New Zealand

It's Dhoni vs Pant as CSK take on DC in their IPL season opener

Pant’s aggression paid off for India: Patel

10:35 pm March 5, 2021

Ahmedabad: England’s spin-bowling coach Jeetan Patel on Friday doffed his hat to young wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant for taking the game away with his aggressive batting display on the second day of the fourth Test here. Pant’s scintillating 101 propelled India to 294 for seven as the hosts took a crucial 89-run lead. “When players […]

Volunteers in New Zealand try to rescue 40 stranded whales

2:33 pm February 22, 2021

Wellington : Volunteers in New Zealand were trying to save 40 stranded whales Monday evening by refloating them on the high tide. Nine more whales had already died. The pod of 49 long-finned pilot whales beached themselves on Farewell Spit, a remote beach on the South Island, the Department of Conservation reported. The whales were first noticed by a tour operator […]

China says ‘Five Eyes’ should face reality on Hong Kong

7:07 pm November 19, 2020

Beijing: China on Thursday rejected the latest attack on its Hong Kong policy by the US and several of its allies, saying they “should face up to the reality” that the former British colony has been returned to China. Foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian was responding to a statement on Hong Kong issued by the […]

Study: Health systems, govt responses linked to virus tolls

9:18 pm October 14, 2020

Berlin: Scientists say a comparison of 21 developed countries during the start of the coronavirus pandemic shows that those with early lockdowns and well-prepared national health systems avoided large numbers of additional deaths due to the outbreak. In a study published Wednesday by the journal Nature Medicine, researchers used the number of weekly deaths in 19 European countries, […]

Australian park owner fined USD 2.5M over 4 river ride deaths

2:59 pm September 28, 2020

Brisbane: An Australian theme park owner was fined 3.6 million Australian dollars (USD 2.5 million) on Monday for safety breaches that led to the deaths of four people on a river rapids ride in 2016. Two men and two women died when their raft flipped on the Thunder River Rapids ride in Dreamworld park. Ardent Leisure Group had pleaded […]