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(Adnkronos) – In the Netherlands, euthanasia has been performed on a child under 12 years old. This is the first case since the Dutch government expanded, in February 2024, the legislation authorizing euthanasia for minors aged between one and twelve years suffering

(Adnkronos) – Two more deaths by drowning in France, ravaged by record heat. The victims, Bfmtv reports, are a child and an adolescent, who died yesterday. In Bègles, a six-year-old child died after wandering away from his parents and was later found

(Adnkronos) – A camel struggling to stand on its feet, exhausted, to the point of ‘crying’. From China, the sad story of a camel that seems to be forced to ‘work’ among tourists until exhaustion is making its way around the world.

(Adnkronos) – A 34-year-old woman has woken from a pharmacological coma more than a week after she was attacked by a shark while swimming near the shore of a well-known Sydney beach. The family of Leah Stewart, who was attacked by a

(Adnkronos) – Over 500 women and children have died or suffered potentially avoidable harm at Nottingham’s “toxic” university hospital trust due to “deep-rooted systemic failures.” This is revealed by what is considered the largest maternity inquiry in the history of the British

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)–SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son said Wednesday he will continue to lead the company for the next 10 or 15 years. Son, 68, had previously indicated his intention to pass the torch to the next

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)–A teacher has said she was drying laundry in the music preparation room where a fire started last week in an elementary school in Tokyo’s Kita Ward, police sources said Wednesday. Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Wednesday projected that public-private investments in 17 strategic fields under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s “responsible and proactive” fiscal policy will exceed 370 trillion yen by fiscal 2040. The projection was presented at the day’s

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Japan Innovation Party coalition on Wednesday submitted a second capital establishment bill to the House of Representatives. The bill had initially included a provision enabling a prefecture-wide referendum on the JIP’s so-called Osaka metropolis

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)–Six Japanese ruling and opposition parties jointly submitted bills on Wednesday to regulate the use of social media during elections, including obliging social media operators to take measures to reduce disinformation and other negative implications. The parties include