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Maduro sends peace and love in first prison photos after US capture

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Mamdani lookalike contest draws hundreds of hopefuls in New York

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Will fixing Hong Kong’s childcare bottleneck help lift the city’s birth rate?

Will fixing Hong Kong’s childcare bottleneck help lift the city’s birth rate? Parents and social welfare groups say demand for childcare services remains high even as births fall below 30,000 for 12-month period Shortly after Erica Lam found out she was pregnant with her second child, submitting a day care application for her unborn daughter became a top priority, as places at Hong Kong childcare centres were insufficient to meet demand. Even though Lam, a nurse in her early forties, tried...