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Adele has bad news for her fans

If you're an Adele fan, we have some bad news for you.  The Hello singer was considering an end to live shows earlier this year  but after performing the first of four shows at London's Wembley Stadium on 28 June, it is getting clear that "touring doesn't suit her particularly well." A fan shared a handwritten note published in the program for the event on Instagram. In the note, Adele said, "So this is it after 15 months on the road and 18 months of 25 we are at the end. We have taken this

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Pakistanis? money in Swiss banks down but still above Indians?

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/ae0c753184224771fb1b7d836258e336.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni8zMC8yMDE3IDc6MTI6MTAgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT14VnEzR2ZlOExqcmFhNFYzMG1PNW1nPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ZURICH: Money kept by Pakistani nationals in Swiss banks fell marginally to CHF (Swiss franc) 1.4 billion (Rs1.55 trillion) in 2016, even as the same from India fell for the third con

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NASA creates glowing, artificial auroras

Don't get worried or think about UFOs if you see something glowing in the sky. Because NASA has finally managed to launch its mission to create ephemeral, glowing clouds for the first time. The suborbital sounding rocket took flight at 4:25 a.m. ET Thursday from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia and released its payload ? which consisted of 10 vapor-filled canisters ? shortly afterward. It took NASA 11 launch attempts to get

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Lanning century trumps Atapattu?s 178 as Australia win again

Meg Lanning goes over the top, Australia v Sri Lanka, Women's World Cup, Bristol, June 29, 2017/Getty Images/ICC LONDON: Australia captain Meg Lanning made a superb century as the reigning champions made it two wins out of two at the women´s World Cup with a tournament-record chase to beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets at Bristol on Thursday despite a stunning hundred from Chamari Atapattu. The Sri Lanka number three made an unbeaten 178 -- the third highest individual score in a women´s one-day i

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Australia pay dispute set to miss deadline as players warned of unemployment

SYDNEY: Cricket Australia and the country´s players looked set to miss a deadline to resolve a pay dispute on Friday, potentially leaving players unemployed and threatening fixtures including this year´s Ashes series. The current Memorandum of Understanding between CA and the Australian Cricketers´ Association (ACA) expires at midnight (1400 GMT) with hopes of a late breakthrough fading fast. The warring parties have failed to come to an agreement over revenue-sharing, and almost 230 players w

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May wins major test in parliament over government plan

LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May won backing for her policy programme with a slender parliamentary majority on Thursday in the first test of her authority after an election setback and growing pressure on her Brexit and austerity agenda. May cut short a visit to Berlin and her defence minister, Michael Fallon, left Brussels to dash back to Britain for the vote, underlining her precarious position after she lost her Conservative Party's parliamentary majority in an election on June 8 that she

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Fresh Federer ready for Wimbledon history bid

Roger Federer returns to Wimbledon as favourite to capture a record-breaking eighth title and become the tournament's oldest champion - AFP LONDON: Roger Federer believes his decision to skip the clay court season will pay rich dividends when he gets to crunch time in his bid for a record eighth Wimbledon title. Having won the Australian Open during an unexpectedly strong start to the season, Federer opted to miss the French Open and the tournaments leading up to Paris so he would stay fresh fo

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China plans to launch national AI plan- China Daily

China will launch a series of artificial intelligence (AI) projects and increase efforts to cultivate tech talent as part of a soon to announced national AI plan, the China Daily said on Friday, citing a senior official. The country is focusing on AI as it is seen as a tool to boost productivity and empower employees, the paper said. China will roll out a slew of AI research and development projects, allocate more resources to nurturing talent and increase the use of AI in education, healthcar

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China builds new military facilities on South China Sea islands: think tank

Construction is shown on Mischief Reef, in the Spratly Islands, the disputed South China Sea in this June 19, 2017 satellite image released by CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) to Reuters on June 29, 2017. CSIS/AMTI DigitalGlobe/Handout via REUTERS China has built new military facilities on islands in the South China Sea, a US think tank reported on Thursday, a move that could raise tensions with Washington, which has accused

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Google pays tribute to Sadequain on his 87th birthday

Google has paid tribute to renowned Pakistani artist Syed Sadequain on his 87th birthday with a doodle. Born on 30th June 1930, Sadequain is widely regarded as the best painter and calligrapher of Pakistan. Google said the doodle celebrates Sadequain?s legacy "as one of Pakistan?s most popular and prolific artists." Sadequain?s 'Crucifixion' sells for record Rs. 16 million at UK's Bonhams A mystery bidder offered top price for the artwork of legendary Pakistani artist Sadeq

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Trump slammed over ?facelift? outburst against TV host

MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski, pictured at a 2015 event in New York WASHINGTON: Donald Trump unleashed a brutal personal attack Thursday on respected female television host Mika Brzezinski, sparking an instant backlash, in the latest stunning salvo in the president´s ongoing war with the media. Trump´s Twitter outburst -- in which he describes the journalist "bleeding badly from a facelift" -- appears to have been triggered by Brzezinski´s sharp comments during the morning show she co-hosts with J

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Kendall, Kylie Jenner withdraw music icon T-shirts after backlash

Reality TV celebrities Kendall and Kylie Jenner apologized on Thursday after causing an uproar for selling pricey T-shirts featuring their faces over images of famed music groups and artists including The Doors, Pink Floyd, Ozzy Osbourne and slain rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. In the second recent marketing misstep involving members of the Kardashian family, Kendall and Kylie Jenner said they had withdrawn their $125 T-shirt line from sale a day after it was launched. "These design

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Half-a-degree of warming boosted extreme weather

PARIS: Half a degree Celsius of global warming has been enough to increase heat waves and heavy rains in many regions of the planet, researchers reported Friday. Comparing two 20-year periods -- 1960-79 and 1991-2010 -- between which average global temperatures jumped 0.5 C (0.9 F), scientists found that several kinds of extreme weather gained in duration and intensity. The hottest summer temperatures increased by more than 1 C (1.8 F) across a quarter of Earth's land areas, while the coldest

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Football, showbiz stars gather for Messi's wedding

Antonella Roccuzzo and Messi ROSARIO, Argentina: Football and showbiz stars gathered in Argentina for Latin America's celebrity wedding bash of the decade as Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi prepared to marry his childhood sweetheart Antonella Roccuzzo on Friday. Pop star Shakira and her husband, Messi's teammate Gerard Pique, were expected among the 260 guests, according to media and locals close to the event. They will join old friends of the couple and footballers, including his Barcelona s

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COAS reaches Parachinar as protest enters eighth day

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/dcb88b2dba2989244d13e11d770e411f.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni8zMC8yMDE3IDU6MTk6MzUgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1FNWJWSG1jNVRua3AwRHIrZkN3dVRRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] PARACHINAR: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa reached Parachinar Friday morning, the military?s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said in a stat

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Winning debut for Amir as Essex win thriller

Mohammad Amir struck early on his Championship debut for Essex, Essex v Middlesex, Specsavers County Championship Division One, Chelmsford, 1st day, June 26, 2017/Getty Images LONDON: Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir had a winning start in his debut for English county Essex as South African Simon Harmer?s nine-wicket haul led to a thrilling win over Middlesex in County Championship Division One on Thursday. Amir continued his rich seam of form from the Champions Trophy win over India, striking ear

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Long-awaited 'Jumanji' sequel puts new twist on magical board game

LOS ANGELES: In the verdant rain forests of Hawaii, Jack Black, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan dodge simulated rampaging rhinos and hungry hippos as they filmed the long-anticipated sequel to the Robin Williams' 1995 adventure film Jumanji. The first trailer for Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ? released on Thursday ? shows how four high school teenagers are transported into a Jumanji video game as adult avatars and find themselves pursued by jungle creatures and motorcy

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Chronic pain drug fails test study, sends company shares plunging

A clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company on Thursday disclosed disappointing data from a key study that tested its chronic pain treatment in patients with osteoarthritis. Cara Therapeutics Inc's worse-than-expected results sent its shares down almost 32 percent after the bell on Thursday. The company had tested three dosages of its drug CR845 in 476 patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee, experiencing moderate-to-severe pain, against a placebo. Two dosages of the drug ? 1 mg and 2

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Merkel issues warning to Trump ahead of G20 summit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a session at the lower house of parliament Bundestag to deliver State of the Nation Address ahead of EU Summit and G20 in Berlin, Germany, June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch  BERLIN/WASHINGTON: German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised to fight for free trade and press on with multilateral efforts to combat climate change at the G20 summit next week, challenging the "America First" policies of US President Donald Trump. In a defiant speech to parliam

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Man tries to drive car into crowd in front of French mosque

Police secure a mosque in Creteil near Paris, France, June 29, 2017, after a man was arrested after trying to drive a car into a crowd in front of the mosque. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes  A man was arrested after trying to drive a car into a crowd in front of a mosque in the Paris suburb of Creteil on Thursday, police said, adding that no one was injured. The man's motives were unclear and he had not succeeded in reaching the crowd because of barriers in front of the mosque, police said in a stat

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Heavy monsoon rain lashes Karachi

KARACHI: Heavy showers lashed different areas of the metropolis on Thursday evening, leaving several streets flooded and most localities without electricity. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted that rain will continue in Karachi for the next two hours and there are high chances of rain tomorrow (Friday). As many as 483 feeders have tripped - plunging a large number of localities into darkness, including Malir, Airport, Liaquatabad, Keemari, Gulshan Iqbal Block 10, Shers

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LHC takes notice of alleged torture of MNA Jamshed Dasti

Dasti has said he was being tortured in the jail. -Geo News Chief justice of Lahore High Court has taken notice of alleged torture of MNA Jamshed Dasti?s in jail on Thursday. The LHC chief justice has demanded a report on the matter from the sessions judge Sarghoda and the anti-terrorism court. The judges will send their report after visiting the jail on June 30. Dasti has said he was being tortured in the jail where he was imprisoned for forcefully opening a canal gate. He had also request

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Fake trees planted to welcome Zardari in Naushero Feroze

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/4955ad5f5bf708cba963b13202e40a69.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni8yOS8yMDE3IDQ6NDU6MjMgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT0zbkg0aXI5MnQxVjBKV0cyeS9qS0xBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] NAUSHERO FEROZE: Former president and Co-Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Asif Ali Zardari was welcomed to the city on Thursday with fake trees planted on both sides of the road. The

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Salman reveals details about Dabangg 3

MUMBAI: Fans of Salman Khan have a lot to look forward to as the actor is set to appear in multiple films including Tiger Zinda Hai and Bharat. But, perhaps the most exciting news surrounding Salman is regarding the third instalment of the Dabangg franchise. The actor in a recent interview revealed that the script for Dabangg 3 had already been completed and shooting would start after he finishes work on Tiger Zinda Hai and an untitled movie. The first movie in the Dabangg series has been cr

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Women World Cup: Nahida Khan says her success due to her father

Nahida Khan - Source: BBC News Nahida Khan, a Pakistani woman cricketer who was the highest run-scorer in Women`s World Cup match against South Africa, has given the credit of her success to her father. "My father backed me despite all the opposition from my family and tribe," she said while speaking in an interview to BBC. "He would say to people that Nahida is my daughter, I'm proud of her passion. He appreciated my struggle and that gave me all the confidence I needed as a budding cricketer.

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