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Drug companies pay doctors over A$11 million a year for travel and education. Here’s which specialties received the most
Drug companies are paying Australian doctors millions of dollars a year to fly to overseas conferences and meetings, give talks…
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How First Nations fashion design can rewrite painful memories and be a powerful method of healing
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains names, images and stories of deceased people. Around…
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The Vatican is cracking down on miracles. Here are the new rules for ‘supernatural’ occurrences
New norms for differentiating supernatural phenomena from the natural within Roman Catholicism took effect on May 19. The new norms…
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29 May in Indian and World History
29 May in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 29 May is the birth anniversary…
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Chaudhary Charan Singh: Advocate for Farmers’ Rights and Former Prime Minister of India
Chaudhary Charan Singh (23 December 1902 – 29 May 1987), was an Indian politician, who served as the 5th Prime…
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Honk! These monkeys have truly legendary noses – now we better understand why they evolved
Slavianin/Shutterstock Katharine Balolia, Australian National University Of all the monkey species around the world, one stands out with its large,…
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Turbulence hits Qatar Airways flight to Dublin; 12 injured, says airport
Twelve people travelling on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Ireland were injured during a bout of turbulence, Dublin…
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Henry Alfred Kissinger: Diplomat, Statesman, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Henry Alfred Kissinger is an American diplomat, political theorist, geopolitical consultant, and politician who served as United States Secretary of…
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Ilya Prigogine: Pioneer of Chaos Theory and Complex Systems
Ilya Romanovich Prigogine (25 January 1917 – 28 May 2003) was a physical chemist. He received the Nobel Prize in…
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Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories: History, Theme, and Significance
The observation Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories aimed to show support to Non-Self-Governing Territories. Non-Self-Governing Territories are those whose…
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Joseph Brodsky: Poet Laureate of Exile and Dissent
Joseph Brodsky (24 May 1940 - 28 January 1996) was a renowned poet and essayist. He received the Nobel Prize…
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Mikhail Sholokhov: Chronicler of Cossack Life and Soviet Russia
Mikhail Sholokhov (24 May 1905 – 21 February 1984) was a Russian novelist. He was awarded the 1965 Nobel Prize…
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Commonwealth Day: History, Theme, and Significance
Every year on May 24, India celebrates Commonwealth Day which is also referred to as Empire Day. India, along with…
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Vermont University Awards “Doctor of Litter-ature” to Campus Celebrity Max the Cat
Students pet Max the Cat in front of Leavenworth Hall at Vermont State University Castleton in October. Photo: Vermont State…
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Elephant Family’s ‘Class Z’ Security: A Heartwarming Scene in Anamalai Tiger Reserve
Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu – In a heartening observation, Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Tamil…
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