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Friday, 31 March 2017 Brisbane (Australia) – Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from towns in 2 Australian states as authorities warned Friday there could be deaths from severe flooding caused by ex-tropical cyclone. Category four Cyclone Debbie hit northeastern Australia on Tuesday between Bowen and Airlie Beach …

Thursday, 30 March 2017 SYDNEY – Emergency services plan to evacuate thousands of people stranded on resort islands with water supplies running low in Australia’s tropical northeast on Thursday, 2 days after Cyclone Debbie tore through the region. Tens of thousands more people on the mainland remained without power and …

Wednesday, 29 March 2017 Ayr (Australia) – Towns were cut off and without power in northern Australia Wednesday after being pummelled by a powerful cyclone that washed battered yachts ashore and ripped roofs off houses in scenes compared to “a war zone”. The category 4 storm slammed into the coast …

India team need 87 runs to win the series-deciding fourth Test against Australia after dominating on the third day. The hosts resumed on 248-6 and, helped by Ravindra Jadeja’s 63, reached 332 – a first innings lead of 32. Jadeja, fellow spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and pace bowler Umesh Yadav took …

Monday, 27 March 2017 :  India lost Murali Vijay early on in response to Australia’s first-innings 300 but KL Rahul and Cheteshwar Pujara steadied them to 108-1. However, Rahul (60) was caught off Pat Cummins before Nathan Lyon took four wickets to reduce the hosts to 221-6. Wriddhiman Saha was …

Monday, 27 March 2017 Cairns (Australia) – Thousands of people including tourists were being evacuated Monday as northern Australia braced for a powerful cyclone packing destructive winds with warnings of major structural damage and surging tides. Cyclone Debbie has been forming off the coast of Queensland state over recent days, …

Saturday, 25 March 2017 Sydney: A state-owned Chinese construction giant sealed a deal to build a A$6 billion (RM20.23 billion) mining infrastructure project to tap into resource-rich north-western Aus­tralia. Sydney-based BBI Group (BBIG) said the agreement with the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) to develop the mine, port and …

Friday, 24 March 2017 SYDNEY: A regional Australian airline plane made an emergency landing Thursday after the pilot was forced to shut down an engine, barely a week after a propeller fell off another aircraft mid-flight. The Regional Express (Rex) plane carrying 23 passengers was heading to Sydney when a …

Tuesday, 21 March 2017 :  Mauger, a former New Zealand back, will leave the role following Saturday’s Premiership game against Northampton. O’Connor, who won three Premierships as a Tigers coach, will take over in early April, subject to being issued a visa. Mauger had been in charge since the long-serving …

Monday, 20 March 2017 SYDNEY: An Australian teenager is lucky to be alive, paramedics said yesterday, after he reportedly escaped the jaws of a crocodile by punching it in the head during a late night swim in a river. The 18-year-old, named in local media as Lee de Paauw, suffered …