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Russia to sell Pakistan four MI-35 helicopters
The News International
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Wednesday signed an agreement with Russia for purchase of heavy attack helicopters MI-35 'Hind' to Pakistan, the media reported. “An agreement was signed between Pakistan and Russian authorities in Rawalpindi for the purchase ...

2015-08-20 Pakistan Science

Scottish Daily Record

Can a glass of water go off during the night?
Daily Times
There's nothing more refreshing than a cold glass of water. But there's little more chilling than the thought of what might be growing inside a glass if you leave it out for too long, mirror.co.uk reports. Just like most things in the world, water can ...
Can a glass of water go off during the night? Quench your thirst for answers   Scottish Daily Record

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Telegraph.co.uk

Paleobotanists Discover The Earliest Flowery Food For Vegetarian Dinosaurs
Forbes
I am a paleontologist living in the UK as a Newton International Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. I spend my time doing research on the diets of extinct beasts and figuring out what this can tell us about the climate and environment millions of ...
Plant from 130 million years ago is among first flowers on earth   Manila Bulletin
Could this aquatic flower be the mother of all blooms?   Christian Science Monitor
Is this the first flower that ever bloomed?   CNET
News24
IU Bloomington Newsroom
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Food Tank

Climate Scientists and Policy Leaders Gather for California Climate Change ...
PR Newswire (press release)
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The program has been finalized for the "California Climate Change Symposium 2015: Using Climate Science to Plan For a Resilient Future," August 24-25 at the Sacramento Convention Center.
Recipes for Change: Chefs Feature Ingredients from Small Farmers Adapting to ...   Food Tank (blog)
'Climate change bigger threat to Pakistan than terrorism'   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
Climate Change from the Experts   AccuWeather.com (blog)

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ValueWalk

Oldest Hand Found In Africa, Points To Early Homo Erectus
ValueWalk
The oldest modern human hand has been found in Africa and it dates the human race to being at least 1.84 million years old, changing scientists thoughts regarding when homo erectus started to walk the earth. Homo Erectus hand ...

2015-08-20 Pakistan Health

The Express Tribune

Mahtab for coordinated efforts to eradicate polio
The News International
PESHAWAR: Governor Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan has stressed the need for coordinated efforts to eradicate polio from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He was chairing a meeting on the national health services ...

2015-08-20 Pakistan Entertainment

The Nation

Britain's concerts keep classic charm after 120 years
The Nation
The London-based Proms are celebrating their 120th year and the world's biggest classical music festival continues to draw in crowds by mixing top performers with accessible ticket prices. Star soloists and concert-goers alike hail the atmosphere at ...
Britain's Prom concerts keep classic charm after 120 years   The Sun Daily

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Daily Times

Nation-wide premieres held for 'Shah'
Daily Times
KARACHI: 'Shah', based on a true story of legendary Pakistani boxer, Hussain Shah is now playing in cinemas nationwide following grand premieres hosted by the sponsors of the film - Bank Al-Falah, Pepsi & Samsung Mobile in Karachi and Lahore ...

2015-08-20 Pakistan Sports

The Nation

ICC lifts sanctions against Salman Butt, Asif
The Nation
DUBAI - Pakistan duo Salman Butt and M Asif will see their suspensions for spot-fixing expire at midnight on September 1, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Wednesday. Butt and Asif, along with paceman M Amir, were banned in 2011 over a ...

2015-08-20 Pakistan Technology

The Express Tribune

Microsoft Office championship: Pakistani student bags bronze in Texas
The Express Tribune
Waqas Ali, a student from Mirpur Mathelo in Ghotki district, has bagged a bronze medal for PowerPoint 2013 at the MOSWC 2015 held in Dallas, Texas recently. Ali, who paid for the trip himself, was the only participant from Pakistan at the 14th ...
Malaysian Student is best in World at Microsoft PowerPoint 2010   New Straits Times Online

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Irish Independent

Facebook crushing rivals in battle for ecommerce traffic in Ireland
Irish Independent
Around 87pc of all desktop, mobile and tablet social media traffic in Ireland now comes from Facebook, a big jump on last year's figure of 62pc. By contrast, Twitter's share of referral traffic in Ireland has collapsed from 14pc to 5pc over the last 12 ...
Facebook leads social pack in US   The Australian
Facebook tops social pack in US   The Nation
Pinterest, Instagram use doubles in three years   USA TODAY
Wall Street Journal
Press Herald
The Malaysian Insider
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Rapid News Network

Windows 10 is watching you – warning over pirated software on your PC
Rapid News Network
Another privacy issue interconnected with Microsoft's latest Cortana feature in Windows 10, which not only asked for user's private information, but also for monitoring it on a routine basis. Alphr reported that “if you use Windows 10, a Windows phone ...
This Upcoming Xbox One Feature Could Give It an Advantage Over the Next Apple TV   Motley Fool
Xbox's head of first-party publishing discusses the console's new games ...   Financial Post
Xbox One Windows 10 Streaming Gets 1080p/60fps Boost   PC Magazine
Game Revolution
Pixelkin (blog)
NDTV
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Forbes

'Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3' Beta: This Game Is Going To Be Even Harder For ...
Forbes
I'm a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, The New Republic, IGN.com, Wired and more. I cover social games, video games, technology and that whole gray area that happens when technology and consumers ...

2015-08-20 Pakistan Business

The Nation

Solar energy can help overcome power crisis
The Nation
KARACHI - Solar energy is an effective alternative to overcome the power crisis in the country and also plays an important role to reduce the import bill. Inam ur Rahman, CEO Reon Energy Limited while talking to The Nation said Pakistan is located in a ...

2015-08-20 Pakistan Pakistan

The Express Tribune

Day 4: At least 10 terrorists killed in Shawal air blitz
The Express Tribune
Jet fighters bombed militant hideouts in the North Waziristan Agency on Wednesday, killing at least 10 terrorists as the air offensive in the region continued for a fourth consecutive day. “Precise air strikes were carried out in the Shawal valley of ...
25 militants killed in NWA air strikes   The News International
Airstrikes kill 25 militants in northwest   The Nation
UPDATE 2-Ties with Pakistan tense as Afghanistan celebrates independence   Reuters
Daily Mail
Daily Times
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The Nation

India is funding terror in Pakistan, claims Nisar
The Nation
MANDI BAHAUDDIN - Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar yesterday accused India of financing terror attacks in Pakistan, including the suicide bombing which killed Punjab home minister and 19 others in Pakistan last weekend. He also accused India of ...
Two suspects arrested from Faisalabad   The News International
Agencies closing in on Attock attack perpetrators: Nisar   The Express Tribune
Khanzada's sacrifice will be remembered forever, says Shahbaz   Daily Times
Press Examiner
Geo News, Pakistan
SAMAA TV (press release) (blog)
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The Nation

2015-08-20 Pakistan World

Times LIVE

Turkey: 2 Are Held in Palace Blast
New York Times
The police arrested two people on Wednesday after a hand grenade was hurled and shots were fired at officers guarding the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, a tourist attraction, the Istanbul governor's office said. One police officer was slightly wounded, ...

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