Australia

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 […]

IIT-Jodhpur to offer MBA course from this year

10:24 pm January 12, 2020

Jodhpur (RJ): IIT-Jodhpur has announced it will offer MBA course at its new ‘School of Management & Entrepreneurship’ in the academic session beginning in July 2020. The MBA programme will be a “tech-management combo”, the first year of which will be a foundation course, while the second will offer specialisation in different areas. Explaining the […]

Golden Globes: Joaquin Phoenix drops F-bombs, calls for action on climate change in speech

11:24 pm January 6, 2020

Los Angeles: Actor Joaquin Phoenix’s Golden Globes acceptance speech was laden with expletives, call for action on climate change and certain moments of reflection in a rambling address. The Hollywood star took home the golden gong for the best actor in a motion picture – drama for his performance in “Joker”, directed by Todd Phillips. […]

Siberian heatwave: Wildfires rage in Arctic, sea ice melts

Australia to pay ‘whatever it takes’ to fight wildfires

9:11 pm January 6, 2020

Sydney: Australia’s government said Monday it was willing to pay “whatever it takes” to help communities recover from deadly wildfires that have ravaged the country. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government was committing an extra 2 billion Australian dollars ($1.4 billion) toward the recovery effort in addition to the tens of millions of dollars […]

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ to start filming in Australia from August: Taika Waititi

7:33 pm January 6, 2020

Los Angeles: Director Taika Waititi has revealed that pre-production of the much-anticipated “Thor: Love and Thunder” will start in April and the team will move to Sydney, Australia for the shooting in August. The fourth film in the franchise will mark the return of Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster and Tessa […]