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Is Norway about to halt all overseas adoptions?
The Scandinavian nation is considering ending the practice as Denmark's only international agency winds down work.
Always wanted to own chickens? This charity makes it possible
Could your next pet be a chicken rescued from an egg farm?
Cat therapy: How this amputee feline helps her owner and others
There’s abundant research on other therapy animals like dogs but there’s often a ‘shock factor’ involved with therapy cats because many don’t know they exist.
American man stolen at birth reunites with his birth mother in Chile
Thousands of families in Chile are still searching for answers regarding their missing children taken during the Pinochet regime. One son managed to locate his biological mother after forty-two years apart.
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Italy's proposed law puts adoption rights of same-sex couples at risk
In Italy, same-sex couples don't have a legal right to adoption or surrogacy. Now the right-wing government wants to close a loophole allowing them to adopt abroad.
Cancer survivors in Italy and Spain wait for ‘right to be forgotten’
Millions of cancer survivors in Italy and Spain face discrimination when applying for insurance or loans, with their medical history tanking their chances of obtaining long-term deals -- even when they've been cancer-free for decades.
This dog got life behind bars…and loves it
This fearful fido found his perfect home where ‘he is never without a human.’
Sweden ramps up investigation on origins of South Korean adoptees
A Swedish investigator probing international adoption practices is in South Korea to investigate on the alleged falsified origins of adopted children.
Russia is taking children from Ukraine, US think tank says
Children are continuing to be taken from battle zones in Ukraine for adoption in Russia - that's according to the US Institute of War, which cites confirmations from Russian media.
New law gives adoptees from Ireland access to birth records
Irish officials have hailed the legislation as a landmark step towards making amends for a long, dark chapter in the country's history.
'House of the Child' welcomes Syria's abandoned children
In a conservative society where adulterous relationships are not accepted, the deteriorating economic conditions might also be a reason for children being abandoned, according to Younes Abo Amin, manager of "House of the Child".
Sweden probes foreign adoptions since 1950s over possible abuses
The inquiry will look into whether some children adopted from China and Chile since the 1950s were legally taken from their parents.
Croatia: Court ruling paves way for same-sex couples to adopt children
Gay rights activists in Croatia have the decision as a "historic" ruling.
Netherlands suspends foreign adoptions over abuses and corruption
Minister for Legal Protection Sander Dekker said in a statement that "it is painful to conclude that the government has not done what was expected of it".
Switzerland express regret over illegal adoptions from Sri Lanka
The Swiss government has admitted authorities failed to prevent the illegal adoptions of children from Sri Lanka in the 1980s and 1990s.
Same-sex couples in Hungary fear legal changes on adoption
The draft amendment has drawn sharp criticism from human rights groups who say it is an attack against the LGBT community.