India is planning on investing around $3 billion in cleaning the river Ganges, which flows through northern India and Bangladesh. Currently, around 50 percent of Delhi's raw sewage flows straigt into the Ganges. ...
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England regain the Ashes beating Australia by 197 runs in the 5th test at the Oval. " After losing 5-0 in Australia in 2007, victory in The Oval sun was reminiscent of England's legendary 2005 Ashes win. ...
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Hope for England as Australia collapse 160 all out. So England are in a good position with three days to go, but let's not get our hopes up just yet, Australia don't give in too easily. " England took control of...
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Krakatau (or Krakatoa), located in Sunda Strait between Sumatra and Java, comes to life.
Volcano is active again spewing ashes in the sky. Lava can also bee seen trickling down the side of the new slopes that...
Fifth and final Test as England take on Australia at The Oval. With the series level Australia need only a draw to retain the Ashes.Follow the action with Scan below:
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" Day 1 pretty much belonged to England but Australia came back strongly in the third session. While we saw excellent batting from the openers, the middle order played irresponsibly yet again. Australia started the day off with very poor bowling. Mitchell Johnson’s line was...
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" What a 1st test match we had to start off Ashes 2009! First four days were not ashes-like but day 5 brought back exhilarating memories of 2005. On to 2nd test match now – Australia have certainly got the edge but England has shown that they got fight in them and won’t...
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" WOW! What a day of Cricket. This is what Ashes is all about – tension, excitement, and suspense. The crowds were on their feet for the whole last hour of play. Will England suffer an innings-defeat or will...
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"Day 5 Preview: Australia declaring their first inning at 674/6 after Haddin being bowled off Collingwood by giving catch to Bopara while trying for a six out to midwicket. England lost two crucial wickets in their 2nd innings on last day’s play. Cook was the first one to...
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Morning Session: England got off to a solid start with Andrew Strauss looking in good form but not so for Alistair Cook. Cook looked out of sorts right from the start and gave his wicket away 10 runs (off 25 balls), courtesy of an athletic catch by Michael Hussey. Ravi...
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Source: http://cricfire.com/blog/2009-07-09/australia-v-england-1st-test-day-1-summary
Day 1 Video Highlights: http://cricfire.com/highlights/1271/ashes-2009-day-1-highlights-1st-test-england-v-australia-at-cardiff-july-08-2009/
Morning Session: England got off to a solid...
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Mount Redoubt has erupted again, and an ash cloud has been spewed 30,000 feet in to the air. The eruption happened at about 8:30am this morning, and it is expected that the winds will carry the ash to settle on the...
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If events transpiring in Hawaii in recent days are any indication, Barack Obama might be reversing his field and standing up as an advocate of states rights when it comes to matters of environmental law. On Friday, according to several online observers, including this one and...
At least seven persons were killed and 63 others injured while over a 11 were still trapped under the debris as a five-storey shopping plaza collapsed in Pakistan’s garrison city of Rawalpindi near capital...
"Australian batsman Simon Katich reckons his team’s rivalry against India has become “bigger” than the Ashes in recent times and predicts the upcoming Test series in October will be tough for his side. Katich, who is currently in India leading the Australia ‘A’...