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Underwater Museum in Egypt to showcase remnants of Cleopatra’s palace

Washington, September 17 : Soon, visitors to Alexandria, Egypt, may be able to see the remnants of Cleopatra’s palace, with plans underway for the construction of the world’s first underwater museum in the city.

According to a report in National Geographic News, a site for the museum has been proposed near the New Library of Alexandria, where the famed queen of Egypt is believed to have sheltered herself with her lover Marc Antony before taking her own life.

If built, the museum could display treasures and monuments of her palace, which once stood on an island in one of the largest human-made bays in the world but were submerged by earthquakes from the fourth century A. D. onward.

The bay is filled archaeological sunken treasures.

Barack Obama now talks of the `Change We Need’ as US presidential race tightens

Democratic presidential candidate Barack ObamaWashington, Sept. 17: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is fine-tuning the most basic element of his campaign to win the White House.

According to FOX News, Obama, whose slogan has long been “Change We Can Believe In,” has since the end of the Democratic National Convention in Denver in late August, altered his rallying cry to read as the “Change We Need.”

He advertises upcoming “Change We Need” rallies on his Web site. And he incorporates the modified phrase into his stump speeches.

Scientists discover unexpected atomic properties of materials in Earth’s lowermost mantle

Washington, September 17 : A team of researchers has discovered that materials deep inside Earth have unexpected atomic properties that might force earth scientists to revise their models of Earth’s internal processes.

A team of scientists led by Jung-Fu Lin at The University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences recreated in the lab the materials, crushing pressures and infernal temperatures they believe exist in the lowermost mantle, nearly 2,900 kilometers (1,800 miles) below Earth’s surface.

New species of Pacific Iguana discovered in Fiji

New species of Pacific Iguana discovered in FijiCanberra, September 17: A team comprising of Australian and US researchers has discovered a new species of Pacific Iguana in the Fijian archipelago.

According to a report by ABC News, the team has shown that there are three living species of Brachylophus iguanas, not two as indicated in current taxonomy.

The new species is named ‘Brachylophus bulabula’, after the Fijian word for ‘hello’.

US drones seen hovering over Waziristan even as US–Pak Army chiefs meet over strikes

Peshawar, Sept 17 : Even as top American military man Michael Mullen is making a hurriedly planned visit to Islamabad to resolve the crisis over US’ unilateral strikes on Pakistan’s tribal areas, US drones were seen today hovering over the tribal region.

But, they left as soon as tribal people shot fired at them, reported The News.

According to tribal sources, US spy planes were seen patrolling over Mcckain, Ladha and other border areas along Pak-Afghan border. The angry tribals opened fire at the drones after which they flew back.

US drones were also seen flying over skies of Kurram Agency, added the paper.

Kids worried about parents’ arguing more prone to school problems

Washington, Sept 17 : Children who worry a lot about conflicts between their parents are more likely to have problems in school, according to a new study.

The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester, Syracuse University, and the University of Notre Dame, found that this happens because such kids have more difficulty paying attention to the tasks before them.

This study is one of the first to chart how children''s concerns about their parents'' relationship may increase their vulnerability to later adjustment problems.

For the study, researchers looked at a group of 216 predominantly White 6-year-olds, their parents, and their teachers annually over a three-year period.

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