Congo Clears Way for 72 Adoptions After 2-Year Wait

Congo's government cleared the way Monday for dozens of children to join their adoptive families abroad after more than two years of waiting, though a further 1,000 others will have to remain in orphanages for now. Fourteen of the children are now headed to the United States, while other boys and girls are going to start new lives in Italy, Belgium, Canada, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland.   Authorities in Congo put a halt to international adoptions in 2013,...

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