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Boy, 16, found guilty of rape and murder of girl, six

The girl, Alesha MacPhail, was killed on the Isle of Bute, Scotland, last July.

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Malian refugees in Mauritania: education in an emergency context

In partnership with The European Commission

Aid Zone travels to the Mbera refugee camp in Mauritania to see what is being done to educate the refugee minors from Mali in order to protect them from early forced marriage and child labour.

USA

Authorities are warning parents about '48-Hour Challenge'

"We don't know that anyone is doing it yet and but we saw it out there and we wanted to present it to parents," police in Indiana said.

United Kingdom

Does this girl’s climate tears sum up the feelings of a generation?

This is the moment an emotional 11-year-old girl broke down in tears during a climate change rally.

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French schools could replace 'mother and father' with 'parent 1 and 2'

A children's guardians could no longer be labelled “mother” and “father” on official French school documents, but “parent 1” and “parent 2”.

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Newborn baby rescued from storm drain in South Africa

Rescue workers in South Africa pulled a newborn baby from a storm drain in a four-hour operation that ended with applause and cheers from onlookers.

Spain

Spanish father loses custody over his children for smoking too much

Spanish father has lost custody over his children for smoking too much.

USA

Should children be allowed to play with toy guns? | NBC Left Field

Fans of nerf guns say they encourage children to turn off their screens and play with friends but could these games lead to real-life violence?

Spain

Miners enter rescue tunnel to find missing Spanish 2-year-old

Miners enter rescue tunnel to find missing Spanish 2-year-old believed to be trapped in well

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Harmful chemicals found in babies' nappies

Dozens of potentially harmful chemicals have been found in nappies following French tests.

United Kingdom

Parents should approach screen time based on child's age: report

The UK's first ever screen time guidance advises British parents to organise screen time around their child's needs and activities, not the other way around.

United Kingdom

UK children exceed sugar limit for 18-year-olds by age ten: report

Children in the UK are reaching the recommended sugar limit for an 18-year-old by the age of ten, according to Public Health England.

World

Jordan's school challenge: educating Syrian refugee children with disabilities

In partnership with The European Commission

In this episode of Aid Zone Euronews' Monica Pinna travels to Jordan to look at how the EU and other international organisations are supporting the country's efforts to integrate Syrian refugee children into the national school system.

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Euroviews. It’s time for the youth to act against climate change | View

The world's population is the youngest it has ever been. Young people are being directly impacted by climate change - and it is their voice that is going to make a difference in the fight to slow it down.

France

French MPs vote for 'symbolic' ban on smacking children

France has got closer to prohibiting smacking children after French MPs voted for a 'symbolic' ban that's meant to educate parents not to use corporal punishment.

Switzerland

Swiss councillor barred from vote after nursing baby outside chamber

The decision to bar a council member from a vote after she left the room to breastfeed her baby has sparked conflict between politicians in the Swiss city of Basel.

World News

World Children's Day: What is the global status of children?

Children have their rights denied every single day. On World Children’s Day, The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) aims to build a world where every child has the right to basic human needs such as freedom, food, water, shelter and education.

Romania

European heroes: The women fighting for early education in Romania

It's hard to say which member of the Hawke family is more famous in Romania: Hollywood actor Ethan or his mother, Leslie, who helped thousands of children attend schools.

France

How do you explain World War One to children?

“The ultimate commandment for talking to children about difficult issues is simple: tell the truth."

World

Less screen time for children is linked to better cognition, study says

Less than two hours of recreational screen time for children is linked to better cognition - according to an observational study in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal.