Day: January 18, 2020

Australia’s farmers count cost after bushfires wipe out livestock

12:28 pm January 18, 2020

Kangaroo Island (Australia): In the wake of ferocious bushfires that tore through Kangaroo Island, local farmer Rick Morris has endured the gruelling task of burying 400 sheep killed when most of his sprawling property went up in flames. “It puts it in perspective to say that we’re one of the lucky ones,” he said. Australia […]

Ken Starr, celebrity lawyer Dershowitz join Trump defense team

12:11 pm January 18, 2020

Washington: Ken Starr, who was at the center of Bill Clinton’s impeachment in the 1990s, and America’s biggest celebrity lawyer Alan Dershowitz were announced Friday to be joining President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment defense. The administration has yet to unveil the full team but confirmed that White House counsel Pat Cipollone will be lead lawyer, […]

Australian Open sets air pollution limit after bushfire smoke anger

12:03 pm January 18, 2020

Melbourne: Australian Open organisers Saturday introduced a scaled air quality rating to determine when play can be suspended following stinging criticism after days of toxic smoke during qualifying. Air quality in Melbourne was among the worst on the planet on Tuesday and only marginally better Wednesday because of smoke from bushfires that have devastated huge […]

Noida, Ghaziabad's air quality remains 'severe' for third day on trot

Dense fog wraps Delhi, maximum temperature expected around 18 degrees Celsius

12:02 pm January 18, 2020

New Delhi: The national capital was enveloped in a thick blanket of fog on Saturday morning as the minimum temperature settled at 8.4 degrees Celsius. Visibility was reduced to 50 metres in Palam at 5.30 am, a MeT Department official said. Around 20 north-bound trains were delayed by two to five hours due to the […]

‘Hundreds’ likely affected by Chinese virus: researchers

11:40 am January 18, 2020

London: The number of people infected by a mystery SARS-like virus that has killed two people in China is likely hundreds more than officially reported, researchers have said. Chinese authorities have said pneumonia linked to the virus has hit at least 41 people in the country, with the outbreak centred around a seafood market in […]