Children

Instagram to require birth dates in move to block underage use

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Instagram said Wednesday it would require new users to verify they are at least…

New York sues e-cigarette firm Juul for targeting youngsters

  NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York on Tuesday became the second state this week to sue Juul,…

Climate change poses ‘lifelong’ child health risk

by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- Climate change will damage the health of an entire generation unless there are…

French bishops approve payouts for sex abuse victims by priests

  by Karine Perret Agence France Presse LOURDES, France (AFP) -- French bishops on Saturday approved a program of payouts…

1-in-3 young children undernourished or overweight: UNICEF

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- A third of the world's nearly 700 million children under five years old…

Lacson wants children who abandon their old, sick parents penalized under the law

(Eagle News)--Senator Panfilo Lacson wants children who abandon their old and sick parents penalized under a new law. Under Senate…

Millions protest in youth-led global climate strike

    by Peter Hutchison Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Masses of children skipped school Friday…

France’s Catholic child abuse probe flooded with messages

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- A commission set up by the French Catholic Church to investigate allegations of child sex…

Mother or baby die in child birth every 11 seconds: UN

  by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Global child and maternal deaths have fallen sharply in…

YouTube ‘creators’ fret over impact of new child protection rules

by Julie JAMMOT Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Samuel Rader quit his job three years ago…

Thousands of children in northwest Syria to miss school: NGO

  BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Thousands of children risk missing out on their education in northwestern Syria after a months-long…

Eight schoolchildren killed in China, suspect arrested: official

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Eight schoolchildren have died and two others were injured in a "school-related criminal case" in central…

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