theft of antiquities from Egypt

Unless there is more to THIS STORY than meets the eye, Egypt has every right to be outraged by the theft of a cartouche from inside the Great Pyramid. For the story is utterly outrageous.

 

the rainbow lorikeet

One of the many pleasures of Melbourne so far has been seeing this native bird loose in the parks. Their great beauty is obvious from the photo. What the photo doesn’t show is how noisy they are, chattering away.

deliberate self-injection of HIV in Greece

al-Jazeera reports that it’s a growing problem, with the motivation being to receive the associated monthly benefits. HERE.