MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — An armed man opened fire in a kindergarten Tuesday in Russia’s central Ulyanovsk region, leaving at least four people dead, local authorities told AFP. “According to preliminary information there was a shooting in a kindergarten. As a result, two children, a teacher and the attacker died,” the head of the Ulyanovsk region information department, Dmitry Kamal, told AFP. He said investigators were working at the scene to establish further information. The […]
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Fleeing war, Ukraine’s orphans face trafficking threat
Left in care homes and now threatened by war, thousands of already vulnerable Ukrainian refugees are at risk of being trafficked as they are uprooted by fighting across the country. Some have come under Russian fire in their care homes. Others fled amid the sound of explosions and gunfire. Many remain unaccounted for, lost in the chaos of Ukraine’s sprawling and often disorganised social service system. “There was a big problem of forced labour in […]
US ex-bishop admits covering up 25 years of child sex abuse
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – A US association for victims of sexual abuse denounced Monday a former bishop in New York state who admitted to having ignored multiple sexual assaults on children committed by 11 priests over 25 years. In April 2021, Howard Hubbard, an ex-bishop in the city of Albany, testified under oath over four days before the state’s Supreme Court and acknowledged that from 1977 to 2002, he was informed of sexual […]
At least six children killed in Colombia school bus accident
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) – Six children died and over a dozen were injured on Tuesday after their school bus rolled down a cliff in northeastern Colombia, a regional official said. “Unfortunately I have to confirm (the) school bus accident on the Laguna de Ortices-San Andres road, where 6 minors died and there are more than 15 injured,” tweeted Mauricio Aguilar, governor of the mountainous Santander department, where the tragedy occurred. The students had left a […]
Four Ukrainian children flown to US for cancer treatment
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States announced Tuesday that four Ukrainian children had been flown to an American hospital after their cancer treatment was disrupted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Children are among the most vulnerable in a crisis,” said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a tweet announcing the evacuation. He added that the four patients, from nine months to nine years in age, were “in need of urgent, highly specialized […]
FDA okays use of Sinovac for kids aged 6 years and above
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has okayed the use of Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine, CoronaVac, for pediatric use. In a statement, the IP Biotech Group thanked the FDA for approving the vaccine for children aged six years and above. The FDA gave the approval for Sinovac on Saturday, according to the IP Biotech Group. “We thank the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and our vaccine experts for approving Sinovac’s CoronaVac for ages 6 and above,” […]
Around 150,000 kids aged 5 to 11 receive first Covid-19 doses; only 8 report mild adverse reactions
PHL officials express satisfaction with encouraging turnout in pediatric vaccination (Eagle News) – Around 150,000 children aged 5 to 11 have already been given the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, as more kids turn out in Covid vaccination centers, according to Malacanang and the Department of Health. The data was still as of February 14. By Wednesday, February 16, these numbers would be higher. The Department of Health said that, so far, only […]
Indonesia teacher gets life in prison for rape of 13 students
BANDUNG, Indonesia (AFP) – An Indonesian court Tuesday sentenced a teacher to life in prison for the rape of 13 students, in a case that has drawn national attention to sexual abuse in the country’s religious boarding schools. Bandung district court in West Java found Herry Wirawan guilty of raping 13 female students, all minors, and impregnating at least eight of them. During the trial, it was revealed he had raped the children — many […]
PHL gov’t urges more parents to get their kids vaccinated with successful start of Resbakuna Kids for ages 5-11
Around 15.6 million kids targeted for vaccination; informed consent from parents needed (Eagle News) — Philippine government officials announced a successful first day of the pilot rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination for children aged five to 11 years old, as they encouraged more parents to have their children vaccinated, noting that the specially formulated vaccine doses for kids are safe and effective. Vaccinated children are in fact among the most vulnerable sector of the population, […]
Ten children rescued in Panama sex trafficking operation
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP) – Panamanian authorities announced Thursday that as part of an operation to disrupt a sex trafficking ring, 10 children were rescued and three people in Panama and Costa Rica were arrested. “The victims in this case range between the ages of four and 16 and the people involved are close relatives” of the minors, said Emeldo Marquez, a senior Panamanian prosecutor. He explained that the relatives “facilitated” the shipment of the […]
Kids aged 5-11, both those with comorbidities and those without, could get Covid jabs in Feb. 4-11 pilot run
DOH targets to vaccinate 15.5 million kids aged 5 to 11 for entire immunization rollout (Eagle News) – Children aged five to 11, both those with comorbidities or those with no comorbidities, could get vaccinated during the pilot run of the vaccination of minors in this age group from February 4 to 11, 2022, the Department of Health said. Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said that they target to vaccinate 15.5 million kids in this […]
24 NCR sites to participate in Feb. 4-5 vaccination of kids aged 5-11, says Galvez
Specially formulated Pfizer jabs for 5-11 age group to arrive on Feb. 2 (Eagle News) — The Philippine government set February 4 and 5 as the vaccination days that would target children aged five to 11 in Metro Manila, according to vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. During the vaccination rollout for the five to 11 year-old kids, at least 24 hospital and non-hospital based facilities would be participating. Specially formulated Pfizer vaccines for […]
