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# relatives

All time
# Reunited
'I never imagined this day would come': South Koreans meet relatives in North after decades apart
The three-day reunion is the first for three years and follows a diplomatic thaw on the peninsula.
# lunch crunch
Poll: Do you agree that children shouldn't be instructed to hug extended family members?
Give it to us straight. Be honest.
# relatives
Hawaii judge extends list of family relationships allowed for entry under Muslim travel ban
“Common sense, for instance, dictates that close family members be defined to include grandparents,” he wrote.
# Childcare
Children do better when minded by relatives and childminders rather than full-time parents, says ESRI
The study looked at 9,000 children under the age of 5 in Ireland.
# Your Say
Poll: Should relatives get more inheritance tax relief?
Finance Minister Michael Noonan is said to be planning a break for children, but not other relatives.
# gone
Missing on purpose: what happens when a person doesn't want to be found?
Hundreds of people in Ireland have decided to break contact with their families and start a new life.
# relatives
The 9 types of Irish cousin
Cousins are friends from the beginning.
# christmas jeer
Are You Going To Survive Christmas With Your Family?
All is calm. All is sh*te.
# pawns
Relatives boycott launch of 1916 commemorations, calling it a 'political stunt'
A group that represents 850 relatives is boycotting tonight’s event, despite Minister Humphrey’s assurances that Ireland 2016 will be “inclusive”.
# rising hopes
Humphreys' charm offensive with 1916 relatives ahead of 'big announcement'
Relatives had been wavering on whether they’d attend a large-scale press event at the GPO this evening.
# Miners
Strike action in Turkey over mining disaster as protesters rage against authorities
Turkey’s four worker unions have called for a nationwide, one-day strike today.
# Explosion
Over 200 dead in Turkey mine blast with hundreds more trapped underground
787 people were inside the coal mine in Soma, some 250 kilometers south of Istanbul, at the time of the accident.
# Ruling
Russia ordered to pay €2m to families of 36 'disappeared' Chechens
The men were abducted at night by Russian federal servicemen. None of their families have had any news of them since.
# Italy
Italy prepares mass funeral for 38 killed in coach crash
A national day of mourning has been declared in the country.
# take care
Nearly half of Irish adults worry about elderly relatives during winter - survey
AA Ireland also found that while people are unlikely to offer financial assistance to prevent causing offence, their own financial problems can also stop them.
Voices
Column: How to make it through Christmas in the family home
Days spent cooped up with relatives can be delightful – or much the opposite, writes Lisa O’Hara. Here’s how to handle them.
# Japan
One year on: Thousands still on Japanese tsunami missing lists
Thousands of people remain missing following the Japanese tsunami and earthquake in March 2011. A look at the missing lists gives a glimpse into the lives the catastrophic event affected.
# Your Say
Poll: Are you looking forward to Christmas?
For some it’s the highlight of the year; for others, an annual nightmare. Where do you stand?
# NOTW
Relatives of Omagh victims may have been hacked by NOTW
Prime Minister David Cameron is to call a press conference on the hacking scandal today.