Saturday 6 May 2017

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Football: RB Leipzig claims automatic Champions League berth

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BERLIN (AFP) - RB Leipzig capped off a superb first Bundesliga campaign by securing automatic qualification for next seasons Champions League as Timo Werner scored twice in their 4-1 thrashing of Hertha Berlin on Saturday.Leipzig, founded by energy drinks giants Red Bull in 2009, only reached Germanys top flight this season after four promotions in seven years.They lie second in the table and are certain to finish in the top three, which means a direct path into the Champions League group stage.They are the first Bundesliga club since Kaiserslautern in 1998 to qualify directly for the Champions League immediately after winning promotion.Germany striker Werner, 21, now has 19 league goals in a superb season.He netted the opener on 12 minutes with a bullet header from a curling cross from midfielder Marcel Sabitzer.A howler by Hertha goalkeeper Rune Jarstein, who slipped attempting a clearance, allowed Yussuf Poulsen to knock the ball across the empty Berlin goal for Werners simple tap-in on 54 minutes that made it 2-0.Hertha pulled a goal back when Leipzigs substitute midfielder Rani Khedira -- younger brother of World Cup winner Sami -- headed the ball into his own net on 85 minutes.But Davie Selke, on for Poulsen, netted on 89 minutes and again in stoppage time to seal RBs victory. Hertha remain on course for a Europa League place in fifth.Earlier, Juan Bernat netted as champions Bayern Munich laboured to a 1-0 win over bottom club Darmstadt, which confirmed their relegation.Bayern, Bundesliga champions for the fifth year in a row, were made to work at the Allianz Arena and Darmstadt might have snatched a point, but Hamit Altintops late penalty was saved.Carlo Ancelottis Bayern broke the deadlock when Franck Riberys mazy run on the left flank played Bernat into the area.The left-back beat two defenders, then coolly chipped Darmstadt goalkeeper Michael Esser for the 18th-minute goal that proved to be the winner.However, the Spaniard conceded the penalty with five minutes left by fouling Darmstadt substitute Sven Schipplock.Bayern are 10 points ahead of RB Leipzig while Darmstadt are now an insurmountable nine points from safety with just two games left.- Aubameyang level with Lewandowski -=====================================Elsewhere, Borussia Dortmund took a big step towards a direct Champions League place by climbing into third with a 2-1 win at home to Hoffenheim, who slip to fourth.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyangs second-half header which proved the winner saw him join Bayerns Robert Lewandowski on 28 goals in the race to be the Bundesligas top scorer.Marco Reus gave Dortmund a controversial lead after just four minutes, replays showing he was a metre offside when Gonzalo Castros final pass put him behind the defence to tuck away his shot.Hoffenheim were then left fuming when Germany winger Reus controlled the ball with his arm -- which the referee missed -- before firing in a cross which made contact with defender Pavel Kaderabeks hand.Referee Felix Brych, an international official, pointed to the spot, but justice was seen to be done when Aubameyang fired wide on 14 minutes.The Gabon hot-shot made amends when he headed home after Raphael Guerreiro hit the post on 82 minutes, but Hoffenheim pulled a goal back when ex-Leicester City striker Andrej Kramaric slotted in a late penalty.Hoffenheim are now two points behind Dortmund with two games remaining.Ingolstadt, 17th in the table, still have a chance of staying up after their 1-1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen.Sonny Kittels second-half goal for the hosts was cancelled out by Leverkusens 17-year-old midfielder Kai Havertz, leaving Ingolstadt three points from safety.Winger Andre Hahn scored a 94th-minute equaliser in mid-table Borussia Moenchengladbachs 1-1 draw with Augsburg, whose Iceland striker Alfred Finnbogason netted their goal.Wolfsburg, the 2009 German champions, are now three points clear of the bottom three after their 2-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt thanks to goals by Daniel Didavi and Germany striker Mario Gomez.

Looting and violence ravages Venezuela, death toll hits 36

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VALENCIA (AFP) - A young man died Friday after he was injured in violence as looting broke out in impoverished Venezuelan cities, an official said, bringing the toll from unrest in more than a month of anti-government protests to at least 36.Hecder Lugo Perez, 22, died after he was hit in the head by a projectile in the northwestern city of Valencia, sources at the Valles de San Diego medical clinic said. City Mayor Enzo Scarano confirmed his death.Mass protests erupted on April 1 by demonstrators demanding elections to remove President Nicolas Maduro. They blame him for an economic crisis that has caused food shortages.Looting broke out this week in cities such as Valencia, which looked like a disaster zone on Friday with bars on shop windows bent and windows broken.There was a crowd of them. They broke through the walls and took everything. They destroyed everything before police came and fired tear gas to disperse the looters, said Nuvia Torrealba, 42, who worked in a bakery.My bosses have lost their home and we are out of a job. It was horrible.Residents were stockpiling food, water and fuel. At least 70 stores have been raided since Tuesday, the Valencia chamber of commerce said.They are taking advantage of the protests to go out and rob, said Magaly Oliveros, a 64-year-old housewife in Valencia.Today we are hungry, and tomorrow we will be hungrier still because there is nothing.

Multan: Factory making cooking oil from animal fat raided

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MULTAN: (Dunya News) – Factory making cooking oil and ghee from animal fat was on Saturday raided by Food Authority and thousands of litres of cooking oil and ghee were seized, reported Dunya News.Another group involved in such activities has been exposed in the raid. The citizens keep buying such products without realising what things are used in the preparation of this oil.According to the officials, the oil was being used in different shops. They also arrested two people in the raid including the owner of the factory.

Faisalabad: 7-year-old dies falling in open manhole

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FAISALABAD: (Dunya News) – A seven-year-old girl died on Saturday falling into an open manhole. The relatives and the neighbours kept the dead body outside the police station and protested, reported Dunya News.The incident took place in the Union Council of Faisalabad’s mayor. The relatives also burnt tyres to record their protest.Malaika, the unfortunate girl, went out into the street in Faisalabad Mayor Razzaq Malik’s UC and fell into an open manhole. She was shifted immediately to Allied Hospital but couldn’t survive.Such incidents have taken place in the past as well but the district administration, just like this time, remains indifferent to the plight of the helpless citizens.

After ban, Turkish Airlines to offer laptops to VIP travellers

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ISTANBUL (AFP) - Turkish Airlines on Saturday said it would offer laptops to business-class travellers after Britain and the United States banned large electronic devices from the cabin of flights from certain countries.Washington has barred all electronic devices larger than a mobile phone on direct flights to the United States from 10 airports in seven Middle Eastern countries and Turkey, only allowing them to be transported in hold luggage.Britain followed with a similar ban from five countries in the Middle East and north Africa as well as Turkey.But Turkish Airlines said it would offer travellers a solution.The national flag carrier has now started to offer laptops for its business class passengers on US-bound flights as from today, it said in a statement released on Saturday.The airline would also offer the same service for UK-bound business class passengers from May 12.Such passengers would be able to request a laptop from the cabin crew to use in-flight, it said.The laptops would offer top security and protect the users privacy by automatically deleting all personal data after being shut down, it said.Announced in March, the ban drew Turkish fury with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urging Washington and London to withdraw it as soon as possible.

Indian forces violate LoC ceasefire at Nakiyal sector

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RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) – Indian forces violated ceasefire at Nakiyal sector along the Line of Control (LoC) on Saturday, according to ISPR DG Major General Asif Ghafoor.The neighbouring forces opened unprovoked fire at LoC which injured four civilians including two women and one kid. ISPR mentioned the names of those injured:1. Barkat begum w/o M Nazir, Age 65 yrs.2. Ihsan Naseer s/o M Naseer. Age 12 yrs.3. Naseer Ahmad s/o Nazir Ahmad. Age 42 yrs.4. Farzana Kausar w/o M Naseer. Age 35 yrs.Pakistani troops retaliated to the LoC violations to silence Indian firing.The combined aggression and alliance between New Delhi and Kabul has badly influenced the matters of regional security.Earlier yesterday, it was reported that Pakistan army contingents have left for Chaman border and Pakistan Air Force (PAF) was also alerted of the ongoing tensions.Census activities in the villages at border area were suspended after the unprovoked firing by Afghan forces. Bab-e-Dosti remains closed on second consecutive daywith the ongoing tensions.

Shortfall rises to 4270 mega watts, 6-12 hour load shedding

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RAWALPINDI: (Dunya News) – Shortfall has on Saturday risen to 4270 mega watts while the load shedding has risen to 6 to 12 hours in the country. Tall government claims about the electricity production lay exposed as soon as the temperatures have gone up, reported Dunya News.The load shedding wreaked havoc in Rawalpindi city and Cantonment areas throughout the day. Water supply remained disrupted in Sadiqabad, Airport Society, Gawalmandi and other areas throughout the day.The electricity shortfall was 2867 mega watts on April 30 but the rising temperatures in May have increased the shortfall by 1403 mega watts.

IHK: Occupying forces vandalise students for raising freedom slogans

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PALWAMA, HINDVARA: (Dunya News) – Occupying forces in Indian Held Kashmir (IHK) took out rallies for freedom on Saturday but were vandalised by the occupying forces in Palwana and Hindvara areas, reported Dunya News.The rallies were taken out in Srinagar, Palwama and Hindvara but the brutality of the occupying forces left dozens of them injured. The students hoisted Pakistan’s flags on one of the buildings.Several of the students were shifted to the hospital as they got injured in teargas shelling. Clashes were observed between the students and police in Hindvara as well. The unarmed students fought the police bravely.Dozens of students got injured in the clashes. According to Kashmir Monitor, students hoisted Pakistani flag on the administrative block of the college.

Police storm into MQM-London's function in Gulshan Iqbal

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Police on Saturday stormed into a banquet hall upon getting information that a function is being held by MQM-London in the venue without any prior noticePolice officials were of the opinion that no prior notice or any kind of intimation whatsoever was given prior to the function and that is why the organisers were not allowed to hold the function.We were told that the hall would be booked for a school function, the organisers revealed when asked over the matter.

Reham Khan takes part in wheat harvest

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PANIAAN: (Dunya News) – Renowned anchorperson, social worker and film producer Reham Khan on Saturday also took part in wheat harvest in her local village, reported Dunya News.Reham Khan belongs to Panian village of Haripur district. She took part in the harvest today and said that she had deep interest in agriculture.Reham also ran the thrasher machine in the fields.

Paper leak issue: Whatsapp group was made on March 28

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KARACHI: (Dunya News) – According to the initial investigation report of the paper leak issue, the Whatsapp group where the paper was leaked was made on March 28 and its first admin was Saleem Baghio, reported Dunya News.Both the Indian numbers in the group are used by young men. One of the numbers is used by Ajay Anialia while the other one is used by a boy named Sahil.Saleem Jan Baghio’s family is politically affiliated with the ruling party of the province. The initial report says that both the Indian boys entered the group after the group’s link was made public.Another active member of the group, Shehroz Qureshi, is also a resident of Hyderabad. Qureshi is a student of FG Degree College.

CM Shehbaz visits wheat procurement centre in Head Sulemanki

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DIPALPUR (Dunya News) - Punjab Chief minister Shehbaz Sharif paid a surprise visit to a wheat procurement centre in Head Sulemanki, reported Dunya News.Upon the surprise visit to the procurement centre, the administration and other works were nowhere to be found.The farmers remonstrated with the CM about the unavailability of facilities at the procurement and also the ill-behaviour of the staff.The chief minister immediately took notice of the matter as he suspends Assistant Commissioner Dipalpur and also DSP of the area.

'Investigations irrelevant if all judges declared Qatari letter false'

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah has on Satuday revealed that if all the five judges declared Qatari letter as a ‘false one’, there is no point in forming JIT.He let it be known during his media talk as he professed that the JIT in Panamagate is irrelevant.Khursheed Shah gave Nawaz Sharif a piece of his mind during the discussion.The opposition leader let it be known that those involved in international crimes should not level allegations against others.While responding to a question, Khursheed Shah revealed that there can be unity with everyone inside politics.

Nawaz, Nisar discuss Dawn Leaks, Chaman Border tensions: sources

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Sources revealed on Saturday that a close-door meeting took place between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.According to reports, the two discussed new notification for handling Dawn Leaks matter.Also Read: Bab-e-Dosti remains closed on second day after Afghan forces unprovoked firingThey also discussed the ongoing tensions at Chaman Border after Afghan forces opened unprovoked fire at civilians and security officials appointedfor census activities. Earlier,Pakistan army contingents were sent to Chaman border and Pakistan Air Force (PAF) was alerted of the ongoing tensions.Chaudhry Nisar informed premier about his telephonic contact with Frontier Corps IG Major General Nadeem Ahmed Anjum yesterday. FC IG Maj Gen Nadeem Anjum had told Nisar it all started when Afghan forces opened fire on security forces deployed for census activities.Both leaders discussed the contents of Dawn Leaks new notification after Pakistan Army earlier rejected PM office notification over the commission report.Also Read:Army rejects governments notification over Dawn leaks case: ISPR

Karachi: Teachers receiving threats as intermediate exams in progress

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – After the matter of exam papers being leaked in the Karachi intermediate examinations raises several eyebrows; it’s the threats to teachers that have now turned out to be a pain in the neck for the administration.Moreover, the candidates at several exam centers were also caught copying answers from different WhatsApp groups.The intermediate board however has come up with new measures as everyone indulged in such a heinous act would be treated under law.As per details, FIR will be filed against anyone involved in threatening teachers.
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