Raees upsets Naseem in U21 snookerISLAMABAD: Raees Ali Usama surprised Muhammad Naseem Akhtar 4-1 in the pre-quarter-finals of the Jubilee Insurance National under-21 Snooker Championship at the Pakistan Sports Complex Hall Sunday.Making it to the last eight stage were Haris Tahir, Ahsan Yousaf, Sheheryar Abbas, Ali Haider, Raees Al....
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Jokers in the pack behind stalemate with BCCI: ManiISLAMABAD: There are two jokers in the pack in Indian cricket that has kept the uncertainty alive for the revival of bilateral series with Pakistan, claimed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ehsan Mani during an exclusive interview with ‘The News’.Mani, who has worked as the chairman ICC....
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Snow queen to feature in world alpine skiingCORTINA, Italy: Czech snow queen Ester Ledecka, who completed a historic ski-snowboard double at the Winter Olympics last year, has opted to compete in the world alpine skiing championships next month over the snowboard championships.Ledecka, 23, had to choose as both events clashed with snowboarder....
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Lahore races: Royal Ransom win Blooming Maid CupLAHORE: Royal Ransom emerged as the winner of the Blooming Maid Cup as there were eight races held at the Lahore Race Club on Sunday.There were six Kaghan and one Murree Plate races while one Blooming Maid Cup and Royal Ransom was the star of the day as it won the cup race covering 6.5 furlong in on....
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Raees shocks Naseem in Natonal U-21 SnookerISLAMABAD: Raees Ali Usama surprised Muhammad Naseem Akhtar 4-1 in the pre-quarter-finals of the Jubilee Insurance National under-21 Snooker Championship at the Pakistan Sports Complex Hall Sunday.Making it to the last eight stage were Haris Tahir, Ahsan Yousaf, Sheheryar Abbas, Ali Haider, Raees Al....
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Mani reveals why India reluctant to hold bilateral seriesAbdul Mohi ShahISLAMABAD: There are two jokers in the pack in Indian cricket that has kept the uncertainty alive for the revival of bilateral series with Pakistan, claimed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ehsan Mani during an exclusive interview with The News the other day.Mani, who worked as the chairm....
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Bayliss targets World Cup, Ashes doubleLONDON: Despite England never having won a global 50-over tournament, head coach Trevor Bayliss still believes an Ashes win next summer would trump a World Cup triumph.England will be hosting both match-ups in the same year for the first time since 1975 and have high expectations of emerging victori....
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Donald Trump 'Must Be Impeached' Immediately, Says Maxine WatersIn an interview broadcast on Sunday, Democratic Representative Maxine Waters suggested that President Donald Trump should be impeached immediately, Raw Story reports.
Unlike the vast majority of her Democratic colleagues, Waters does not believe that the Congress should wait for Robert Mueller....
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US withdrawal to drag neighbours back into Afghan war, warns reportWASHINGTON: The Taliban will lose interest in negotiating peace and Afghanistan's neighbours will get even more involved in war if the United States withdrew its forces, a US report warns.
But a Republican senator, Rand Paul, said after a recent meeting with Donald Trump that the US president was....
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Donald Trump 'Ripping The Nation Apart,' Says Personal FriendThe ongoing government shutdown caused by the stalemate between the two parties and provoked by President Donald Trump, his insistence on receiving funding for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, is the longest shutdown in the history of the country.
With no end in sight, the political crisis is no....
Ledecka opts for world ski champs over snowboardCORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy: Czech snow queen Ester Ledecka, who completed a historic ski-snowboard double at the Winter Olympics last year, has opted to compete in the world alpine skiing championships next month over the snowboard championships.Ledecka, 23, had to choose as both events clashed ....
Pompeo reportedly meeting with top GOP strategist as he mulls 2020 Senate bidThe latest indication that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will run are reports that the secretary of state plans to meet Sunday with veteran Republican strategist Ward Baker to discuss what a campaign to fill the seat being vacated by Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas. Roberts, a Republican, said earlier t....
2019: PDP reacts as Obasanjo accuses Buhari of planning to rig presidential electionThe Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Sunday said the concerns raised by former president Olusegun Obasanjo over President Muhammadu Buhari's alleged scheme to use the apparatus of state power to subjugate Nigerians, “undermine our democratic system, subvert the electoral process and perpetuat....
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2019 presidency: Be ready for battle – Fani-Kayode reacts as Obasanjo attacks Buhari againAhead of the forthcoming election, former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has warned President Muhammadu Buhari to be ready for battle. Fani-Kayode said this while reacting to the remarks made by ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo against Buhari and his government. Obasanjo, among other things, u....
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2019 presidency: What Buhari, Atiku, others must do – Pastor BakareServing Oveerseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has called on presidential candidates for next month’s poll to look beyond the 2019 election. According to him, the presidential candidates must place the interest of the nation above their political interests. The cleric stat....
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2019 debate: Fela Durotoye under fire for describing running-mate as "beautiful, delectable"Fela Durotoye, the presidential candidate of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN), has come under severe criticisms. Social media users have taken to social media to condemn a remark he made about his running mate for the 2019 presidential election, Khadijah Iyah Abdullahi. Durotoye, a renowned motiva....
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Quotable quotes from Presidential Debate 2019The presidential debate took place on Saturday.It was organised by the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria , in partnership with Nigerian Election Debate Group and some....
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2019 Lok Sabha polls will be fought between 56-inch chest and `khichdi` coalition: BJPClaiming that the strong leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi "strikes extreme fear" in his opponents, senior BJP leader and Uttar Pradesh Minister Sidharth Nath Singh said on Sunday that the 2019 parliamentary election would be a fight between the 56-inch chest and the 'khichdi' coalition o....
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Buhari vs Atiku: What Nigerians should do on Feb 16 – ObasanjoFormer President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, urged Nigerians to help President Muhammadu Buhari go back home to rest. He said the electorate can ensure this through their votes on February 16, date for the presidential election. Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will slug it out with ....
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APC: Gov. Lalong finally reacts to crowd disrupting Buhari's rally in JosGovernor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has described the mammoth crowd at a rally for the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari as an automatic endorsement of his candidature by people of the state. He said the massive turn-out of Plateau people to welcome the president was not a surprise as....
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2019 election: Cross River monarch, APC governorship candidate's brother endorse Ben AyadeThe Paramount Ruler of Etung Local Government Area of Cross River State, His Royal Majesty Ntufam Emmanuel Oru has said the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator John Ewan-Enoh “stands no chance of winning the governorship election in March.” He made the d....
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Sports Minister informs ICC on SLC election delaySports Minister Harin Fernando has informed the International Cricket Council (ICC) about the delay to hold the Sri Lanka Cricket Board election. Fernando tweeted saying he met the ICC CEO Dave Richardson and briefed him on the election. He said he had explained Sri Lanka’s position that the S....
Algerian ex-prime minister Benflis to run for presidencyALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian ex-Prime Minister Ali Benflis has announced he will run for president in next year's election.The 74-year-old Benflis was President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's campaign director in 1999 and was named.......
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Obasanjo reveals 'real reason' Buhari led APC govt is after CJN OnnoghenFormer President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, reacted to the criminal charges filed against the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen. He stated that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) decided to go after the CJN because he refused to give in to th....
OIC secretary general congratulates Hasina in Jeddah meeting speechThe OIC Secretary General Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen has congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her historic election victory and reiterated his hope that under her leadership Bangladesh will "continue on its path to peace, development and progress".....
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Facebook backs election integrity, AI initiatives in GermanyFacebook has launched German initiatives to defend election integrity and examine the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI), its operations chief said on Sunday, seeking to convince sceptics it is serious about privacy and democracy. The world’s largest social network had a tough 2018 as it w....
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Nigerians must resist Amina Zakari, INEC may rig for Buhari, APC – ObasanjoFormer President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday warned that the 2019 election may not be free and fair. He condemned the controversial appointment of Amina Zakari as head of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) collation centre. Obasanjo said the development was a sign that the body m....
Turkey issues new drilling threat, Akinci ponders giving up on federal solutionTurkey will soon begin drilling in the maritime region of Cyprus and possibly areas “licensed by the Turkish Cypriots”, its energy minister Fatih Donmez was reported as saying on Sunday as he issued “a new warning” to Greek Cypriots. He also said that by late February or mid-....
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GOP senators try to figure how out closely to run with TrumpDENVER (AP) — Republican Sen. Cory Gardner helped mastermind the GOP's midterm strategy of pushing Senate candidates closer to President Donald Trump. But heading into his own 2020 re-election bid in Colorado, he's allowing more distance.......
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2019 elections: Biafra groups back IPOB on boycottTwo groups, the Biafra Government in Exile (BGIE) and the Biafra Shadow Government (BSG), have urged the people of the area not to participate in the 2019 general elections. The pro-Biafra groups said precedents showed that whether or not they voted, the administration that would emerge after the el....
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2019 presidency: Gov. Fayemi speaks on 'going to Atiku for help' after winning Ekiti electionThe Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi has denied reports in the media credited to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, that he (Fayemi) had upon his election last July, approached him (Atiku) for an economic policy document. DAILY POST had reported th....
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Afghanistan's incumbent president registers for reelectionKABUL, Afghanistan – President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday, January 20, formally registered as a candidate for Afghanistan's delayed presidential election, setting up a rematch with Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah in the July ballot.
Ghani, who is seeking a 2nd term, was elected in a fraud-taint....
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The Latest: Burundi leader congratulates Congo poll winnerKINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The Latest on Congo's election results (all times local):12:45 p.m.Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza congratulated Congo's President elect Felix Tshisekedi and the Congolese people on the election result."Through.......
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2019 presidency: Court fixes date to determine whether Buhari will contest electionThe Incorporated Trustees of the Civil Society Observatory for Constitutional and Legal Compliance, CSOCLC, has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari to court challenging his eligibility to contest in next month’s election. The group wants the court to decide whether Buhari has attained the minim....
Indians over 65, under 15 can use Aadhaar to visit Nepal, BhutanNew Delhi: Aadhaar cards are now valid travel documents for Indians under 15 and over 65 travelling to Nepal and Bhutan, according to a Home Ministry communique. Indians other than those in the two age brackets will not be able to use Aadhaar to travel to the two neighbouring countries, for which n....
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2019 presidency: SERAP writes Buhari, Atiku, others, lists 5 things candidates must doThe Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has sent an open letter to major presidential candidates for Nigeria's February 16 election. SERAP is urging them to "publicly commit to revolutionary and innovative anti-corruption reforms in five key areas, such as security votes, power ....
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Lonzo Ball cleared of fracture after early exit
MANILA, Philippines – The Los Angeles Lakers dodged another major injury bullet as Lonzo Ball's x-ray results on his left ankle came out negative on Sunday, January 20.
The Lakers lost Ball to a sprained left ankle in the 3rd quarter against the Houston Rockets and their lead went down ......
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DR Congo court confirms Tshisekedi winner of disputed presidential electionKINSHASA, DR Congo – DR Congo's top court on Sunday, January 20 declared opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi the winner of disputed presidential elections after throwing out a legal challenge by the runner-up.
Announcing the final results of the much-delayed poll, the Constitutional Court said....
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APC accuses Taraba Gov, Ishaku of arming thugs ahead of electionThe All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State has accused Gov. Ishaku Darius of the state of allegedly arming political thugs across the state as part of PDP's plans to disrupt the 2019 elections. Addressing newsmen in Jalingo on Saturday, the Director-General of the APC governorship candidate....
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Presidential Debate: Moghalu, Durotoye, Ezekwesili reveals solution to insecuritySome candidates in the forthcoming 2019 presidential election have highlighted their strategies to tackle insecurity in the country if elected. The candidates disclosed their plans at a debate organised by the Nigerian Election Debate Group in collaboration with the Broadcasting Organisation of Nige....
