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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

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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’

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Texas Governor Says Conditions at Federal Care Facilities for Migrant Children ‘Inhumane’

Posted on March 20, 2021March 20, 2021By Editor

The Biden administration has failed to provide safe and humane conditions at two recently-opened facilities in the US state of Texas that are holding migrant children, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said. … Read More >Texas Governor Says Conditions at Federal Care Facilities for Migrant Children ‘Inhumane’

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‘Not appropriate’ for media to see inside border facilities for migrant kids, Dem Rep says defending Biden’s lack of transparency

Posted on March 20, 2021March 20, 2021By Editor

Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-California) has defended the Biden administration’s lack of transparency at migrant facilities, claiming it’s “not necessarily appropriate” for the media to see the conditions because they aren’t “permanent.” … Read More >‘Not appropriate’ for media to see inside border facilities for migrant kids, Dem Rep says defending Biden’s lack of transparency

EU

Strikingly-high Covid-19 mortality rate reported in Spanish children could have been centenarians ‘misreported as kids’

Posted on March 18, 2021March 18, 2021By Editor

Figures published by The Lancet journal last week suggest Spain has an alarmingly high mortality rate from Covid-19 among children. But there’s a catch – most of the deaths included were likely old people misreported as minors. … Read More >Strikingly-high Covid-19 mortality rate reported in Spanish children could have been centenarians ‘misreported as kids’

USA

With US immigration crisis escalating, Biden administration attempts to ban Border Patrol agents from talking to media – reports

Posted on March 18, 2021March 18, 2021By Editor

One of President Joe Biden’s latest tactics in dealing with a growing flood of illegal aliens – especially unaccompanied child migrants – is reportedly to muzzle Border Patrol agents, banning them from speaking to reporters. … Read More >With US immigration crisis escalating, Biden administration attempts to ban Border Patrol agents from talking to media – reports