NASA, the asteroid called 4660 Nereus will be 2.4m miles away from the Earth on December 11, which is a close pass but distant enough to not hit the planet.
The newly-discovered species, named the Inti tanager (Heliothraupis oneilli), belong to the large family of Thraupidae which includes more than 370 songbird species.
Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan became the youngest bowler to take 400 T20 wickets during his team's crucial Super 12 encounter against New Zealand in Dubai.
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