Family

Why are more Americans choosing to turn away from marriage?

With marriages becoming increasingly expensive, more Americans, particularly Blacks, can barely afford them.

Italian hospital provides plastic hug window for Covid-19 patients

Italian nurses at the Castelli Hospital turn a doorframe into a plastic hugging area for Covid-19 patients.

Women in quarantine: Danger inside and outside the home

Quarantining measures have led to a spike in domestic violence in several countries.

Staying home could strengthen familial bonds benefitting kids — experts

Some politicians fear the fatigue factor, which could force people to go out and break quarantine, but some psychologists and social workers believe lockdowns could strengthen family ties.

Should your kid be taken away if they don't like fish-balls? Norway says so

The child welfare service in the prosperous Nordic country faces accusations of forcibly taking away children from perfectly capable parents.

Stories of New Zealand terror attack victims

A terrorist attack on two New Zealand mosques took the lives of 50 worshippers on Friday and left dozens more wounded when a white supremacist opened fire and live-streamed the shootings.

Alone and unsafe, how vulnerable are migrant children?

The number of children crossing borders unaccompanied has risen up to five times since 2012. Here’s a quick look at the IFRC’s findings on the danger faced by young migrants and refugees.

South Koreans enter North to reunite with kin split by war

Dozens of elderly and frail South Koreans met their Northern relatives on Monday for the first time since the peninsula and their families were divided by war nearly seven decades ago.

Vietnamese prisoners on death row make art for their families

Prisoners on death row in Vietnam use discarded plastic bags to make crafted animals, flowers and many more art pieces and send them to their families. But it has been long since they sent anything.

Poor Filipinos pay the price for divorce ban

An increasing number of Filipinos are turning to costly annulments to end their marriages due to divorce being illegal in the predominantly Catholic country.

Ethiopia's ban on foreign adoption disappoints hopefuls

A ban on the adoption of Ethiopian children by foreigners could curb child abuse and trafficking, but more support is needed for vulnerable families within the impoverished country.

Bodies of New York attack victims return home to Argentina

A police escort accompanied the bodies of the men as they were transported from Buenos Aires Ezeiza International Airport in a motorcade to Rosario, Argentina's third-largest city.