Friday 6 October 2017

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Nonstop mobile gaming causes vision loss in Chinese woman

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(Web Desk) – A Chinese woman was reported to become blind after constant gaming on smartphone for about full 24 hours, according to Channel NewsAsia.Wu Xiaojing (name changed) had a marathon run at popular mobile game Honour of Kings which she was very fond of. She kept on playing the game on multi-player online mode for the entire day. She had started the battle game on October 1 and the Chinese media later on confirmed that the woman lost vision.The woman became blind after diagnosed with retinal artery occlusion in her right eye. According to the medical team, the problem is common in old people and is caused by constant strain on the eyes, but not in someone of her age.Talking to media, the blinded woman admitted that she became addicted to the game in the starting of 2017, saying she didn’t even go to eat or bathroom being totally absorbed in the interactive play.Her routine was very much affected by Honour of Kings and she couldn’t control her obsession till the terrible incident occurred. She hopes to recover soon.

Toddler rescued after 12 hours in Swiss Alps crevice

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GENEVA (AFP) - After a 12-hour ordeal, rescue workers pulled a two-year-old girl unharmed out of a deep crevice she tumbled into during a family hike in the Swiss Alps, police said Friday.She emerged basically unscathed, with just a few scratches, Christian Zuber, a spokesman for the regional police in the canton of Valais, told AFP.The girl and her family, reportedly from the German-speaking part of Switzerland, had been visiting the region near the Aletsch glacier in southern Switzerland when she strayed from a foot path and fell into a narrow fissure in the ground.The accident occurred around midday Wednesday, Zuber said.More than 100 rescue workers toiled into the early hours of Thursday to hoist the girl out of six-metre-deep (20-foot) cavity, he said, adding that she was finally pulled up around 2:00 am (0000 GMT).Matthias Lorenz, who heads the fire brigade in the Aletsch region, told the ATS news agency that the rescue workers had been in a race against the clock as they carefully moved away earth, rocks and boulders, centimetre by centimetre.The child had given signs of life throughout the rescue operation, he said.I have never before seen such a rescue operation, he added.The girl was later taken by helicopter to a hospital in Bern, where she spent one night under observation before being released, Zuber said.

Injured Tsonga out of Shanghai Masters

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PARIS (AFP) - Former Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is out of next weeks Shanghai Masters with the knee injury that saw him miss this weeks Beijing Open, his agent said on Friday.The world number 18, who lost to Novak Djokovic in the 2008 final in Melbourne, is set to lead France in next months Davis Cup final against Belgium in Lille.He first felt pain in his knee in mid-September at the St Petersburg Open and is currently recovering at his home in Switzerland.He is next due to play at the Vienna Open starting October 23 and then the Paris Masters the following week.

Sri Lanka 254-3 against Pakistan in second Test

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DUBAI (AFP) - Opener Dimuth Karunaratne compiled a brilliant century to put Sri Lanka in a commanding position at 254-3 on the opening day of the second day-night Test in Dubai on Friday.The left-hander was unbeaten on 133, adding 118 for an unbroken fourth-wicket stand with skipper Dinesh Chandimal (49 not out) after Sri Lanka won the toss and batted on a flat Dubai Stadium pitch.Karunaratne batted with authority and style to reach his seventh Test hundred off 197 balls, hitting Mohammad Amir for two consecutive boundaries to complete three figures.He batted for 381 minutes, hitting 15 boundaries and a six.Karunaratne fell seven runs short of a hundred in the first Test in Abu Dhabi where Sri Lanka won by 21 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.Chandimal followed his 155 not out in the opening Test with another confident innings, collecting five boundaries as the Sri Lankan pair blunted Pakistans bowling attack.Pakistan took the second new ball after 82 overs but failed to claim any further wickets, with Amir walking off in the middle of his 17th over with an apparent injury.Pakistan, who have never lost a Test series in the United Arab Emirates, also wasted both their reviews off the second new ball to cap a woeful day for them.Leg-spinner Yasir Shah was the pick of bowlers with 2-90 while Amir returned figures of 1-59.Karunaratne and opening partner Kaushal Silva (27) provided a solid platform for Sri Lanka with a 63-run stand before Pakistan hit back with three wickets in quick succession.Shah delivered the much-needed breakthrough for his team when he had Silva caught behind off a short delivery.Debutant Sadeera Samarawickrama impressed during his quick-fire 38, smacking five boundaries and a six before he miscued a pull and was caught and bowled by Amir.Kusal Mendis played a rash drive off Shah and was caught in the slips for one.Karunaratne crunched three boundaries in an Amir over and then hit Shah for another to reach his sixth Test fifty.Sri Lanka made two changes from the first Test, leaving out Lahiru Thirimanne and Lakshan Sandakan for Samarawickrama and paceman Lahiru Gamage while Pakistan brought in fast bowler Wahab Riaz in place of the unfit Hasan Ali.This is the sixth day-night Test with a pink ball since Australia and New Zealand played the first such contest at Adelaide in December 2015.

In Las Vegas, shooting tragedy met with goodwill from strangers

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LAS VEGAS (AFP) - Curtis Leoni and Robin Davis had a prime spot at Las Vegass Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival, standing just 100 feet from the stage, the Mandalay Bay Hotel towering over them.But not long after the final act began, the pair heard a volley of shots and, as Davis puts it, our lives changed forever.But we are some of the fortunate ones, she says. Theres a lot of people that didnt get to go home.Leoni, a policeman from Colorado, was hit in the thigh and now hopes to one day walk normally, while Davis will now live with shrapnel embedded in her leg.When shots first rang out Leoni immediately recognized it as a real gunshot and warned Davis to stay standing for risk of being trampled to death. After the second round of fire the band stopped and the couple fled, seeking shelter.Following the third discharge, Leoni fell, struck by a bullet in the right thigh. Upon touching his leg the policemans hand was covered in blood.He feared for his femoral artery; had it been hit, I was gonna die in about two minutes, he says.People got up and started running, Leoni told AFP. The shots started back up and we were stuck in the middle of nowhere and I couldnt get up, and I could hear the shots flying all around us, and there was nothing we could do.We just sat there, hoping that we werent going to get killed, that we werent going to die.The shooting finally stopped and Davis called for help, wrapping the wound with a tourniquet crafted with the strap of her bag.Several people ultimately carried Leoni to a red pick-up, and he was transported to the hospital along with 10 others.- Good Samaritans -The cop hailing from Denver escaped the grisly scene thanks to that good Samaritan driver, who made three trips evacuating the wounded that night.Since that harrowing night Leoni -- who after 23 years in the force is no stranger to compartmentalizing his feelings -- says his most marked emotion remains anger.Im mad at that guy. Why would you do something like that? he says from his hospital room. We were there to have a good time and something like this happens. And our lives are changed forever, for no reason and that really makes me angry.Im not used to being the victim, he continues. My job is to help people in these situations, and I could do nothing. Absolutely nothing.Leoni is still suffering from nerve damage and is unable to move his right foot. Doctors say feeling may come back, but nothing is certain.Despite the horrors of Sundays massacre in Las Vegas -- which left 58 dead and some 500 wounded to become the worst mass shooting in recent US history -- profound friendships rose from the ashes.The driver of the pick-up checked in to see if Leoni had been released, and he met the couple whose lives he touched mid-week.We have a new friend for life, Davis said. That kind of was a summary of what the night turned out to be. Were not going to talk about the person who did this horrific thing.Were going to talk about the people that stood up for each other.Leoni, who is due to leave the hospital Friday, insists that he adores Vegas despite having narrowly escaped a tragic end there.I mustve come 100 times, he says of the city famous for gambling and vice, where he had been planning to visit again with some buddies come February.Well see if theres a 101st.

PM lauds outgoing Chinese ambassador for stronger bilateral ties

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ISLAMABAD (APP): Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Friday lauded the services of the outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Sun Weidong for further strengthening and deepening the strong bonds of friendship and multi-sector cooperation between Pakistan and China.Talking to the ambassador who made a farewell call on the here at Prime Minister Office, the Prime Minister commended his services for facilitating smooth and expeditious execution of the CPEC projects.He said Ambassador Sun Weidong had also contributed significantly in expanding people-to-people contacts and collaboration in various areas, ranging from trade and commerce to education and culture.Prime Minister Abbasi said the conferment of the prestigious Hilal-i-Pakistan on Sun Weidong stands as a testimony of the outstanding performance of the Ambassador.The Prime Minister also appreciated the work of Ms.Bao Jiqing in creating better understanding and affinity between the people of Pakistan and China. The Prime Minister wished the outgoing Ambassador the very best in his future personal and professional life.Ambassador Sun Weidong thanked the Prime Minister and the Government of Pakistan for extending cooperation in the performance of his diplomatic duties and said it was a privilege for him to serve in Pakistan, and to play his part in further strengthening the time-honoured friendship between the two nations.

Shah Mehmood calls on Sirajul Haq in Lahore

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – Vice chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Shah Mehmood Qureshi called on Jamaat-e-Islami chief Sirajul Haq on Friday and discussed his bid for leader of the opposition in place of Khurshid Shah and appointment of National Accountability Bureau chairman.Sirajul Haq convened a meeting with the senior PTI leader in Mansoora and the two leaders addressed a press conference following the meeting.Haq said that neither the prime minister nor opposition leader should have the authority to appoint NAB chief. He said that Jamaat-e-Islami would formally respond to PTI over Khurshid Shah’s replacement bid after in-house consultation.While talking to the media, Qureshi said that the government is responsible for making the Electoral Reforms Bill 2017 a controversial law.He extended support to Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recommendation to the government of expelling the cabinet member who is responsible for alteration in the Khatm-e-Nabuwat clause.Both the leaders said that they would be waiting for the actions claimed by the government against those responsible.

Karunaratne's ton puts Sri Lanka in strong position against Pakistan

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DUBAI (AFP) - Opener Dimuth Karunaratne scored a dashing century to guide Sri Lanka to cross 200 while losing just 3 wickets after dinner on the first day of the second and final day-night Test against Pakistan in Dubai on Friday.Karunaratne remained unbeaten after his century and captain Dinesh Chandimal also contributed after Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat on a flat pitch.Karunaratne and opening partner Kaushal Silva (27) gave Sri Lanka a solid 63-run start before Pakistan hit back with three wickets in quick succession.Leg-spinner Yasir Shah provided his team with the much-needed breakthrough when he had Silva caught behind off a short delivery.Debutant Sadeera Samarawickrama impressed during his short stay of 38 runs, hitting five boundaries and a six before he miscued a pull and was caught and bowled by pacer Mohammad Amir.Kusal Mendis played a rash drive off Shah and was caught in the slips for one.Karunaratne cracked three boundaries in an Amir over and hit Shah for another to reach his sixth Test fifty.Sri Lanka lead the series 1-0 after winning the first Test by 21 runs in Abu Dhabi.This is the sixth day-night Test with a pink ball since Australia and New Zealand played the first at Adelaide in December 2015.

Sin to even consider compromise on Khatm-e-Nabuwwat: Ahsan Iqbal

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Friday made it clear that no Muslim can make compromise regarding Khatm-e-Nabuwwat matter, adding that it is even sin to consider such a compromise. He called for an end to politics based on the sensitive issue.Speakign to a press conference outside Press Information Department (PID), interior minister claimed that they never considered any change in Khatm-e-Nabuwwat of election reforms bill. “Khatm-e-Nabuwwat is the base and pillar of faith. Nomination form has been restored in its original shape,” he stressed.He told that all political parties have representation in Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms and the bill was passed mutually after consensus with all parties.While talking about the issue of spreading extremist ideas through social media, he called it a dire need to play responsible role in order to make Pakistan peaceful, highlighting the fact that certain elements were causing extremism in masses.He condemned such provocative propaganda and argued that issuance of fatwas by street gatherings will only spread extremism. Ahsan Iqbal stated that parliament gave the title of minority to Ahmadiyya community and only state can authorise Jihad. No individual has the right to question the faith of public office holders who have taken the oath and signed the declaration of Khatm-e-Nabuwwat, he added.

Nawaz Sharif to not appear for Oct 9 accountability case hearing: sources

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LONDON (Dunya News) – Sources have reported on Friday that disqualified premier Nawaz Sharif would not appear for accountability court hearing on October 9th as he is attending his wife who is recovering post surgries.The ex-premier flew to London on Thursday after he was re-elected the president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz over a month after his disqualification.General council of the political party re-elected the ousted premier as the president following an amendment in the electoral rules that previously barred any disqualified leader to lead a front.Reportedly, he would not attend the hearing of an assets beyond means case against him in an accountability court on October 9th for being in London at the time.Maryam Nawaz, Capt (r) Safdar, Hassan Nawaz and Hussain Nawaz there in family’s Mayfair residence and Kulsoom Nawaz’s chemotherapy is to begin next week.The former premier attended the last two hearings in Islamabad and flew to London after his visa was extended.Nawaz was disqualified as the premier on July 28 this year by the apex court in a corruption case pursued by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Jamaat-e-Islami and Awami Muslim League after Panama Papers published a leak in April 2016.Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was sworn in the days that followed and a new cabinet was put in place.Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz won the by-polls that were held in disqualified premiers constituency, NA-120 on September 17. Kulsoom Nawaz was nominated the federally ruling partys candidate opposite those of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Pakistan Peoples Party and banned outfits political front Milli Muslim League among others.Kulsoom won the election whilst fighting cancer in London and the electioneering was conducted by Maryam.

Buyers concerned over swollen batteries in new Apple iPhone 8

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(Web Desk) – Certain reports claimed that the new Apple smartphone is causing concerns for buyers as the batteries are swelling with time and the casing split opens eventually, according to TechCrunch report.Although the number of complaints has been very small so far, there are worries over whether Apple iPhone 8 will cause problems for users. Reports have so far pointed out iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. What happens is that the battery swells upon charging or consumption which forces the casing to split open.Second Taiwan iPhone 8 buyer reports casing split open by swollen battery pic.twitter.com/lf6Tnp7wqc— Brightwire (@BrightwireInc) October 5, 2017 Spit opened casing then exposes the internal components like camera, memory chips and other parts which can lead to further troubles. Apple spokesperson told that they are looking into the matter and will soon issue a statement. So far, they have confirmed the issue.Several media outlets have highlighted this issue in several countries where the new iPhone models have been exported. Another report claimed that one iPhone came broken in the box without any explosion or damage.Photo: BGROne can recall the vast amount of damage caused to Samsung Galaxy series with the batteries of Note 7 catching fire while discharging. It was earlier reported that Apple had highlighted various bugs in iOS 11, the latest operating system, as well as early battery decaying issues.

Terrorists receiving funds from across the border: Maleeha Lodhi

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UNITED NATIONS (APP): A top Pakistani diplomat has told the United Nations that Pakistan has “turned the tide” against terrorism through a series of determined actions that led to the destruction of terrorist infrastructures and bases in its tribal areas and along the Pak-Afghan border region.“Terrorism in Pakistan is an unfortunate by product of the political and geo-strategic developments and foreign interventions in our neighborhood over the past 40 years,” Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the U.N., told the UN General Assembly’s Sixth Committee, which deals with legal matters.Speaking in a debate on terrorism, Ambassador Lodhi highlighted measures such as a dedicated counter “terrorism force, reform of the criminal justice system, and an across the-board military campaign” the largest anti-terrorism operation anywhere in the world, to destroy terrorist infrastructures and bases in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region and Pakistani tribal areas.Pakistan, she said, had lost over 27,000 citizens and law enforcement personnel to this scourge, with many more injured and maimed for life as well as economic losses of over US$120 billion. “But neither the human nor financial losses have diminished my country’s commitment to fight this menace. It has only reinforced our will to fight until the last terrorist is eliminated from our soil.” Success of its counter-terrorism operations had resulted in the sharpreduction of terrorist activities across Pakistan over the past two years, she said. Still terrorism continues to posed a challenge, but its nature has changed.“The threat that we face today is primarily supported and financed from outside our borders,” the Pakistani envoy pointed out. “We are confident that we will be able to defeat these forces too.” Ambassador Lodhi reaffirmed Pakistan’s support for the OIC position on aconsensus-based comprehensive convention on international terrorism. The proposed convention must be consistent with international humanitarian law and must clearly differentiate between acts of terrorism and the legitimate struggles for self determination of people living under foreign occupation.“The malicious attempts by those who seek to manipulate theinternational consensus against terrorism to justify the suppression of people struggling for their right to self-determination must never be permitted to succeed,” she said in an obvious reference to continuing persecution of people in Kashmir and Palestine.At the same time, she called for urgent and focused attention to addressing the festering disputes and unresolved conflicts, unlawful use of force, aggression, foreign occupation and denial of the right to self-determination. “Political and economic injustice fuels animosities, breeds hostility and often also leads to violent reactions.“Without a holistic approach, we will be fighting only the symptoms and not the underlying causes of this deadly phenomenon.”Emphasizing that terrorism should not be associated with any religion, faith, race, ethnicity, value system or culture, the Pakistani envoy also called for addressing defamation of religions and demonization of communities that provoke violent reactions.

Imran voices concerns of FATA people, warns to protest for merger in KP

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PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Friday that there are allegations of corruption on ex-PM Nawaz Sharif, ex-President Asif Ali Zardari and Opposition Leader Khurshid Shah, asking how they can help appoint unbiased chairman in National Accountability Bureau (NAB).Addressing to journalists in Peshawar, he demanded the rapid merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. The old system is being retained in FATA to save status-quo and PTI will even protest for the cause if necessary, he added.Imran Khan voiced the concerns of the people of FATA and told that there is no system in tribal areas and they require local body system as in other parts of the country. He stated that the elected representatives of FATA will be made part of provincial assembly after merger.Talking further about the issue, he stressed to install a local body system in FATA by 2018 otherwise the area will remain background till 2030. “Operation Zarb-e-Azb brought peace, but were giving an opportunity to terrorists and extremist elements by not merging FATA in KP,” he proclaimed.He then reaffirmed the allegations of corruption, money laundering and tax evasion against Sharif family. He criticised Nawaz Sharif for speaking against the army and judiciary. PTI Chief claimed that ruling PML-N is trying to fight against the armed forces and judiciary, saying nobody is voicing in support for martial law. He opined that snap elections should be held to move the democracy forward.

Sri Lanka firm at 96-1 in second Test against Pakistan

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DUBAI (AFP) - Sri Lanka were off to a sound start as they reached 96-1 at tea on the first day of the second and final day-night Test against Pakistan in Dubai on Friday.Opener Dimuth Karunaratne was unbeaten on 52 and Sadeerawickrama was eight not out after Sri Lankan skipper Dinesh Chandimal won the toss and opted to bat on a flat Dubai stadium pitch.Karunaratne cracked three boundaries in paceman Mohammad Amirs over and then hit leg-spinner Yasir Shah for another to reach his sixth Test half century.In all he has so far hit seven boundaries in the two-hour first session.Sri Lanka lead the series 1-0 after winning the first Test by 21 runs in Abu Dhabi.Karunaratne put on 63 for the first wicket with Kaushal Silva who fell caught behind off Shah after scoring 27.This is the sixth day-night Test with a pink ball since the innovation was first seen in the Australia-New Zealand Test at Adelaide in December 2015.

Facebook tests desktop chat apps

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(Web Desk) – Facebook is testing desktop chat apps for Mac as well as Windows and beta versions have already been rolled out, spokesperson for Workplace for Facebook confirmed to TechCrunch on Friday.The beta versions, for now, are being supervised by Workplace by Facebook which is a collaboration software much like Slack.Reportedly, the desktop apps are downloadable now (b-versions) if you have Windows 7 or Mac 10.9.The desktop apps are equipped with sharing photos, videos, gifs and they also play as your text store which means that you are search your previous chats from the stored content.
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