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<image:caption><![CDATA[Current account swings to $459m surplus in May]]></image:caption>
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<news:title><![CDATA[BD delegation visits QAU]]></news:title>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Pakistani artist honoured for contributions to traditional fine arts]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[15 couples tie the knot at mass wedding in Chitral]]></image:caption>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Time for a CoE?]]></news:title>
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<loc><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/print/1421100-a-better-world]]></loc>
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<news:title><![CDATA[A better world]]></news:title>
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<loc><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/print/1421101-water-power-and-strategic-myopia]]></loc>
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<news:title><![CDATA[India volleyball seeks government assurances to participate in CAVA League]]></news:title>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Bernardo Silva signs two-year deal with Real Madrid]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Bernardo Silva signs two-year deal with Real Madrid]]></image:caption>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Sadia ready for Pakistans T20 WC clash against South Africa]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Sadia ready for Pakistans T20 WC clash against South Africa]]></image:caption>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Magical Messi equals World Cup goals record as Argentina win]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Magical Messi equals World Cup goals record as Argentina win]]></image:caption>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Haaland double powers Norway to World Cup win over Iraq]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Haaland double powers Norway to World Cup win over Iraq]]></image:caption>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Opening FIFA matches deliver record audience]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Opening FIFA matches deliver record audience]]></image:caption>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Kane tells England be free in the mind for World Cup title bid]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Kane tells England be free in the mind for World Cup title bid]]></image:caption>
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<loc><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/print/1421123-mbappe-has-world-cup-history-in-sights-after-breaking-france-scoring-record]]></loc>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Mbappe has World Cup history in sights after breaking France scoring record]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Mbappe has World Cup history in sights after breaking France scoring record]]></image:caption>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Rejuvenated Modric determined to enjoy World Cup swansong]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Rejuvenated Modric determined to enjoy World Cup swansong]]></image:caption>
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