Raging Australian bushfire destroys dozens of homes
Firefighters in Western Australia battled gusty winds and high temperatures on Tuesday as they fought a bushfire that has scorched thousands of hectares of land and destroyed more than 56 homes. Television broadcast images of air tankers flying over the flames, spread across more than 8,000 hectares (17,300 acres), about 40 km (25 miles) from the state capital of Perth.
Feb 02, 2021, 18:34 PM IST
Sachin Tendulkar comes out from retirement to face Ellyse Perry
Opportunity for all cricket fans across the world to watch The little Master Blaster back in action as he comes out from retirement to face Ellyse Perry for one over during the Big Appeal double-header at the Junction Oval in Melbourne.
Feb 08, 2020, 13:44 PM IST
Australian bushfires hit coal output, hazardous conditions to return
The warning from the world`s biggest miner showed how an unusually long bushfire season that has scorched an area one-third the size of Germany is damaging the world`s No. 14 economy. Australia`s tourism and insurance industries have already foreshadowed they face a A$1 billion ($687 million) hit each from the fires.
Jan 21, 2020, 09:55 AM IST
Bushfire destroys nearly 100 homes in Western Australia, missing people found
Australia experienced its fifth hottest year on record in 2015, according to the Bureau of Meteorology, which has been keeping statistics since 1910.
Jan 08, 2016, 15:08 PM IST
