$38b share market slide led by major bank slump

Sydney : More than $38 billion was wiped off the value of Australian stocks on Friday, led by ANZ’s worst one-day share plunge since the global financial crisis. ANZ shares slumped 7.5 per cent to $30.14 after the bank on Thursday tapped shareholders for up to $3 billion in extra funds.It set a minimum price […]

Australian nurse accused of assisting IS arrested at Sydney airport

Sydney, July 25 : An Australian nurse accused of giving medical assistance to the Islamic State militant group fighting in Syria has been arrested and will appear in a Sydney court on Saturday, police said. The man has been identified by government officials as Adam Brookman. A police statement said a 39-year-old Australian man had […]

World’s largest blossom Titan Arum blooms after five years in Tokyo

Melbourne, July 25 : World’s largest flower Titan Arum has bloomed for the first time in five years in Tokyo.The unique herbaceous plant that stands at two-metres has pulled viewers to the city’s Jindai Botanical Garden, which has been forced to extend its opening hours, News.com.au reported.The flower, also known as corpse flower due to […]

Typhoon Nangka kills two, forces 100,000 to evacuate in Japan

Melbourne, July 17 : Typhoon Nangka has reportedly killed at least two people and prompted authorities to evacuate nearly 100,000, as it moved across the western end of Japan’s largest main island.Rivers burst their banks in the western prefecture of Wakayama after some parts of Honshu, Japan’s largest main island, got more than 600 millimetres […]