Australia

Stalagmites reveal rapid sea level rises caused by global warming 200,000 yrs ago

Stalagmites reveal rapid sea level rises caused by global warming 200,000 yrs agoSydney, April 9 : A joint European-Australian study has determined that ancient stalagmites from a submerged Italian cave have revealed sea level rises caused by global warming more than 200,000 years ago.

According to a report by ABC News, the finding suggests the current melting of ice sheets may happen faster than expected.

Warne bowled over by bushfire victim’s courage

Warne bowled over by bushfire victim’s courageMelbourne, Apr 9 : Cricket legend Shane Warne who saw much of Victoria's fire-devastated areas, has opened up about a friendship that he has forged with a young bushfire victim.

Warne has already arranged to fly 13-year-old Aiden Buchanan to Sydney for a cricket match and organised tickets for him to last month's MCG Sound Relief concert. Now the boy has been invited to the Warne family home for a barbecue.

Lee, Symonds could lose IPL millions playing for Australia

Lee, Symonds could lose IPL millions playing for AustraliaSydney, Apr. 9 : Cricketers Brett Lee and Andrew Symonds are likely to lose millions of dollars in Indian Premier League (IPL) earnings if they are chosen to play for Australia in forthcoming international fixtures.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, both are set to miss out on about 1.75 million Australian dollars of IPL loot to play for the national team in the upcoming limited-overs series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.

Tofu lover’s No. plate ‘ILVTOFU’ too raunchy for Colorado bureaucrats

AustraliaMelbourne, April 9 : Authorities in Colorado have disallowed a Denver woman to express her love for tofu through her 4WD''''''''s number plate.

Kelly Coffman-Lee, 38, wanted to tell the world about her fondness for bean curd through a number plate reading `ILVTOFU'.

However, the Division of Motor Vehicles blocked her plan suggesting that the combination of letters could be interpreted as profane.

"We don''''''''t allow ''''''''FU'''''''' because some people could read that as street language for sex," the Courier Mail quoted Mark Couch, a spokesman for the Department of Revenue, as saying.

Zac Efron initially found ‘17 Again’ role intimidating

Zac Efron ‘clinches’ £6m deal for ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 4’ roleMelbourne, Apr 9 : High School Musical star Zac Efron has revealed about his new movie `17 Again' and the role he plays in it.

For Efron, 21, the movie was at first a little intimidating, especially when he had to be a 37-year-old man in a 17-year-old boy's body.

"Truthfully, in 17 Again, although it takes place in a high school setting, the character is very removed from a high school," the Daily Telegraph quoted him as saying.

Jobs blow for Australia

unemploymentSydney - Unemployment in Australia rose to 5.7 per cent in March from 5.2 per cent in January, official figures released Thursday showed.

It was the biggest monthly rise in joblessness in 18 years and took most analysts by surprise.

The Australia Institute, a private think tank, estimated the real rate of unemployment at 11.7 per cent because of the way the labour force is measured. Anyone who works for an hour a week is considered employed.

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