Australia

‘I want a future’: Global youth protests urge climate action

4:47 am September 21, 2019

NEW YORK: Young people afraid for their futures protested around the globe Friday to implore leaders to tackle climate change, turning out by the hundreds of thousands to insist that the warming world can’t wait for action. Marches, rallies and demonstrations were held from Canberra to Kabul and Cape Town to New York, and German […]

Kerala Tourism receives three PATA Gold Awards

7:53 pm September 20, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Tourism has won three prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold awards, including one for an ethnic food restaurant run by women at Kumarakom under its Responsible Tourism Mission. The awards, presented at a glittering function at Nur-Sultan (Astana) in Kazakhstan on Thursday, were received by state Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran and Tourism […]

Global climate protests begin in Australia before UN summit

1:35 pm September 20, 2019

Canberra: Tens of thousands of protesters gathered Friday at rallies around Australia as a day of worldwide demonstrations calling for action to guard against climate change began ahead a UN summit in New York. Some of the first rallies in what is being billed as a “global climate strike” kicked off in Australia’s largest city, […]

Paine proud of Australia despite defeat in fifth Test

3:20 pm September 16, 2019

London: Australia captain Tim Paine said it was mission accomplished even though his team lost the fifth and final Ashes Test against England to draw the series 2-2. The tourists came into the match at the Oval seeking their first series victory in England since 2001 but came up short, losing by 135 runs on […]

England close in on Ashes-levelling win after Broad double

8:29 pm September 15, 2019

London: England closed in on a series-levelling victory in the fifth Test at the Oval on Sunday as Australia slipped to 68-3 at lunch on the fourth day. Joe Root’s side set the tourists an unlikely 399 to win in London after adding just 16 runs to their overnight total. Paceman Broad pounded in, roared […]