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Wednesday, 23 November, 2016
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Too many autopsies delay death certificates
70,000 kids abused in family
Methamphetamine abuse on the rise
SDP secretary looking for job
Govt apologises to kids abused under care

Too many autopsies delay death certificates

Too many autopsies delay death certificates
  Forensic medical autopsies have been deliberately curtailed in the country resulting in long time to get death certificates of the deceased. Due to the coroner’s workloads, death certificates could take as ... details
Parent’s substance abuse
70,000 kids abused in family
70,000 kids abused in family
  In Finland, 65,000 to 70,000 children live in families where at least one parent has a serious substance abuse problem, reported the Finnish newspaper supplement Sunnuntaisuomalainen of the Väli-Suomen Media. The report ... details
Int’l Day of Children’s Rights
Govt apologises to kids abused under care
Govt apologises to kids abused under care
  Family and Social Services Minister Juha Rehula submitted an apology on Sunday to those who have been mistreated under child protective services over the decades. The minister submitted the apology ... details
SDP secretary looking for job
SDP secretary looking for job
  The secretary of the main opposition Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (Social Democratic Party of Finland-SDP), Reijo Paananen surprised the SDP national council meeting on Sunday by publicly announcing his availability in the ... details
1 hit by bullet in clash at Raasepori
1 hit by bullet in clash at Raasepori
  One person sustained bullet wounds in a clash at Raasepori in western Uusimaa on Sunday morning. The man who received the gunshot wounds has been entrusted to hospital care, ... details
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