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Labor Ministry issues circular on new parental and caregiver leaves

The Greek Labor Ministry has issued a circular regarding new parental and caregiver leaves, which came into effect recently. Fathers' paternity leave has increased from two to 14 days, which can be taken continuously or intermittently until the baby turns one month old. Two of the days can be granted even before the expected due date.

Biological father shows up after foster family adopts baby

A foster family in the southern province of Adana has been fighting a legal battle for 1.5 years against their adopted son's biological father, who is asking for his son to be returned to him.

According to the lawsuit, a couple, Ayça Çatal and Atakan Çatal, got married in 2003 and did not have a baby for 12 years.

Today is Father's Day!

Today we celebrate the International Father's Day. Nearly 80 countries in the world celebrate Father's Day on the third Sunday of June.

The aim of the Day is to focus on the benefits of active participation of fathers in children's lives to create a family environment without violence and for the child's full development.

Vet warns child not to kick cat, gets attacked by father, grandfather in Turkey's Eskişehir

A Turkish veterinarian was attacked by the father and grandfather of a six-year-old child whom he warned not to kick a cat on June 5, Doğan News Agency has reported.

The incident, recorded on a security camera, occurred in front of a veterinary clinic named "My heart" at the Büyükdere neighborhood in the western province of Eskişehir.

Beijing extends leave for new parents as China hopes for more children

Authorities in China's capital will extend leave from work for new mothers and fathers, state media reported on March 25, in what appeared to be the latest incentive to encourage families to have more children.

The world's largest economy faces a shrinking labour force and ageing population, meaning it could be the first country in the world to age before it first gets rich. 

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