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14 dengue cases reported in Karachi
Henry Moore sculpture stolen from artist's former home
NATO Supply: DPC long march to reach Chaman today
PM approves Ramazan timings
Opening of NATO supply: JI protest rally in Karachi today
Karachi: Roads to CM House blocked
Singapore serves 2012 fish heads to set Guinness World Record
Clinton lends support to Egypt's democratic transition
Nine killed in north Iraq checkpoint attacks
Troops storm Syria town as observers visit Treimisa
Haye defeats Chisora in fifth round of grudge match
Hewitt reaches Newport final
Ferrer, Almagro to meet in Swedish Open final
Motorcycling: Pedrosa takes pole at Italian MotoGP
Golf: Molinari maintains Scottish Open lead

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According to Dengue Surveillance Cell of Sindh, dengue virus has been confirmed in more than 100 persons in Karachi this year. Four affected people are still under treatment in different hospitals of the city while the other have been treated and discharged from hospitals.

Henry Moore sculpture stolen from artist's former home

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British police are investigating the theft of ‘Sundial’, a Henry Moore sculpture, from his former home Hoglands, located in Perry Green, Hertfordshire. The 1965 bronze sculpture, measuring 56 cm high, disappeared either July 10 or 11 from the grounds of the home, which is now owned by the Henry Moore Foundation. The work is valued at £500,000 ($792,000 Cdn). "We are deeply saddened about the loss of ‘Sundial’ from the gardens of Henry Moore s former home and are helping the police in the hope it may be recovered,” Richard Calvocoressi, director of the Henry Moore Foundation, said in a statement. “We take our care of Henry Moore s sculptures extremely seriously and have installed heightened security measures here in recent years. We would be grateful if anyone with information would contact the police.” Seven years ago, a bronze statue worth approximately $4.7 million was stolen from Hoglands and was never recovered. Police fear the sculpture may have been stolen to melt down for the scrap. Henry Moore, who lived 1898 to 1986, is regarded as one of Britain’s most famous sculptors and his work is known around the world. He left a significant collection of about 900 sculptures and works on paper to the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto. He also created works of public art that are on display in Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg, Fredericton, Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal.

NATO Supply: DPC long march to reach Chaman today

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Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) chairman Maulana Samiul Haq is leading the long march against resumption of NATO supply routes. Earlier, About 5,000 DPC started a march from Quetta on Saturday in protest over the resumption of NATO supply routes into Afghanistan. The protesters joined a convoy of buses, trucks and cars, many carrying the black-and-white striped flags of their Defence of Pakistan coalition movement. Addressing the participants Maulana Samiul Haq said: "We have started this march to protest against the resumption of NATO supply. We warn our government to get out of the war on terrorism." "If they think that the United States  war is only against Afghanistan, they are wrong. The US will target all the Muslim countries after strengthening its control on Afghanistan," he said. "But we won t allow them to do this, we will fight against them and will fail their plans," he said.

PM approves Ramazan timings

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As per details, the new timings during the holy month of Ramazan-ul-Mubarak would be as Federal government offices working for 5-day a week basis: Monday to Thursday would observe timings from 08:00am to 02:00pm, Friday from 08:00a.m to 01:00p.m. Federal government offices working for 6-day a week basis would follow time Monday to Thursday from 08:00am to 01:00pm and Friday from 08:00am to 12:00noon.

Opening of NATO supply: JI protest rally in Karachi today

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All arrangements have been finalized for the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) protest rally in Karachi. JI chief along with workers will stage sit-in outside PT Gate in Kimari area to protest opening of NATO supply. Reception camps have been setup in different parts of the city. City head of JI, Muhammad Hussain Mehnati, visited different camps and invited people to participate in the rally. He asked the administration to refrain from interrupting the protest rally as it would be peaceful.

Karachi: Roads to CM House blocked

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Karachi police have blocked all roads leading to Sindh Chief Minister’s House in Karachi with containers due to expected arrival of Awami Tehrik activists from interior Sindh to participate in a public rally at the Gabool Park in Lyari. The Awami Tehrik workers will reach Shahra-e-Faisal from National Highway from where they will reach Lyari after passing from II Chunrigarh Road and Kharadar to attend the public rally at Gabool Park.

Singapore serves 2012 fish heads to set Guinness World Record

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Singapore set a new Guinness World Record by serving 2012 fish heads to 2012 paying customers.  The red snapper heads, a delicacy in Singapore, were cooked in a spicy curry broth by six different restaurants, part of celebrations during the food festival in Little India. C. Sankaranathan, the President of the Indian Restaurants Association, said he came up with the record-making idea to commemorate the year, but also to celebrate the best of Indian seafood cuisine. He added that the dish itself was unique to Singapore, an island state. "No others is going to break this record. They can t. It s not easy to get so many fish heads in a day. It s really difficult to do it. Only in Singapore we can do it and we have done it. So we are safe," Sankaranathan said. Guinness World Record s official adjudicator Tarika Vara was flown in from the UK specially, so that the record could be confirmed on the same day. She said Guinness World Record criteria included making sure the fish heads were edible and are consumed by patrons. She added that the new record is not specific to its style, and can be broken in future, even if the fish heads are cooked in a different way. "It s not specific to fish head curry, because we do not have a sub-category for the food and drink record. We have the largest serving of fish heads. And within that, any organizer could create a dish in flavour of their region, their local flavours," Vara said. While the counting was underway, everyone was told to wait before they tucked into their fish head curries. Diner Sharon Yeo said she was happy to be part of the making of the record. "I think it s exciting. It has never been done in Singapore. It has never been done in anywhere else. I think it s a feat to be able to serve 2012 piping hot fish heads all at one time. It s amazing," she said. The tickets for the dinner ranged from $50 SGD ($40 USD) to $1000 SGD ($791 USD) per head, depending on the location of the table.

Clinton lends support to Egypt's democratic transition

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton threw Washington s weight behind Egypt s democratic transition Saturday in talks with new President Mohamed Morsi, laying out plans for economic help to the country. "I have come to Cairo to reaffirm the strong support of the United States for the Egyptian people and their democratic transition," Clinton told a joint news conference with Foreign Minister Mohammed Amr after her meeting with Morsi. "We want to be a good partner. We want to support the democracy that has been achieved by the courage and sacrifice of the Egyptian people, and to see a future of great potential be realised," she said. During her two-day visit, the top US diplomat will also meet Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi -- the country s interim military ruler after Hosni Mubarak was ousted last year. Clinton steps into the political maelstrom of a complex power struggle between the Islamist president and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) that ruled Egypt after Mubarak was toppled. Last week, Morsi ordered parliament to convene, defying a military decision to disband the house after the country s top court ruled it invalid. "Democracy is hard," Clinton said. "It requires dialogue and compromise and real politics. We are encouraged and we want to be helpful. But we know that it is not for the United States to decide, it is for the Egyptian people to decide." Clinton s meeting with Morsi, a longtime member of the Muslim Brotherhood, comes after Egypt s first free presidential elections following the ouster of decades-old US ally Mubarak. "We are very, very keen to meet you and happy you are here," Morsi told Clinton as they met at the presidential palace in Cairo s upmarket Heliopolmet district. With the economy in a shambles due to a fall in tourism and a lack of growth, Clinton outlined economic support "to help Egypt stabilize its economy and to use debt relief to foster innovation, growth and job creation." She unveiled plans for $250 million in loan guarantees to Egyptian small and medium-sized businesss, as well as setting up a US-Egypt enterprise fund with some $60 million in capital. It was her first meeting with Morsi since he took the oath of office. Morsi s decree was applauded by supporters who believed the court s decision to disband parliament was political, but it set off a firestorm of criticism from opponents who accused him of overstepping his authority. His decision was seen as an opening shot in a power struggle between Egypt s first civilian leader and the Mubarak-appointed generals who wanted to retain broad powers even after they transferred control on June 30.

Nine killed in north Iraq checkpoint attacks

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Gunmen killed nine people, including seven members of the security forces, on Saturday in separate attacks on checkpoints in north Iraq, security and medical officials said. In the deadliest shooting, five members of the security forces died when gunmen opened fire on a checkpoint in the Turkmen town of Rashidiyah, northeast of the main northern city of Mosul, an army captain said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Two other security personnel were wounded, the officer said, without specifying how many of the dead were soldiers and policemen. Doctor Omar Danoon at Mosul hospital confirmed the toll. Iraq s Turkish-speaking Turkmen community includes about 500,000 people living mostly in Mosul, Kirkuk and Tal Afar. They have been the target of a number of deadly attacks, blamed by local authorities on Al-Qaeda. South of Mosul, meanwhile, four people were killed -- two policemen and two civilians -- when gunmen fired at a checkpoint in the village of Hammam al-Alil, provincial police Major General Mohammed al-Juburi said. The latest violence comes amid a spike in attacks, with Iraq suffering a wave of unrest in June. At least 282 people were killed, according to an AFP tally, though government figures said 131 Iraqis died. While violence in Iraq has declined dramatically since its peak in 2006-2007, attacks remain common across the country.

Troops storm Syria town as observers visit Treimisa

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Syrian troops and pro-regime militias stormed and torched a southern town on Saturday, reports said, as UN observers visited a central village where a mass killing has provoked harsh global condemnation. Hundreds of soldiers backed by helicopter gunships attacked Khirbet Ghazaleh in the province of Daraa -- the cradle of a 16-month uprising -- amid heavy gunfire, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. An activist on the ground who identified himself as Bayan Ahmad gave a similar account, saying pro-regime militias were setting alight houses in the town. "The army entered without resistance as the rebel Free Syrian Army left town. The shelling has wounded dozens of people but we don t have medical resources to treat them," he added. Elsewhere, a pregnant woman was among 72 people killed across the country on Saturday, the Observatory said, a day after 118 people died including dozens of civilians gunned down by troops at anti-regime protests. It said the toll comprised 34 civilians, including nine women and seven children, 17 rebels and at least 21 soldiers. An AFP journalist said fighting Saturday near the Turkish border between government troops and rebel fighters left at least 10 rebels dead and 15 wounded. The violence persisted despite international outcry over the killing on Thursday of more than 150 people in the central village of Treimsa. The circumstances surrounding the incident have still not been clarified, but UN observers made their way to the village in the central province of Hama on Saturday to investigate. Spokeswoman Sausan Ghosheh told AFP that a group of observers had entered Treimsa, while an activist calling himself Abu Ghazi said they had met residents and "inspected places that were bombed and where there were traces of blood." On Friday, a reconnaissance mission had gone in to the village to assess the situation, Ghosheh said.

Haye defeats Chisora in fifth round of grudge match

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David Haye settled his grudge showdown with a fifth round stoppage of British heavyweight rival Dereck Chisora in front of over 30,000 spectators at Upton Park on Saturday. Former world heavyweight and cruiserweight champion Haye floored Chisora with a left hook to the temple in the fifth round and then followed up with the same shot to the chin to deposit his rival on the canvas again.  Referee Luis Pabon waved the fight off after the second knockdown. It was Chisora s first stoppage defeat and a victory that Haye hopes keeps him in contention for a shot at WBC world champion Vitali Klitschko. "I ve sent out a very scary message. I ll be surprised if Vitali Klitschko wants to fight me after that. He will no doubt try to fight some chump and then retire to be a politician," said Haye. The fight was organised to settle a bitter feud that began when Haye and Chisora brawled at a press conference in Munich in February following Chisora s world heavyweight title defeat on points by Klitschko. The incident, which was investigated by German police, was widely condemned throughout the British boxing community and the governing British Boxing Board of Control indefinitely suspended the 28-year-old Chisora.

Hewitt reaches Newport final

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Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt reached the final of the ATP Hall of Fame Championships Saturday with a three-set victory over American Rajeev Ram. Hewitt, a former Wimbledon and US Open champion, reached his first ATP final in more than two years with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 victory over former Newport champion Ram. Hewitt, who received a wild card into the draw, was playing in his first semi-final since June 2010, when he captured the grass court title in Halle. He next faces either defending Newport champion John Isner or American Ryan Harrison. Top-seeded Isner advanced to the semi-finals with a victory over qualifier Izak van der Merwe, while Harrison advanced when Germany s Benjamin Becker retired with a hamstring injury trailing 6-4, 3-0 in their quarter-final. Harrison, through to his third semi-final of the season, was seeking a first ATP tour final. "I know John really well. We ve played Davis Cup together," Harrison said. "I ve been training with him a lot. He knows my game, and I know his game, so it s going to be a fun match." Hewitt rallied from an early break in both the first and third sets, finally wrapping up the victory in 2 hours and 21 minutes. The 31-year-old Aussie was pleased to keep his run going on the grass courts of Newport. "It s fantastic, obviously," said Hewitt, who is again battling back from injury after undergoing radical foot surgery in February. "It s been a tough start to the year after making the fourth round at the Australian Open then I had to have surgery ... this is hopefully just the start."

Ferrer, Almagro to meet in Swedish Open final

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The Spaniards defeated their opponents in straight sets, as the top-seeded Ferrer claimed a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria and the second-seeded Almagro ousted Jan Hajek of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-3. In the final Sunday the No. 5-ranked Ferrer, who reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and the semifinals at the French Open earlier this year and also won the Swedish Open title in 2007, will play Almagro, who claimed the title in 2010.

Motorcycling: Pedrosa takes pole at Italian MotoGP

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In-form Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa will start from pole in Sunday s Italian MotoGP after posting the fastest time in qualifying here on Saturday. The 26-year-old Honda star - who won last Sunday s German MotoGP - will start ahead of series leader and compatriot Jorge Lorenzo, on a Yamaha, while another Spaniard, Hector Barbera, is third on the grid on a Ducati. It is Pedrosa s 39th pole position of his career - the 21st in this category. His Australian team-mate and defending world champion Casey Stoner, who crashed when set for at least second place on the last lap of the German MotoGP, was fifth fastest. Pedrosa, who is second in the standings, battled it out with Lorenzo for most of the session but it was to end in disappointment for the latter when he had to come in early on the last lap. Lorenzo, who leads Pedrosa by 26 points in the standings, said: "In the lap before the last I felt a loss of power in some corners. On the final lap I was red until the last corner then I felt the power drop much more so I had to enter the pits and stop," said Lorenzo,  "I made some good laps, although not completely perfect and I felt I could make a better one. It s going to be a very tough race for everyone so we have to stay calm and save some energy for the end." Barbera achieved his best result in this category so far, outperforming the two official Ducati entries of Italian legend Valentino Rossi, who was only 10th fastest, and Nicky Hayden, who was fourth quickest. Stoner was disappointed by his performance which means he failed to make the front row of the grid for only the second time this season.

Golf: Molinari maintains Scottish Open lead

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Francesco Molinari is heading to next week s British Open in the best possible form after continuing to lead the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart course near Inverness. Molinari added a five under par 67 in continuing calm conditions and move to 17-under par and one clear of his rivals. Less than a week ago, the victorious 2010 Ryder Cup winning star, shot a blistering final round 64 to snare second place in the French Open in Versailles. Now the 29-year-old, London-based Italian is set to go one better and also join his older brother, Edoardo as winner of the premier Scottish title. Molinari earlier this year captured his third Tour victory in winning the Spanish Open.  Denmark s Anders Hansen carded a seven under par 65 to move into second place on 16-under par and one clear of compatriot Soren Kjeldsen and Scotland s Marc Warren, who were among three players to post 64s. Kjeldsen s round included four opening birdies while playing partner, Warren capped his round with by driving the front of the green at the shortened par four, 16th and then holed an 80-foot eagle putt. And four-time Major winning Phil Mickelson continues to improve heading to next week s British Open with the visiting American adding a 65 to be sharing fifth place with three others on 14-under par.  And while in Inverness, Mickelson played 13 holes on Friday night at nearby Nairn Golf Club, and the venue for last month s Curtis Cup and host course for the 1999 Walker Cup that featured current world number one Luke Donald. However Mickelson confessed his visit had nothing to do with continued preparation for next week s 141st British Open. Donald, the defending champion, carded a third day 68, to be among those tied in ninth place at 13-under par.

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