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It's in the genes: songbirds really do sing their own tune

How do baby birds learn the song unique to their species? Is it drilled into their tiny brains by their parents, or do they hatch pre-programmed? On Monday, researchers offered intriguing evidence that the distinct melodies of at least some songbirds are encoded in their genes. Flycatchers taken from the nest as eggs, then hatched and raised by a foster family from a different species, consistently harboured a lifelong preference for the tell-tale tune of their genetic kindred, a study has fou
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Microsoft challenges Sony with powerful new Xbox One X

Microsoft on Sunday unveiled Xbox One X -- billing it as the most powerful video console ever made, and escalating a battle with market king PlayStation. The $499 product was built with the muscle for seamless play on ultra-high definition 4K televisions and will be available worldwide on November 7, according to Xbox team leader Phil Spencer. He introduced the much anticipated Xbox One X, called Scorpio during development, at a Microsoft event ahead of the official opening of the major Electr
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Diddy tops Forbes list of celebrity high earners

Rapper turned businessman Diddy was the world's top-paid celebrity in the past year, edging out closest competitor Beyonce, Forbes said in its annual list Monday. Diddy earned $130 million in the past 12 months, of which $70 million came from selling a one-third stake in his Sean John clothing line. Diddy -- whose real name is Sean Combs and earlier in his career was known as Puff Daddy -- is estimated by Forbes to be worth a total of $820 million even though he has released little music in th
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PM leaves for home after day-long visit to Saudi Arabia to talk Gulf crisis

JEDDAH: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif left here Monday for Islamabad after a day-long visit to Saudi Arabia. Sharif visited the Kingdom with regard to the prevailing situation between Qatar and the Gulf states. King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz received the Prime Minister and his delegation ? comprising Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Advisor to PM on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, and other senior officials ? upon arrival at the Palace. Earlier, as he reached
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At least six dead, 12 injured in collision between bus and van

BUREWALA: At least six people were killed, while twelve were left injured, due to a collision between a passenger bus and van, in the wee hours of Tuesday, near Ada Tufail Abad in Burewala. According to police, the traffic accident cost the lives of at least six. The deceased, as well as those injured in the crash, were shifted to Tehsil Head Quarter Hospital, added police.
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Griezmann extends Atletico deal until 2022: reports

Atletico Madrid's French star Antoine Griezmann has extended his contract with the Spanish club by a year, according to press reports in Spain on Monday. "Antoine Griezmann signed a contract with Atletico until 2022," Madrid sports daily Marca reported. According to As newspaper, "Atletico has revised the player's salary to reward his performance" and made an "economic effort" to convince the player to stay. The 26-year-old has been heavily linked with a move away from Atletico but said earli
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Katy Perry breaks down on depression in marathon livestream

Katy Perry broke down with emotion when describing her depression and offered to bury the hatchet with fellow pop superstar Taylor Swift as she livestreamed her life for 96 hours. To promote her fifth album "Witness," Perry invited fans to watch her inside a Los Angeles home for a full weekend through Monday as the 32-year-old singer slept, cooked, did yoga, cuddled with her dog Nugget and chatted with a stream of celebrities who showed up at her door. Despite putting her life temporarily unde
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Qatar says World Cup plans continue 'as normal'

Qatar's World Cup preparations continue "as normal" and organisers remain confident that stadium construction deadlines will be met, a source close to the 2022 tournament has told AFP. Despite the country being at the centre of a diplomatic crisis which has seen Qatar cut off politically -- and economically -- from neighbouring Gulf countries, organisers were unworried, said the source. "I think, for us, it's business as usual, we have to continue as normal," said the source. "In any construc
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Sky TV sees 14% drop in Premier League viewers

Television viewing figures for Sky's live Premier League football matches fell by an average of 14 percent last season, the company confirmed Monday against a backdrop of a huge hike in broadcasting costs. Although the drop was partially down on viewers switching to watching games online and more matches being broadcast compared with the previous season, the data published by the Financial Times (FT) and confirmed by Sky indicates a drop in interest for live Premier League fixtures being shown
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Premature babies often catch up to peers in school: study

A study following more than 1.3 million premature babies born in Florida found that two-thirds of those born at only 23 or 24 weeks were ready for kindergarten on time, and almost 2 percent of those infants later achieved gifted status in school. Such very prematurely born babies did score lower on standardized tests than full-term infants, but as the length of pregnancy increased, the differences in test scores became negligible, according to the study, conducted by Northwestern University and
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Iran book ticket to 2018 World Cup

Sardar Azmoun and Mehdi Taremi were on target as Iran confirmed their spot in the 2018 World Cup finals with a 2-0 victory over Uzbekistan at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Monday. It was Iran's sixth win from eight matches in Group A which took the table-toppers to 20 points, while South Korea are second on 13 ahead of their match against Qatar on Tuesday. Iran are still unbeaten in the third stage of qualifying and amazingly have not conceded a single goal during the campaign, thus underlini
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'Don?t worry about the score': Sarfraz thanks Amir for match-winning partnership

CARDIFF: Skipper Sarfraz Ahmed said that during the game against Sri Lanka he told Muhammad Amir that if they take the game to the 40th over Pakistan will win. Speaking in a post-match ceremony, Pakistan captain said: ?Thanks to Amir, he played really well. I just told him to play his game and not to worry about the score- that if we took it to the 40th over we would win.? He further added that drop catches are part of the game. [embed_vide
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JIT submits report on leaked picture, falls short of naming culprit

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/e14a4093bebc211490c2d8f172984220.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni8xMi8yMDE3IDQ6NDE6MjYgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1kQ0VVbzU4SjE0c0FYUFRjVDh1K05BPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: The report submitted to the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday regarding Hussain Nawaz?s leaked picture neither mentions the name of the individual responsible nor his dep
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India's Modi to meet President Trump for first time

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington this month, India´s foreign ministry said Monday, as the world´s two-largest democracies diverge on tackling climate change. In a statement the ministry said the two leaders would meet on June 26 for the first time after Modi arrives in Washington for a two-day visit. "Their discussions will provide a new direction for deeper bilateral engagement on issues of mutual interest," the ministry statement said.
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Interior Minister expresses 'deep concern' over abduction of Chinese nationals

File Photo of Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan  ISLAMABAD: The Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Monday expressed deep concern over the unfortunate incident of abduction of two Chinese nationals from Quetta.  Chairing a high-level meeting, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan directed the interior ministry to review, regulate and streamline the process of issuance of visas to Chinese nationals after the unfortunate incident. The meeting was attended among others by Secre
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India´s Modi to meet President Trump for first time

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington this month, India´s foreign ministry said Monday, as the world´s two-largest democracies diverge on tackling climate change. In a statement the ministry said the two leaders would meet on June 26 for the first time after Modi arrives in Washington for a two-day visit. "Their discussions will provide a new direction for deeper bilateral engagement on issues of mutual interest," the ministry statement said.
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Are Abhishek, Aishwarya finally starring together again?

It has been a really long time since real life husband and wife, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya, played on-screen lovers too. Now to their fans? delight, the duo will again be seen together following an on-screen hiatus. According to the rumour mill, the two are a part of Anurag Kashyap?s project ?Gulab Jamun? ? hmm, even the name strikes a chord, right? Abhishek shed light on the topic, saying a possible new movie is still in the talks and he would prefer the producer announcing things as o
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Pakistan pacers clean up Sri Lanka for 236

CARDIFF: Brilliant bowling from Pakistani bowlers as Sri Lanka were all out for 236 runs in the virtual quarterfinal of Champions Trophy between the two teams at Cardiff on Monday. Hasan Ali ended resistance by tail-enders as he bowled out Lakmal, leaving Sri Lanka eight down after Junaid Khan and Mohammad Amir ripped through the opponent's middle-order picking up four wickets in quick succession.  Junaid picked up wickets of Thisara Perera and de Silva for just a single each, hastening the c
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Two BLA terrorists killed in operation, says ISPR

QUETTA: Two terrorists of the proscribed Baloch Liberation Army were killed on Monday in and intelligence based operation carried out by FC Balochistan, said a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The military?s media wing added that the terrorists were involved in attacks on armed forces, target killings, kidnapping and planting of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the areas of Quetta, Margate and Sangaan in Balochistan. In a separate operation in the Federal
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Sri Lanka seven down after Junaid, Amir rip through middle-order

CARDIFF: Pakistan's seamers Junaid Khan and Mohammad Amir ripped through the Sri Lankan middle-order picking up four wickets in quick succession.  Sri Lanka are seven wickets down after Junaid Khan dismissed Thisara Perera for just one run.  Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews was bowled by Mohammad Amir on 39. Junaid Khan bowled a ripper to get rid of Dhananjaya de Silva. Mohammad Amir again bowled a brilliant ball while captain Sarfraz Ahmed took a sensational catch to get rid of well-settle
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Iran tracks down and kills Daesh suspects after attacks

TEHRAN: Iran has tracked down and killed several suspected militants including the alleged mastermind of twin attacks in Tehran last week, a security official and a minister have said. Dozens of suspects have been arrested since the attacks on Wednesday killed 17 people in the first assault in Iran to be claimed by the Daesh militant group. Police late Sunday killed four Daesh suspects in the southern province of Hormozgan, the ISNA news agency on Monday reported police chief Azizollah Maleki
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PM should resign before attending JIT session on June 15: Imran

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan said on Monday that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif should resign before the Joint Investigation Team?s session on June 15 (Thursday), for which he has been summoned to record his statement. Imran Khan was speaking to media, where he said that the JIT is facing hurdles. The people who are subordinate to the PM and ruling party would not be able to investigate the matter, said the PTI chief. Imran said that Nawaz Sharif is a criminal and fac
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JIT, Imran Khan have no evidence against prime minister: Sanaullah

Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on Monday said the joint investigation team (JIT) formed on orders of the apex court to investigate the allegations leveled in the Panama Papers and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan have no evidence against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The law minister further said the JIT is creating conflicts and is trying to disrespect the Sharif family. The report submitted by the JIT will not have any importance till it is accepted by the Supreme Cour
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Gaza power shortage to worsen as Israel reduces supply

A Palestinian family eats dinner in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip during a power cut on June 11, 2017 - AFP  JERUSALEM: Israel will reduce electricity supplies to the Gaza Strip after funding cuts by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, a minister said Monday, worsening an already severe shortage in the Hamas-run enclave. The security cabinet decided Sunday to reduce the daily amount supplied to Gaza by around 45 minutes, Israeli media reported. Gazans currently receive onl
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