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Newborns often take weeks to return to birth weight
Even though doctors often tell parents that newborns will regain weight lost after birth within a week or two, many infants take much longer to achieve this milestone, a U.S. study... More
Children of hunger: Wasted young lives in the heart of India
Each of the 88 families belonging to the Saharia tribe has lost at least one child to malnutrition in Bhairopura village in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district. More
UNICEF Executive Director: Protect the rights of every child
“Universal Children’s Day is more than a day to celebrate children everywhere. It is an annual opportunity to recommit ourselves to protecting the rights of every child. “Universal... More
Drug-resistant bacteria brewing to become a ‘superbug’ for children
As bacteria evolves to fight antibiotics, the most likely to suffer are children with immature immune systems. New evidence that the power of antibiotics is fading fast has been... More
UK plans to block porn sites easily accessible to children
The British government has outlined plans to clamp down on porn websites that fail to check if their visitors are over 18. Children need to be protected from “harmful and... More
Iraq's children of caliphate face stateless future
Ali and Sara, born in Islamic State's self-styled caliphate in northern Iraq, escaped to a camp for displaced people only to confront a new challenge -- with no identity documents,... More
Rise in transgender children in UK fuels identity fears
For most adolescent girls in Britain, shopping for a bra is a rite of a passage into womanhood. But for 14-year-old Alex-Jasper Vaughan, it was one of the most traumatic experiences... More
Canada order barring child from wearing girls' clothes prompts call for change
A Canadian mother has called for lawyers and judges to receive better training on gender identity after two judges in the province of Alberta ordered her four-year-old child to stop... More
Child refugees forced to work for nothing after leaving Calais
Child refugees sent from the demolished Calais “jungle” to supposedly safe welcome centres across France claim they have been pressed into forced labour. More
girl in heartbreaking picture shared worldwide dies aged four
A four-year-old girl whose portrait came to symbolise the “darkness that is childhood cancer” has died after a year-long battle with the disease. Jessica Whelan, from Oswaldtwistle... More
UN says 75,000 children in Nigeria risk dying in 'months'
he United Nations warned on Tuesday that 75,000 Nigerian children risk dying in "a few months" as hunger grips the country's ravaged northeast in the wake of the Boko Haram... More
Children better off at nursery than at home with parents, study finds
Young children are better off going to nursery than staying at home with a parent, according to new research. A recent report suggests going to nursery is more beneficial for... More
One-third of children in developing countries miss school to work
One-third of children in developing countries are forced to miss school in order to work, including most kids in Afghanistan, according to a new survey. Thirty-two percent also said... More
ISIS brainwashed thousands of kids in Mosul to fight, carry out suicide attacks
Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorists were brainwashing thousands of children for the past two years in the occupied city of Mosul, their stronghold in Iraq, according... More
