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In South Africa, Food Poisoning Kills at Least 23 Children

The South African government said that nearly 900 people, many children, had fallen sick since September.

World - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Moscow bans adoptions to countries that allow gender transition

The new law follow a series of laws that have suppressed sexual minorities.

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

Google and Meta urge Australia to delay social media ban for children

Google and Meta urged the Australian government to delay a bill banning social media for children under 16, saying more time is needed to evaluate its impact.

Netflix series tells story of Brazil’s notorious police massacre of street children

In 1993 police killed eight young people sleeping outside a church in what became known as the Candelária massacre. For some inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro, the most significant cross of the city’s ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Maine, Justice Department enter settlement to improve services for children with disabilities

Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice and the state of Maine say they have entered into a settlement that requires the state to increase community-based behavioral health services for children

Health - ABC News - 3 days ago

'Nowhere else on Earth are so many children fleeing war' - Lyse Doucet reports from Sudan

The BBC's Lyse Doucet writes about the horrific effects of the 19-month civil war in Sudan.

Children among the dead and missing as heavy rains trigger floods in Sri Lanka

Authorities in Sri Lanka say at least five people have died, including three children, after heavy rains triggered floods and landslides

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Four dead in latest migrant shipwreck off Greek island of Samos

Greek officials say that four migrants, including two children, died when a boat struck rocks near the Greek island of Samos

World - ABC News - Yesterday

'It's so easy to lie': A fifth of children use fake age on social media

The regulator finds a fifth of children are pretending to be adults, potentially exposing them to harm.

Australia passes landmark social media ban for children under 16

Australian lawmakers on Thursday approved a landmark ban on social media for children under 16 in some of the world’s toughest such controls.

What to Know About Australia’s Social Media Ban for Children Under 16

Critics say big questions remain not only about how the new law will be enforced, but also about whether the ban will really protect young people.

World - The New York Times - Yesterday

Chinese bond market grapples with ‘Japanification’

Deflation fuels ‘inexorable’ slide in China’s long-term sovereign bond yields below Japan’s for the first time

Business - Financial Times - 18 hours ago

Fine particle pollution may raise risks for pregnant parents and their children: Study

The tiny pollutants emitted by fossil fuel combustion and wildfires may be raising the risk of adverse birth outcomes, a study has found. Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) can cause ...

Politics - The Hill - 7 hours ago

Trump says he would 'protect' women, 'whether the women like it or not'

Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would "protect" women "whether the women like it or not," a comment the Harris campaign immediately pounced on.

Politics - NBC News - October 31

Was the Trump Election a Setback for Women? Even Women Do Not Agree.

Kamala Harris would have been the first female president in the nation’s nearly 250-year history. But many women chose Donald Trump, despite his history of sexism and his support for the end of Roe ...

Top stories - The New York Times - November 12

Mike Johnson bans transgender women from Capitol women's restrooms

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday took aim at incoming Democratic Rep. Sarah McBride, the first ever transgender member elected to Congress, with his decision to bar transgender people from ...

Transgender women won't be allowed to use women’s restrooms in Capitol: Johnson

House Speaker Mike Johnson said transgender women cannot use women’s restrooms in the Capitol and House office buildings

The speech that changed the course of women's football

The story of how a science teacher from Oslo made a speech that would change the future of women’s football.

White Women Could Decide the Election

Also, Russia is making swift advances in Ukraine. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 1

Why these women are supporting Trump in 2024

Thousands of women supported Vice President Kamala Harris' candidacy in a Washington, D.C., march on Saturday, but former President Donald Trump has female supporters too. Some of them joined ...

Kamala Harris Took Women for Granted

Apart from promising to safeguard abortion rights, the campaign didn’t do enough to address other issues important to women.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 7

Exhibition celebrates 'diverse and powerful women'

World - Yahoo News - November 17

‘I couldn’t cry over my children like everyone else’: the tragedy of Palestinian journalist Wael al-Dahdouh

After his wife and two of his children were killed in Gaza, Al Jazeera journalist Wael al-Dahdouh became famous around the world for his decision to keep reporting. But this was just the start of ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Bomb targeting police assigned for polio drive kills 9 people, including 5 children, in SW Pakistan

A powerful bomb attached to a motorcycle has exploded near a vehicle carrying police officers assigned to protect polio workers in restive southwest Pakistan, killing nine people including five ...

World - ABC News - November 1

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