Australia retain Women’s Ashes despite Sciver-Brunt century

London, July 16 (AFP/APP): Australia retained the Women’s Ashes with a thrilling three-run win over England in the second one-day international at Southampton despite an unbeaten hundred from home batter Nat Sciver-Brunt. England, set 283 to win, finished agonisingly short on 279-7 when, with five […]

Dangerous heatwaves strike globe as wildfires rage

Rome, July 16 (AFP/APP): Scorching weather gripped three continents on Sunday, whipping up wildfires and threatening to topple temperature records as the dire consequences of global warming take shape. Predictions of historic heat hung over swathes of Asia, Europe and the United States. In the […]

Acropolis closes at hottest hours amid Greece heatwave

Athens, July 14 (AFP/APP): The Athens Acropolis, Greece’s top tourist attraction, closed during the hottest hours on Friday and may well close again Saturday as the country wilts under a heatwave. Access to the UNESCO-listed archaeological site dating to antiquity is being suspended between midday […]

Load shedding reaches 14 hours in different areas of country

ISLAMABAD 14 July (Online): Due to intense heat wave load-shedding reached 14 hours in different areas of country. Short fall of electricity has been recorded as 6188 megawatts. According to power division, the overall production of electricity is 21312 megawatts, while 27500 megawatts electricity is […]

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