Children – Page 15 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

USA

Small child & two bystanders shot as New York City’s wave of gun crime arrives in Times Square

Posted on May 10, 2021May 10, 2021By Editor

A small child and two other people reportedly have been shot in broad daylight in New York’s Times Square, continuing a wave of gun violence across America’s largest city and marring one of the world’s largest tourist attractions. … Read More >Small child & two bystanders shot as New York City’s wave of gun crime arrives in Times Square

EU

Dutch ministers seek to simplify procedure to CHANGE GENDER on birth certificate, so that even a CHILD can do it

Posted on May 8, 2021May 8, 2021By Editor

Two Dutch ministers have submitted an amendment to parliament that would scrap the age limit and expert statement, to simplify changing gender on birth certificates, following pressure from transgender groups. … Read More >Dutch ministers seek to simplify procedure to CHANGE GENDER on birth certificate, so that even a CHILD can do it

World

African woman gives birth to NINE healthy babies at once, Malian government says

Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021By Editor

A woman from Mali has safely given birth to five girls and four boys in Morocco, the African country’s government has announced. The nonuplets and their mother may have set a new world record. … Read More >African woman gives birth to NINE healthy babies at once, Malian government says

UK

Woke-washing history? BBC show will teach children that early Britons were ‘black’ – media

Posted on May 4, 2021May 4, 2021By Editor

The BBC has been accused of reimagining British history to make it more woke-friendly after it emerged that a children’s programme will teach that the nation’s earliest inhabitants were black. … Read More >Woke-washing history? BBC show will teach children that early Britons were ‘black’ – media

World

Australia proposes teaching FIVE-YEAR-OLDS about cybersecurity, while culling 20% of existing curriculum

Posted on May 2, 2021May 2, 2021By Editor

The latest draft of Australia’s proposed primary school curriculum includes lengthy descriptions of cybersecurity education for kids aged five to 16 and how the government plans to help them navigate an increasingly online world. … Read More >Australia proposes teaching FIVE-YEAR-OLDS about cybersecurity, while culling 20% of existing curriculum

At least 16 children injured as rocket hits government compound in Afghanistan during Koran recital competition

Posted on April 28, 2021April 28, 2021By Editor

A rocket hit a government compound in the eastern Afghan province of Kunar on Monday, while the facility was hosting a competition for Koran recitals. The building sustained minor damage and at least 16 children were wounded. … Read More >At least 16 children injured as rocket hits government compound in Afghanistan during Koran recital competition

World

Millions of children at risk from serious disease after Covid disrupts 60 mass immunization campaigns – UN health agencies

Posted on April 28, 2021April 28, 2021By Editor

An alliance of international health agencies has warned that up to 228 million people, mostly children, are at risk from serious disease after the Covid pandemic derailed around 60 mass immunization campaigns in 50 countries. … Read More >Millions of children at risk from serious disease after Covid disrupts 60 mass immunization campaigns – UN health agencies

USA

Already showered with awards & media adulation, Dr. Fauci scores a new honor: Children’s book proclaiming him ‘AMERICA’S DOCTOR’

Posted on March 23, 2021March 23, 2021By Editor

Dr. Anthony Fauci is coming off a year of unprecedented media fawning, awards and political praise, but his latest honor – a children’s book that bestows him the title “America’s doctor” – may push his star even higher. … Read More >Already showered with awards & media adulation, Dr. Fauci scores a new honor: Children’s book proclaiming him ‘AMERICA’S DOCTOR’

Children’s safety comes first: Israeli court defends right of school to bar unvaccinated, untested staff

Posted on March 22, 2021March 22, 2021By Editor

In a landmark precedent, an Israeli court has rejected a bid by a teacher’s aide who was looking to overturn a local council’s decision to bar her from work over her unwillingness to be vaccinated or tested for Covid-19. … Read More >Children’s safety comes first: Israeli court defends right of school to bar unvaccinated, untested staff

USA

Migrant children held in US custody soar to 14,000 as Biden press secretary accidentally acknowledges border ‘crisis’

Posted on March 20, 2021By Editor

More than 14,000 migrant children are currently held in US custody, a senior administration official said, insisting there’s no “crisis” at the border soon after Biden’s press secretary invoked the very same term. … Read More >Migrant children held in US custody soar to 14,000 as Biden press secretary accidentally acknowledges border ‘crisis’