Paternity leaves in Finland have nearly doubled in length after a 2022 reform of the parental leave system, the social benefits agency has said
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Violence against children reaches unprecedented levels worldwide
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In Japan, nearly 4,000 who died alone at home not found for over a month
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Wells Fargo employee in Arizona found dead at her desk four days after clocking in
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Australians get 'right to disconnect' after working hours
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IUD insertion is painful. For the first time, the CDC issued guidance for US physicians.
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Tell San Mateo County: Stop for-profit tech companies denying mail to incarcerated people
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Sandy Hook school shooting survivors graduate from high school
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Kabosu, the beloved Shiba-Inu behind the Doge meme, passes away at 18
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Meet Max, the cat receiving an (honorary) doctorate from Vermont State University this weekend
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¡Fiesta Protesta!
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Arizona attorney general sues landlords and software company RealPage Inc over 'astronomical' apartment rent hikes
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New US lawsuit claims dating apps designed to turn love seekers into addicts
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Service jobs now require bizarre personality test from AI company - 404 Media investigation of Reddit post trend
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I applied for a software role at FedEx and was asked to take this bizarre personality test
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‘Fish Bandit’ arrested for taping fish to ATMs
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British Columbia, Canada: Family pets will no longer be considered property during divorce proceedings
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A man blew up his apartment in Japan while trying to kill a single cockroach with way too much insecticide, police say
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Course evaluations are garbage science
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European Court of Human Rights rules that sex workers can seek compensation for lost profits, reversing Bulgarian decision about human trafficking victims
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Easton area lights up night sky with bonfire ahead of 116th Thanksgiving football game
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Revenge of the nerds is a fantasy, it’s the jocks who have more successful careers
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Marriage between cousins and extended family members may soon be banned in Norway
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Lord Sugar documents east London’s rubbish mountains
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What’s in your go bag for the apocalypse?
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Grimes and Elon Musk reveal third child, Techno Mechanicus, in new biography
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Three exceptionally talented dogs joined the Danish Chamber Orchestra for a very special performance of Mozart's "Hunting Symphony" at this year's Haydn Festival
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Family who went 'off the grid' in Colorado wilderness died of malnutrition, autopsy finds
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Norwegian preschoolers get early exposure to outdoor life by hiking routes around kindergartens
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Finland has finished inventorying its existing bomb shelters in a government effort prompted by neighbouring Russia's invasion of Ukraine – found 50,500
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Residents of the Danish neighbourhood of Christiania have asked authorities for help shutting down its Pusher Street after a slew of recent gang-related murders
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Supermarket in Finland is welcoming canine customers with specially-adapted carts which allow dog owners to bring their pooches grocery shopping
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Beer-drunk raccoons terrorize Germany, chaos reigns
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See inside a ghost town of abandoned mansions in China
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Using Barbie as a litmus test on feminism and patriarchy
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Raleigh, NC hopes to develop plots on future transit corridor into affordable housing and mixed use
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The careers people are searching for the most
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Finland wants to reverse downward trends in PISA school aptitude tests, and promote a focused learning environment, with new laws around mobile phone use
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Elongate the week
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Amazon employees stage walkout over return-to-office mandate, climate goals, and layoffs
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Chile's Congress passes bill to cut workweek to forty hours
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Residents of Greenland have switched to daylight saving time this weekend for the very last time
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The Economist’s glass-ceiling index
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Finland defence minister to take two months' paternity leave amid NATO bid – Antti Kaikkonen says 'children are only little for a moment'
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South Koreans are getting a year younger, parliament rules
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In accordance with annual tradition, a Norwegian Christmas tree has arrived in Trafalgar Square, London – this year marks the 75th anniversary
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That time when my skin changed color: A Spaniard in the USA
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Metros with the most unoccupied homes in America
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Vegan mom gets life in prison for starvation death of son in Florida
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Denmark's controversial family policy sees many Danish parents fleeing to nearby countries, especially to the German border city of Flensburg
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