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Syria

Exclusive: Europe’s Children of ISIS

“Europe’s Children of ISIS” follows the victims - and children - of the members of one of the world’s most brutal terrorist organizations.

27/09/2019

USA

Watch: Meet the gender-neutral doll, from the makers of Barbie

The dolls are customisable and come with interchangeable hairstyles and outfits, so children can mix and match more traditionally 'masculine' and 'feminine' clothes.

25/09/2019

Syria

Exclusive: Euronews speaks to European children of IS held in Syria

"When I see them, it’s so painful. It’s normal for them…They don’t know there is better than this," a Dutch mother-of-two detained in a Syrian camp told Euronews' Anelise Borges.

23/09/2019

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Pope Francis leads Mass on last day in Mozambique

Pope Francis, ending his visit to Mozambique, said a mass for some 60,000 people in Maputo's national stadium. Pope Francis wrapped up his visit to Mozambique on Friday by consoling HIV-infected mothers and children.

06/09/2019

Spain

Spanish babies born with excess hair

A pharmaceutical distribution company is under investigation due to mislabelling of a product that may have caused excess hair growth in over 20 babies.

31/08/2019

Cuba

Watch: Tractor pool for Cuba's children tours tobacco zone

The pool is free and the only rule is that the children must have clean feet to climb aboard.

28/08/2019

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Tractor pool brings joy to children in rural Cuba

Children splashed inside a mobile pool in the El Infernal neighborhood in the province of Pinar del Rio, part of Cuba's renowned tobacco-growing zone.

27/08/2019

Malta

Stranded migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking sails in shape of a heart

A migrant rescue ship stranded in the Mediterranean has sailed in the shape of a heart to raise awareness about its plight.

22/08/2019

Denmark

Watch: Girls and boys march in step as oldest youth guard turns 175

In 1844 a band of boys were engaged by Tivoli amusement park founder Georg Carstensen as his guard of honour. Now there are 94 youth guards aged 8-16, including 20 girls.

21/08/2019

China

Watch: Chanting child strikes up rapport with Hong Kong protesters

A child shouts to pro-democracy protestors as they march below the overpass on Sunday in Hong Kong. An estimated 1.7 people were in attendance.

20/08/2019

France

Mother who took her children to Syria given eight years in prison

"This woman, who was already married, joined a 'fighter' with whom she had an online relationship. They wed when she arrived in the region of Idleb, north-west of Syria," the court said.

08/08/2019

World News

Watch: Mexican, American children play across border wall on seesaws

The three seesaws are intended "as a recognition of the actions that happen on one side and have a direct impact on the other," said the architect who built them.

31/07/2019

USA

Civil rights group: 911 children split at US-Mexico border since 2018

The American Civil Liberties Union said Tuesday 911 children had been separated from their parents in the past year, including 678 whose parents faced allegations of criminal conduct.

30/07/2019

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Panda celebrates her birthday with children born on the same date

This female panda enjoyed a unique birthday party in Dalian City, northeast China, as she toasted her birthday with dozens of children who were born on the same date.

30/07/2019

United Kingdom

Carolyn Harris: the MP whose grief united Britain's fractured politics

30 years ago, Carolyn lost her son Martin and couldn't afford his funeral. She's been fighting ever since.

24/07/2019

World News

EU baby deaths halved in last 20 years, accordig to new statistics

The number of deaths among babies under a year old have halved on average across all EU member states, according to newly released statistics from Eurostat.

19/07/2019

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Children in Al-Hol camp 'in limbo amid dire humanitarian needs'

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned tens of thousands of children in Al-Hol camp and several parts of Syria are in limbo amid dire humanitarian needs.

18/07/2019

Sport

Football for friendship makes historic appearance at the International Children’s Games

In partnership with Gazprom Football

The Opening Ceremony of the International Children’s Summer Games (ICG) saw 192 athletes take part in Ufa, the capital city of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

17/07/2019

United Kingdom

Rare conjoined twins successfully separated in London

Safa and Marwa were born as craniopagus twins — joined at the head. They were separated in London after four operations and 55 hours of operating time.

17/07/2019

World

UAE targets growing childhood obesity rates in MENA

Eighteen-year-old UAE-resident Nouran Fouad lost ten kilograms in two months after changing her eating habits and overhauling her lifestyle.

12/07/2019