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Sweden's registers increase in infections in young people

The Swedish Public Health Agency says the rise could be linked to a recent increase in testing. Among the elderly, there was a clear drop in newly reported cases, which the agency believes is largely due to the impact of the vaccination rollout.

07/05/2021

Living

What’s worse for the climate crisis: Your child or your pet?

Research shows a way to bring down carbon emissions is to limit family numbers and forego pet ownership.

28/04/2021

World News

Euroviews. Child-led court case will scrutinise Europe's climate response | View

Four children and two young adults from Portugal have brought a case against dozens of European governments over their climate crisis responses.

22/04/2021

Climate

More than 700m children live on the frontlines of the climate crisis

Climate change is 'the largest threat' to children around the world, warns Save the Children International.

21/04/2021

France

France adopts law criminalising sex with children aged under 15

French Parliament adopts a law that sets the age of consent at 15 years old, and 18 years old in the case of incest.

16/04/2021

France

France pledges free counselling for students during COVID pandemic

French President Emmanuel Macron has promised free psychological counselling for children and students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

15/04/2021

Europe Decoded

Online criticism grows over French proposal to ban hijab for children

#HandsOffMyHijab: Online criticism grows over a proposed French law banning children from wearing a hijab in public spaces.

12/04/2021

World News

YouTube Kids 'a wasteland of vapid, consumerist content': lawmakers

They say kids' videos smuggle hidden marketing and advertising with product placements by children's influencers who are often children themselves.

07/04/2021

United Kingdom

Oxford University suspends AstraZeneca vaccine trial on children

Oxford University has paused a trial of the vaccine on children and teenagers until further review by the British regulator.

06/04/2021

Europe News

Children are the invisible victims of the COVID-19 pandemic, says NGO

Eurochild told Euronews that the COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated inequalities among children.

01/04/2021

Spain

Evidence suggests children can also suffer from 'Long COVID'

"I used to study hard and got very good grades," one 15-year-old sufferer told Euronews. "But now I can't study. I don't retain information."

01/04/2021

Romania

Mental health concerns as pandemic increases children's screen time

The pandemic has increased the time children and teenagers are spending online. But experts warn that it is leaving children vulnerable to a host of negative consequences, like bullying, addictions and cyber predators.

30/03/2021

Europe News

Belgium to repatriate children of jihadists held in Syria refugee camp

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said 30 to 50 children located in a refugee camp in northeastern Syria would be brought to Belgium.

05/03/2021

Europe News

Belgian city of Ghent trains single mothers to be childcare workers

Single mothers in Ghent are being trained up for free as childcare workers, part of a project using EU funds to help fight child poverty.

04/03/2021

Nigeria

Police confirm abduction of at least 317 girls in Zamfara state

Gunmen abducted 317 girls from a boarding school in northern Nigeria on Friday, police said.

26/02/2021

Experiences

Why are people building thousands of snowmen by a lake in Poland?

Dozens of residents have flocked to this Polish village to build snowmen in an effort to raise money for an ill child.

22/02/2021

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One thousand snowmen built in Poland to raise money for toddler

Several dozen people gathered beside a frozen lake in eastern Poland this weekend to build a thousand snowmen to raise money for a sick toddler.

21/02/2021

Spain

Spanish app provides support to child cancer patients and families

This year International Childhood Cancer Day is focussing on how to help families better cope with all aspects of the illness.

15/02/2021

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Syria's White Helmets rescue four-year-old girl from well

Sumaya had fallen down a well in the northern Syrian town of Al-Bab.

11/02/2021

Experiences

How to travel safely with children in 2021

From car seats to accommodation, here are some tips on how to keep your kids safe when abroad during a pandemic.

10/02/2021