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Green News

COP27 to ‘amplify the youth’s voice’  with new children’s platform

The Children and Youth Pavilion will be positioned front and centre in the Blue Zone, where world leaders enter negotiations.

Europe News

War sparks child poverty surge in eastern Europe and Russia — UNICEF

The UN children's fund says almost four million children in the region — three-quarters of them Russian — will go into poverty because of the war and the economic downturn.

Home

Ukraine looks to the future with its first 3D-printed school

Over 2,000 schools have been destroyed in Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s invasion. How to rebuild them? This NGO has a revolutionary answer.

Culture news

Demand soars in US for children's books dealing with trauma and grief

Sales of books for young readers on violence, grief, and emotions have increased for nine straight years in the US, according to NPD BookScan

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Meet the team changing autistic children’s lives with horses in Qatar

In partnership with Media City

Horses are great therapeutic animals because of their energy. They really match your energy. If you're excited, they will mirror that. If you are calm, they reflect that back to you. They get you to focus on controlling your energy.

Thailand

Prayers held for children killed in Thailand preschool massacre

Grieving families gathered at Buddhist temples on Sunday for the start of a three-day ceremony for those killed during a savage knife and gun attack at a preschool in northern Thailand.

Eco-Innovation

Meet the teenagers with bold ideas for cleaning up the planet

An app to detect crop disease and a fish scale formula to clean wastewater are among the contenders for the Children's Climate Prize.

Culture news

Who is Ruby Bridges and why does her anti-racism picture book matter?

A key moment in the US civil rights movement came when Ruby Bridges attended school with a police escort.

Health news

Babies born from frozen embryos may be at higher risk of cancer

The researchers behind the study say we need to know more about the impact of freezing on the health of future generations.

Health news

How was your day? This robot might finally get children to answer

Would you confide in this robot? Some children shared information with it that they didn’t share before.

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Pakistan: Evacuated residents await help after deadly floods

Evacuees from Zajanpur and Sukkur, Pakistan, wait for help after deadly floods caused by record monsoon rains.

Hacker Hunter

How do hackers target children on video games?

A co-production with Kaspersky

Children are more online than ever before. As kids immerse themselves in the world of video games, Hacker Hunter explores how they’ve become increasingly vulnerable to hackers.

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Small boy becomes star of pope's weekly audience

A small boy surprised audiences at the Pope's weekly audience.

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Clowns entertain Palestinian children following conflict with Israel

Clowns entertain Palestinian children amidst the rubble of a building in Rafah destroyed during the three-day deadly conflict between the Israeli military and Islamic Jihad militants in the coastal Palestinian enclave of Gaza

Culture news

Beloved author and illustrator Raymond Briggs dies aged 88

Author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, best known for the beloved 1978 children’s picture book 'The Snowman', has died at the age of 88.

Climate

Kenya drought crisis: ‘I pray we get rain by the mercy of God’

Four consecutive failed rainy seasons have caused crippling food insecurity and malnutrition in Kenya.

Nature

Pet turtles bought illegally online are spreading salmonella to humans

Selling turtles this small as pets was banned more than 40 years ago because of the risk of infection to humans.

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Marvel Avengers campus opens at Disneyland Paris to fans' delight

Europe's first ever Marvel themed universe opened to the public at Disneyland Paris on Wednesday (20 July 2022).

France

Fifteen children injured in France horse stampede

Health officials say some of the children suffered fractured bones and "facial trauma", after being trampled on by the horses.

Green News

Jane Goodall Barbie doll launched to inspire young girls

The Dr Jane Goodall doll was launched just ahead of World Chimpanzee Day on 14 July.