An oil on canvas portrait of former US president Bill Clinton lounging in a blue dress may be regarded as the pinnacle of Petrina Ryan-Kleid’s artistic career. Hung prominently in the home of disgraced financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the portrait was thrown into the spotlight following Epstein’s death in 2019, and again…
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Greyhound adoption groups and specialist vets say they’re seeing a growing number of retired racing dogs infected with a deadly treatment-resistant parasite. Concerns have been raised about animal welfare, adoption costs and the spread of the disease beyond the racing industry. Treatment-resistant hookworm, like any worm infection, is transmitted through dogs when they ingest larvae…
National Medical Commission’s 2023 regulation allowed only Section 8 companies to set up medical colleges. Under Section 8 of Companies Act, such a company is a non-profit organisation in which surpluses can only be reinvested in charitable objectives. The amendment will allow all companies incorporated under Companies Act, 2013 to start medical colleges.In Jan 2017,…
More than two dozen employees at South Australia’s child protection department have been stood down over eight months, according to Freedom of Information (FOI) documents. The documents also revealed that as at February 28 this year, there were 12 open investigations into staff as a result of a care concern. A care concern, or a…
NEW DELHI: After 75 years of being a Republic and a decade of Swachh Bharat Mission, absence of toilets in courts hauntingly impedes women lawyers from practicing, lamented Supreme Court Friday and drew a six-week deadline for states to construct washrooms for women advocates in all court complexes.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices…
Lies, damned lies, and statistics. The oft-quoted phrase describing types of falsehoods felt relevant in Queensland politics this week. Premier David Crisafulli proudly trumpeted new Queensland Police Service (QPS) data this week, showing an almost 10 per cent drop in victims of crime. The LNP’s tough on crime agenda and its signature “adult crime, adult…
NEW DELHI: Ministry of external affairs said on Friday that while visa rules and immigration matters are sovereign decisions of any country, India will continue to engage with the US on the difficulties faced by Indian travellers and students seeking to visit the US. “When issues concerning genuine travellers seeking to visit the US are…
A new report paints a mixed picture of Sydney’s rental market with major surges and drops in rent prices recorded in certain suburbs, though a “real test” is to come. Domain’s June quarterly rent report showed Sydney house rents surged 6.3 per cent, or $50, over the quarter to a record $850 a week. The…
NEW DELHI: Pained by the unfortunate demise of a cancer patient awaiting Kerala HC’s order on her plea questioning exorbitant cost of life-saving medicines, the Supreme Court Friday took suo motu cognisance of both issues impacting right to life – plight of patients who cannot afford essential life-saving drugs and the judicial expediency in such…