Australia hold Denmark 1-1
Samara, June 21: Australia held Denmark 1-1 in a Group C game here on Thursday to keep alive their chances of making it to the pre-quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup.
Australia, who had lost 1-2 to France in their opening match, got their goal from a penalty conversion by captain Mile Jedinak in the 38th minute after Denmark had taken a 1-0 lead through Christian Eriksen in the seventh minute.
Denmark defeated Peru 1-0 in their opening match.
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Odisha mango kernel incident: Another woman dies, toll mounts to three
Berhampur (Odisha), Nov 18: The toll in the mango kernel tragedy in Odisha’s Kandhamal district rose to three after another woman died in hospital on Monday, an official said.
The deceased was identified as Jeeta Majhi (40), a resident of Mandipanka village in Daringbadi block.
Two tribal women had died after consuming mango kernel gruel in the district earlier this month.
Jeeta was undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack for 16 days and died on Monday following multi-organ failure, the official said.
An inquiry into the deaths is underway, he added.
