Author Archives: Dunya

“Sully”, “Blair Witch” to battle for box office win

It will be a battle at the North American box office as holdover film “Sully” looks to fend off newcomer “Blair Witch” to secure the top spot from Friday through Sunday. “Sully,” which stars Tom Hanks as airline pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, is expected to take in 21.9 million dollars this weekend. It has already earned 53 million dollars globally. ...

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Brexit vote driven by anti-immigration sentiment in UK

London Mayor Sadiq Khan spoke to an audience at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs at the invitation of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Thursday telling them integration was crucial to maintaining stability in multicultural cities like London and Chicago. ”In the UK the vote to leave the European Union, Brexit, was largely driven by growing anti-immigration sentiment. Now I’m ...

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Liam Smith is dangerous but he is prepared

Canelo Alvarez and Liam Smith appeared together before their showdown Alvarez a former two-division world champion, is a heavy favorite to beat Smith for the World Boxing Organization junior-middleweight title. Alvarez reminded boxing fans that Smith may not be well known in North America he will not be easily dismissed. “We’ve had a great camp and I know a lot ...

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iPhone7 launches in Japan

The new iPhone 7 went on sale in Japan on Friday but the crowds in front of Apple stores in downtown Tokyo were smaller than in past years despite sell outs of certain types of phones. Some 100 people queued from the day before the launch to be one of the first to get their hands on an iPhone 7. ...

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Alleged ‘honour killing’ victims hanged from a tree

Two people including a woman was killed for honour in Mian Channu on Thursday. According to details, the mother-of-three Khalida Bibi and her  21-year-old cousin Mohammad Mukhtar were killed by the woman’s father Riaz, brother Shehbaz and husband Javed. Both the victims were later hanged to a tree. Mukhtar had came to Khalida Bibi’s house to meet her on which ...

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Reverse swing potent weapon to counter India’s spin trial

New Zealand will rely on their strengths of reverse bowling to counter the trial by spin that awaits them in the test series in India, said Kiwi star batsman Ross Taylor on Wednesday (September 14). Last time they hosted a team, India rolled out turning tracks and flexed their spin muscles to crush South Africa 3-0 in the four-test series ...

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Early birds start lining up outside Apple stores

Early birds were seen camping outside the Apple store in Sydney on Thursday (September 15), the day before the much-anticipated launch of the new iPhone 7. Around a dozen people sat in camping chairs outside the store’s main entrance, some even had tents with them. Asked if how much it would cost for him to give up his spot at ...

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Pakistani film ‘Janaan’ has London premiere

The cast and crew behind the new Pakistani film ‘Janaan’ are hoping to showcase the positive side of their country as they look to bolster international investment and interest in the relatively small industry. In comparison to Hollywood and Bollywood, the Pakistani movie industry is still in its infancy. Films are made with much smaller budgets and are not often ...

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Zika virus prevention at Jakarta airport

The Indonesian Health Ministry on Thursday (September 15) installed larvae traps around airport terminals as one of the measures to prevent the spreading of Zika virus amid outbreak in neighbouring country Singapore. At Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, one of the busiest airports in Southeast Asia, authorities prepared about 1,000 larvae traps, placing them in the garden, arrival and departure ...

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Messi Scores Hat-Trick As Barcelona Crush Celtic 7-0

Lionel Messi bagged a hat-trick as Barcelona launched their UEFA Champions League soccer campaign in style with a 7-0 thrashing of Celtic. Two goals from Lionel Messi either side of Moussa Dembele’s missed penalty for Celtic gave Barcelona a comfortable half-time lead. And there was no let-up for the scottIsh champions after the break as Neymar, Messi, Andres Iniesta and ...

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