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Newly-married couples attend a group wedding in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, July 31, 2011. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng) TOKYO, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- One in four couples who got married in the past year in Japan met through matching apps, the same proportion as those who met at work, a recent survey conducted by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. has…

ISTANBUL — Teachers have become the latest professional group to draw the ire of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following a demonstration in Ankara that ended in a violent police reaction.  Responding Thursday to calls for teachers to boycott professional exams due to be introduced in November, Erdogan described the move as a “malicious…

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN  —  Taras Ratushnyy remembers receiving a phone call from his son Roman during Ukraine’s deadly 2013 Maidan Revolution. “I’m okay, we are coming back home with my…

An 8-month-old terminally ill British girl has been granted Italian citizenship after a court in Britain authorized the withdrawal of life-supporting invasive treatmentNovember 6, 2023, 2:16 PM ET• 3 min readROME -- An 8-month-old terminally ill British girl was granted Italian citizenship Monday after a court in Britain upheld rulings…

Thiruvananthapuram: 300 nursing professionals will be recruited to Germany through the second phase of Norka Roots Triple Win scheme, which enrol nursing professionals in Kerala to Germany. Those who have completed graduation or diploma in nursing and have an experience of at least a year can apply for the opportunities in Germany from July 16…

Toronto police are investigating several hate-motivated incidents, including unknown suspects allegedly banging on the door of a Jewish home and making hateful remarks. Police would not say where it occurred and did not provide further details about the incident. TPS is investigating two hate-motivated incidents…

Comment on this storyComment*Flood Watch* from 2pm through this evening. A somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a scale of 0 to 10.4/10: About 5 degrees cooler than yesterday, but with a better chance of more numerous storms. Thankfully this tiresome pattern is about to break.Today: Mostly to partly sunny, scattered p.m. storms…

There was a mass grave that held 300 people, and I was standing at its edge. The chalky body bags were piled up in the pit, exposed. One moment before, I was a different person, someone who never knew how wind smelled after it passed over the dead on a pleasant summer afternoon. Ukrainian soldiers at their frontline position the frontline in…

England just need a point to seal top spot in the groupTrent Alexander-Arnold hopes to be a "big part" of England's Euro 2024 plans in midfield as he prepares for Friday's qualifying home game with Malta.The Liverpool right-back, 25, is now listed as a midfielder for England and expected to play there at Wembley.Alexander-Arnold's only previous…

Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their cease-fire until Wednesday, raising the prospect of further exchanges of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel and a longer halt to their deadliest and most destructive war.Eleven Israeli women and children freed by Hamas entered Israel…