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Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)–Amid a continuing shift toward nuclear families, demand for postnatal care services that support mothers and newborns after childbirth is rising across Japan. Provided by midwives and trained caregivers, such services offer hands-on child care assistance or short-term

New York, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–The yen came under selling in New York on Monday morning, briefly falling to 180 versus the euro for the first time ever. At 5 p.m. the euro stood at 179.86-96 yen, up from 179.55-65 yen at

New York, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–The yen came under selling in New York on Monday morning, falling to 180 versus the euro for the first time ever. At 11 a.m. the euro stood at 179.90-180.00 yen, up from 179.55-65 yen at 5

(Adnkronos) – The British government has threatened a Trump-style visa crackdown on three African countries if they refuse the repatriation of illegal immigrants. Specifically, Great Britain stated that it will stop granting visas to citizens of Angola, Namibia, and the Democratic Republic

(Adnkronos) – At least 45 Indian Muslim pilgrims died while returning from Mecca this morning, after the bus they were traveling on had an accident, colliding with a tanker truck near the Saudi city of Medina. The police chief of the Indian

(Adnkronos) – The left-wing coalition Unity for Chile emerged as the most voted movement yesterday in the legislative elections for the partial renewal of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies (seven senators out of 16 Senate districts and all 155 members

(Adnkronos) – Armed men have kidnapped 25 female students from a girls’ school in northwestern Nigeria, in Kebbi state. Local police announced this, explaining that the armed men, with “sophisticated weapons and firing shots, broke into the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School”

(Adnkronos) – A controversial auction of Nazi propaganda items, concentration camp documents, and other Holocaust-related objects has been canceled in Germany. Local authorities announced this: the disputed lots disappeared from the online preview of the Neuss auction house in western Germany after

Nanjo, Okinawa Pref., Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–The city assembly of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, adopted a no-confidence motion against Mayor Keishun Koja for the second time on Monday over his alleged sexual harassment. Following the adoption of the motion at an

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)–Japan and Indonesia at a so-called two-plus-two meeting in Tokyo on Monday agreed to strengthen their security cooperation, mainly through transfers of defense equipment. The foreign and defense ministers of the two countries also confirmed that they will