A proud New Jersey mom wanted to celebrate her daughter becoming a doctor in a big way. To publicly recognize her daughter, Dr. Kristine Smalls, who graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kendra Busbee of Camden decided to rent a digital billboard. Smalls earned her doctorate in Psychology from the school on July 29th. […]

Smiling migrants take selfies as they cross the Med in packed wooden boat – only for their vessel to sink moments later sparking rescue operation off Italian island 40 migrants saved off Italian island of Lampedusa today with good weather sparking wave of Med crossings Pictures show some of the group posing for selfies moments before […]

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared victory over COVID-19 and his sister indicated that he too caught the virus, while vowing "deadly retaliation" against South Korea, which the North blames for causing the outbreak. Kim ordered the lifting of maximum anti-epidemic measures imposed in May though adding that North Korea must […]

Swimmers lose access to 65 public pools in just three years: Wave of closures across UK blamed on ‘perfect storm’ of rising energy costs, lack of staff and chemical shortages as experts warn of ‘health disaster’ Dozens of public pools across Britain have shut in the past three years Some 65 pools in 56 districts […]

A CRIMINAL abortion case that's using Facebook messages as evidence has stirred fears that this will be the new norm after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Celeste Burgess, her mom Jessica and Tanner Barnhilll were arrested after they allegedly attempted to burn and bury a stillborn infant, according to a criminal complaint filed in Madison […]

‘Raped twice, ten minutes apart’: Two men appear in court charged with attacking female Ukrainian refugee, 18, in quick succession aboard German hotel ship Tunisian Rachid B., 38, and Abdullahi A., 26, from Nigeria, are accused of rape They appeared in a Düsseldorf courtroom yesterday, covering their faces They allegedly attacked their victim on the […]

Illustration: Jim PavlidisCredit: To submit a letter to The Age, email [email protected]. Please include your home address and telephone number. No attachments, please include your letter in the body of the email. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA We can barely afford to be at peace, let alone warRetired ADF major-general Mick Ryan’s argument (“Bearing down on democracies”, […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s pick for governor in the swing state of Wisconsin easily defeated a favorite of the Republican establishment. In Connecticut, the state that launched the Bush family and its brand of compassionate conservatism, a fiery Senate contender who promoted Trump’s election lies upset the state GOP’s endorsed candidate. Meanwhile in […]

Key points Workers in regional Victoria who could afford to pay rent cannot find accommodation as competition grows for scarce rental properties. Rents have risen across regional Victoria and the rental vacancy rate is low in several regional cities. Workers in regional Victorian towns are being forced to sleep in tents, cars or caravans after […]

Taipei: Taiwan rejects the “one country, two systems” model proposed by Beijing in a white paper published this week, the self-ruled island’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. Only Taiwan’s people can decide its future, ministry spokeswoman Joanne Ou told a news conference in Taipei, the capital. A Chinese military pilot taking part in combat training […]