10 h. ago In Africa, a continent full of children, the fates of young and old are intertwined

Africa is the world’s youngest continent — but the lives of its children are intertwined with the lives of its oldest

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32 h. ago Not just resisting, but leading the fight: five women who refuse to be ignored

Across the world, women at the heart of their communities are leading the struggle to protect their culture, land and way of life“We, the daughters of mother earth have come together to collectively decide what we can do to bring about a world which we would like our children and our children’s children to live in,” so states the Beijing Declaration of Indigenous Women.Adopted in 1995, the document outlined the oppression of women around the world and demanded governments recognise “the social, cultural, economic, and religious rights of the Indigenous peoples in their constitutions and legal systems”. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Simple cheek swab could help save lives of children with rare heart problem

Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is responsible for more than 10% of sudden cardiac deaths in youngsters, according to the British Heart Foundation

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54 h. ago ‘It happened so fast’: the shocking reality of indoor heat deaths in Arizona

Heat deaths could surge in the state as energy poverty linked to Trump’s energy and trade policies burnsIt was the hottest day of the year so far when the central air conditioning started blowing hot air in the mobile home where Richard Chamblee lived in Bullhead City, Arizona, with his wife, children, and half a dozen cats and dogs.It was only mid-June but the heat was insufferable, particularly for Chamblee, who was clinically obese and bed-bound in the living room as the temperature hit 115F (46C) in the desert city – situated 100 miles (160km) south of Las Vegas on the banks of the Colorado River. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Days without war: Ukrainian children enjoy time at summer camp – photo essay

While missiles and drones are exploding in Kyiv during the bloodiest attack of the year, a mountain retreat provides a brief, peaceful escape from the chaosOn the last day of July, Russia launched an attack on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, the bloodiest one this year: 300 drones and eight missiles killed 31 people. On the same day, 700km (435 miles) away in a camp near the city of Svalyava in the Carpathian mountains, 30 children are roasting marshmallows. Most of the children live in Kyiv, but for now, they are at the Zefir summer camp.Sofia, 15, from Uzhhorod, dresses up for a theatre performance. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Palestinians warned of a genocide in 2023. Why weren’t we believed? | Ahmed Ibsais

Western academics now speak of ‘genocide’ with newfound authority. Why weren’t our voices enough?Today I watched those children again, the ones who stood before the cameras at al-Shifa hospital on 7 November 2023. They spoke in English, not their mother tongue, but the language of those who they thought might save them.“We want to live, we want peace, we want to judge the killers of children,” one boy said. “We want medicine, food and education. We want to live as the other children live.”How holy their concern now sounds, rising over a land emptied of the living.As if starving a child pre-disposed to death makes the violence more justified?Ahmad Ibsais is a first generation Palestinian American, law student and poet who writes the newsletter State of Siege Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Lucy Lawless: ‘I’ve got bag lady hair. I look like I’ve just had sex in a dumpster’

The actor and director on struggling with Dostoevsky, her love of Maggie Smith and flossing in her carBorn in Auckland, New Zealand, Lucy Lawless, 57, studied drama in Canada. In the 1990s she starred on television in Xena: Warrior Princess. She went on to appear in Battlestar Galactica, Spartacus, Parks and Recreation, Agents of SHIELD and Salem. Her films include Spider-Man, EuroTrip, Boogeyman, Bedtime Stories and Minions: The Rise of Gru. In 2024 she made her directorial debut with Never Look Away. She plays Alexa Crowe in the crime series My Life Is Murder; all four series are now available on DVD and digital. She is married for the second time, has three children and lives in New Zealand.What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Laziness. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Men taunted family of missing dad by 'streaming violent assault online'

Andrew Burow, 56, a cybersecurity worker, has been missing since August 20 in Brisbane, Australia, with two men accused of torturing the dad with images found of him "severely beaten"

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3 d. ago Travis Decker manhunt uncovers bones as missing dad suspected of killing daughters

Travis Decker, 33, remains missing nearly three months after the bodies of his three children Paityn Decker, nine, Evelyn Decker, eight and Olivia Decker, five, were found at a campsite in Washington state

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4 d. ago Four African countries to ‘run out of supplies to fight malnutrition’ within 3 months due to global aid cuts

Exclusive: The ‘unthinkable’ losses put the lives of millions of children at risk, says Save the Children

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4 d. ago Four African countries to ‘run out of emergency food supplies’ within three months due to global aid cuts

Exclusive: The ‘unthinkable’ losses put the lives of millions of malnourished children at risk

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4 d. ago Wrexham star whose dad took issue with Ryan Reynolds' transfers misses out on dream deal

Wrexham striker Ollie Palmer has left the club after three-and-a-half years and achieving three consecutive promotions, but has not managed to pull off his dream move

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4 d. ago Wrexham star misses out on dream move after dad called out Ryan Reynolds transfers

Wrexham fan favourite Ollie Palmer has left after helping the Hollywood-owned club to three promotions, but has not reached the destination he previously hoped for

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4 d. ago BREAKING Major police operation as Brit boy believed to have been abducted by his Russian mum

A major police investigation has been launched as a Russian mum has allegedly abducted her British son, as his dad raised an alarm by reporting him as missing in Marbella

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4 d. ago Major police operation as Brit boy believed to have been abducted by his Russian mum

A major police investigation has been launched as a Russian mum has allegedly abducted her British son, as his dad raised an alarm by reporting him as missing in Marbella

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4 d. ago Brit boy, 3, believed to have been abducted in Spain and is now in Russia

A major police investigation has been launched as a Russian mum has allegedly abducted her British son, as his dad raised an alarm by reporting him as missing in Marbella

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4 d. ago Nico Raskin missing from Rangers first team planning for Celtic after dad rant and transfer admission

The Belgian was left out of Russell Martin's XI for the clash against Club Brugge

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4 d. ago Dad charged with murdering missing baby 'previously abused daughter so badly she developed cerebral palsy'

Jake Haros was previously convicted for willful child cruelty after he abused his baby daughter so badly she developed cerebral palsy, according to a prosecutor.

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4 d. ago Minneapolis school shooting: police say locked doors saved ‘countless lives’

Shooter tried to enter church to carry out attack but failed since doors had been locked when mass began, officials sayAs Minneapolis grappled with the aftermath of the mass shooting at a Catholic school church in which two children were killed and 17 people injured, police said “countless lives” had been saved by the church doors being locked as the shooter had not been able to get inside.Two children, aged eight and 10, were killed in the church pews during morning mass at the Annunciation Catholic school church. Fourteen other children, aged six to 15, were also injured, two of them critically, though officials said they were expected to survive. Three adults, parishioners in their 80s, were also injured. Police said the suspect, Robin Westman, 23, killed themself and was found dead behind the church. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Sickening first videos emerge from inside Minnesota school massacre... as child victims' haunting words are heard as they desperately flee gunman

The grim footage shows those inside the church fleeing for their lives as transgender shooter Robin Westman opened fire, killing two children in the process.

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