Malaysia’s king says incoming PM must seek swift vote of confidence
The race appeared to have been whittled down to two main candidates: former deputy prime minister Ismail Sabri and opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.
The race appeared to have been whittled down to two main candidates: former deputy prime minister Ismail Sabri and opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.
India struggled to 181 for six at the end of day four, a lead of 154.
The duo helped India battle back to reach 105 for three at tea – a lead of 78.
Graham Clark the struck a third century of the season with an unbeaten 141
The figures are for the seven days to August 6.
Nearly half of all local areas have recorded a week-on-week rise in rates.
The England seam bowler is behind only Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne.
THE vaccination roll-out and strong ‘virus suppression’ will help Guernsey’s economy bounce back from Covid, according to an international credit ratings agency.
Lincoln, Middlesbrough and Exeter are currently recording the highest rates.
The Originals chased down their victory target with five balls to spare.
The openers enjoyed a partnership of 243 runs for the visitors.
Erratic winds and the potential for dry lightning have added to the challenges facing firefighters battling California’s largest wildfire, one of numerous blazes burning across the US West.Over the weekend, the massive Dixie Fire merged with the smaller Fly Fire and tore through the remote northern California community of Indian Falls. The blaze had already levelled at least 16 houses and other structures, but a new damage estimate was not immediately available because flames were still raging in the mountain area.“Fire behaviour has been so unpredictable, it hasn’t been safe for inspectors to go in to work,” said Mitch Matlow, a fire spokesman. “Until things settle down, we won’t know the extent of what’s burned.”Flames spread in remote areas with steep terrain crews cannot easily reach, Mr Matlow said. Gusty winds hindered containment efforts and the problem could get worse with the predicted arrival later of pyrocumulus clouds — literally meaning “fire clouds” — which can bring lightning and the risk of new ignitions.Fire officials said the blaze had charred nearly 309 square miles of timber and brush in Plumas and Butte counties, about two hours north east of Sacramento. It was 22% contained and more than 10,000 homes were still under threat.Authorities were hopeful that improving weather will help them continue to make progress against the nation’s largest wildfire, the Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon. It was 53% contained after scorching 640 square miles of remote land. On Monday, an additional crew of Oregon National Guardsmen were sent to help out the more than 2,200 people battling the blaze.The lightning-caused fire has burned at least 70 homes, mainly cabins, and 2,000 residences were under evacuation orders.In Montana, four firefighters were released from hospital and a fifth was being treated at a burn centrey after a wildfire overran them last week, authorities said. The five were building a defensive line at the Devil’s Creek Fire in Garfield County when winds shifted suddenly and blew flames back at them.The firefighter still being treated — a US Fish and Wildlife Service employee — “is making good progress and is in good spirits”, spokesperson Kari Cobb said.Crews were trying to keep the 10-square-mile fire from reaching Fort Peck Reservoir along the Missouri River in central Montana. It is one of three major fires in the state.Elsewhere in California, the 105-square-mile Tamarack Fire, south of Lake Tahoe, continued to burn through timber and chaparral and threatened communities on both sides of the California-Nevada border. The fire, sparked by lightning on July 4 in Alpine County, California, has destroyed at least 23 buildings, including more than a dozen in Nevada. It was 45% contained.In north-central Washington state, firefighters battled two blazes in Okanogan County that threatened hundreds of homes and again caused hazardous air quality conditions over the weekend. More than 85 large wildfires are burning across the country, most of them in western states, and have burned more than 2,343 square miles of land.
Essex and Lancashire remain perfect in Group Two after two games.
The hosts had to fight back from 2-0 down in the final series.
The billionaire blasted off in the sub-orbital New Shepard rocket from Texas with his brother, and the oldest and youngest people to fly into space.