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Classroom standing desks may help kids slim down

Standing desks in classrooms could help children maintain a healthy body weight, a new study suggests. These desks are set at a height that allows students to alternate between...

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Nearly 50 million children “uprooted” worldwide – UNICEF

Across the globe, nearly 50 million children have been uprooted – 28 million of them driven from their homes by conflicts not of their making, and millions more migrating in the...

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UNICEF is concerned about the violence in Thailand and its impact on children

"UNICEF is deeply concerned about the continuing violence in Thailand’s restive southernmost provinces and its impact on children, including an explosion that killed a five-year-old...

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Life returns to parts of conflict-ridden Borno

With previously inaccessible areas across north-east Nigeria opening up, an additional 750,000 people can now be reached. UNICEF is providing critical health and nutrition services...

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Children who eat plenty of oily fish may be better readers than their peers

Children who eat oily fish may be better readers than their peers, a new study has revealed. Researchers discovered that young people’s reading ability significantly improved...

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Cops arrest five women for keeping 20 children and 18 dogs in 'uninhabitable' house

Five women have been arrested in California after authorities found they allegedly kept 20 children and 18 dogs living in 'uninhabitable conditions.' Police in Victorville say the...

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New York expands definition of parent to fit non-traditional families

What defines a parent often depends on the family, but New York’s legal definition of a parent was previously less malleable. Now a ruling from the New York Court of Appeals is...

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Swedish school slammed for segregation by sex

A private Muslim school in Sweden has introduced separate gym classes for boys and girls, saying that the girls were not able to take off veils or wear T-shirt if boys were present...

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Children’s services probes Anthony Weiner after sexting next to son – report

Children’s services have reportedly entered the apartment of former congressman Anthony Weiner over his recent sexting, this time because it apparently involved his four-year-old...

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Food shortages hit Calais ‘Jungle’ camp as UK urged to accept 400 children

Campaigners are urging the British home secretary to take in 400 refugee children living in the Calais ‘Jungle’ camp at a time when food shortages are forcing many migrants to go...

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Gangs smuggling Vietnamese kids from Calais to UK for work on cannabis farms - NSPCC

Vietnamese children are being hidden in the Calais ‘Jungle’ camp as cover before being smuggled to Britain where they are subjected to sexual abuse and forced labor, including on...

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Smog from oil, gas to cause over 750,000 asthma attacks in children – report

In a country where oil and gas are king, policies and politicians often turn a blind eye to the hazards associated with pollutants. A study from the Clean Air Task Force says if a...

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‘Women must accept FGM to reduce libido & match sexually-weak men’ – Egyptian MP

A member of Egyptian parliament called on women to agree to female genital mutilation, or FGM, in order to “reduce their sexual appetites,” local media reported. He also allegedly...

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Hundreds of refugee children go missing in UK in last 5 yrs – report

Hundreds of children who came to the UK as refugees have gone missing, prompting fears that they are being sexually exploited or have been sold by human traffickers, according to...

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Weed smoking rises among US middle aged, seniors as teen use declines

Parents in the United States are now more likely to regularly smoke weed than their teenage children in an ironic role reversal, according to a National Survey on Drug Use and...

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