed Ali Gilani in a statement issued in Srinagar termed as realistic the Pakistan Prime Minister, Imran Khan’s...

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'Our consumption choices are driving biodiversity loss'

Humankind is decimating plant and animal species, with alarming consequences for the planet. From the UN biodiversity conference in Egypt, Cristiana Pasca explains why preserving biodiversity is key to our survival. Biodiversity is the cornerstone of our existence — a fact many of us seem to forget in our daily lives. And...

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Soviet moon rocks fetch $855,000 at New York auction

Three pieces of moon rock brought to Earth decades ago have sold at auction, nearly doubling their price. The tiny lumps, collected by a Soviet moon mission, are the only known material of their kind in private hands. Sotheby's auction house in New York said the tiny pieces of moon rock had fetched $855,000 (€750,535) at...

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5.3 million Germans suffer from depression each year

Depression can take a massive toll not only on the sufferers, but also on their loved ones. A study by the German Depression Foundation found the illness caused relationship breakdowns for almost half of those affected. The German Depression Foundation has published its 2018 Depression Barometer, offering an insight into...

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CNN commentator sacked for giving pro-Palestine speech at UN

CNN has sacked political commentator Marc Lamont Hill after he gave a pro-Palestinian speech at the UN, where he called for justice for Palestinians and said there needs to be “a free Palestine from the river to the sea.” A CNN spokesperson told Mediaite that “Marc Lamont Hill is no longer under contract with CNN.” The media...

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Yemen fires homegrown ballistic missile at Saudi led forces positions

The forces of the Yemeni army and Popular Committees, in a retaliatory attack against the Saudi-led coalition, fired a domestically made missile at the Riyadh-backed militants in the West Coast region, local reports said. The Yemeni forces hit the positions of the Saudi mercenaries with a “Badr P-1” ballistic missile, inflicting...

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Nation should not worry about hike in Dollar: PM Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday his government was taking steps to ensure that a shortage of dollars would not exist in the future. Addressing a ceremony to announce the launch of a car manufacturing plant by JW Forland, the prime minister spoke on the dollar reaching an all-time high of Rs142 in the interbank. The...

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South Korea train enters North for first time in a decade

A South Korean train has crossed into the North to officially launch a historic joint project to reconnect railroad tracks between the two nations. Footage of the landmark event Friday showed a red, white and blue train -- displaying a banner reading "Iron Horse is now running toward the era of peace and prosperity" -- depart...

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Syria shoots downs ‘hostile targets' following Israeli attack

Syria has shot down "hostile targets" following an Israeli attack south of the capital Damascus and foiled its goals despite the "intensity of the aggression," state media said on Friday. A military source did not specify the targets but dismissed earlier reports that an Israeli war plane had been downed. Syrian air defenses responded to the attack...

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Law and order situation improved in Balochistan: IGP Mohsin Hassan

Inspector General Police Balochistan Mohsin Hassan Butt has said that law and order situation has considerably been improved in the province. He was addressing passing out parade of 88th batch of newly recruits at Police Training Centre in Quetta on Friday. The IG added that police and other law enforcement agencies are confronting...

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NASA selects commercial firms to make lunar robotic payloads

The United States space agency NASA has announced that nine commercial American companies in a partnership to develop lunar robotic landers in the coming decade. NASA would buy space on commercial robotic landers to deliver payloads to the lunar surface, missions that could start as early as next year. Those companies are...

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Frontier Corps Balochistan sets up free medical camp in Zhob

Frontier Corps Balochistan has set up a free medical camp in Qamardin, Zhob district on Friday. During the camp, physicians and medical experts examined more than one thousand poor patients and distributed free medicines among them. from Latest News - SUCH TV https://ift.tt/2ztuf...

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Petrol, Diesel prices reduced by Rs2 per litre

Finance Minister Asad Umar on Friday announced a reduction of Rs2 per litre in the prices of petrol and diesel. During a press conference in Islamabad, he told that sales tax on diesel was 27.5 percent and 15 percent on petrol in the last month of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government. When our government came,...

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Russia and Ukraine refuse to back down as UN chief urges calm

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed hope that the international community will help calm tensions between Russia and Ukraine over a ship standoff near Crimea. Guterres urged Russia on Thursday to respect “the territorial integrity of Ukraine” and “avoid the worst” after Russia seized Ukrainian naval...

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Fans furious after Netflix cancels Marvel’s ‘Daredevil’

Netflix on Friday cancelled Marvel series ‘Daredevil’ leaving fans across the globe furious. The streaming service cancelled the Marvel series just over a month after the third season was released. "Marvel’s Daredevil will not return for a fourth season on Netflix," the streaming service said in a statement to Deadline. "We...

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Arsenal and Chelsea power on in Europa League

Londoners Chelsea and Arsenal both enjoyed high-scoring Europa League wins on Thursday as Glasgow giants Celtic and Rangers were left with work to do on the final matchday to qualify for the next stage. Unai Emery selected a youthful Arsenal to play in the Ukraine and they romped past Vorskla Poltava 3-0, guaranteeing top...

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