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Sydney, Oct 2 : Temperatures across Australia are likely to rise by one degree Celsius by 2030, but it could rise by up to 5 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country by 2070, a new CSIRO study has revealed.

Penny Whetton, co-author of the new Climate Change in Australia report produced by the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO, said the probability of warming exceeding one degree Celsius was 10-20 per cent for coastal areas of Australia, and more than 50 per cent for inland regions.

London, Oct 2 : Some Caribbean forests were at their densest during the 'Little Ice Age', a new study by a palaeontologist from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, has revealed.

During the course of her study, Maria Lozano-Garcia found that the normal dry season was either shorter or nonexistent during the Little Ice Age (1350-1850), as indicated by a sharp increase in the amount of pollen from both lowland and upland forests deposited in core-samples taken from Lago Verde.

Salman Khan’s wax statue is all set to join the bandwagon of celebrities at London’s Madame Tussauds.

Big B, King Khan and Aish are already part of the famous museum, which is the London’s most desired tourist attraction.

The reports suggest that the wax statue will be ready for exhibit by January next year (2008), and Salman will personally go to London to uncover the figure.

Washington, Oct 2 : US senator Barack Obama’s nine-year-old daughter shuns hotel heiress Paris Hilton.

Speaking on ‘The Tyra Bank’s show, the presidential candidate told the host that his wife and kids are very particular about where he stays during a tour of the country.

Obama said that his daughter Malia keeps up with news and she doesn’t approve of the former jailbird

"This isn't a Hilton hotel, is it," his 9-year-old daughter, Malia, asks him.

Topps Meat Co. is still examining to find out the real cause for the E. coli infectivity related to eight cases in New York.

Topps representative, Michele Williams said that the Elizabeth, N.J., company on Saturday called back 80 ground beef products, comprising frozen patties, which could fill up 542 tractor-trailers as a safety measure to customers.

London: According to the British researchers, daily consumption of dark chocolate in limit, may improve physical condition by lessening blood pressure and meliorating brain function.

Dark chocolate contains higher levels of polyphenols, an antioxidant chemical, which has been linked with health advatages, for example a reduction in blood pressure.