Australia Edition
World Clean Hands Day leads today's complete edition for Australia.
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Official observances, world days, local context, and everyday celebrations for people who need something worth reading, sharing, or talking about today.
A day for the ordinary public health habit that travels across homes, schools, kitchens, clinics, workshops, and places of worship.
The last bell rings. The kids pour out of the gates like a dam broke. Six weeks of freedom stretch ahead. The parents look at each other with a mixture of joy and terror. The swimming pools are full. The ice cream trucks are playing their songs. And somewhere, a child is already saying "I'm bored."
You spot the famous Cayman Islands rock iguana and numerous seabirds including the red-footed booby and frigatebird in their natural habitats. You notice that residents favor dogs and cats as pets, along with tropical fish kept in home aquariums. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.