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Illegal Quarry Mining Causes Deaths, Destruction in Bulawayo
Illegal quarry mining in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, has caused the drowning deaths of two children in flooded pits, destroyed homes, and created significant environmental damage, despite some miners attempting to mitigate the risks and the Bulawayo City Council defending the operations.
Illegal Quarry Mining Causes Deaths, Destruction in Bulawayo
Illegal quarry mining in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, has caused the drowning deaths of two children in flooded pits, destroyed homes, and created significant environmental damage, despite some miners attempting to mitigate the risks and the Bulawayo City Council defending the operations.
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44% Bias Score
70 Child Deaths Expose Failures in Queensland's Child Protection System
A Queensland report details 70 child deaths within the state's child protection system over the past year, citing systemic failures, neglect, and exploitation; one case involved a boy who died homeless after entering care due to parental death and abuse.
70 Child Deaths Expose Failures in Queensland's Child Protection System
A Queensland report details 70 child deaths within the state's child protection system over the past year, citing systemic failures, neglect, and exploitation; one case involved a boy who died homeless after entering care due to parental death and abuse.
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48% Bias Score
74 Child Deaths in England Linked to Temporary Accommodation
Between April 2019 and March 2024, 74 children died in England with temporary accommodation cited as a contributing factor; 58 were under one, revealing systemic issues and prompting calls for legislative changes to ensure child safety in temporary housing.
74 Child Deaths in England Linked to Temporary Accommodation
Between April 2019 and March 2024, 74 children died in England with temporary accommodation cited as a contributing factor; 58 were under one, revealing systemic issues and prompting calls for legislative changes to ensure child safety in temporary housing.
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48% Bias Score
Post-Pandemic Surge in Child Deaths in England
A study published in PLOS Medicine reveals a significant rise in child deaths in England post-pandemic, with 258 more deaths than expected in 2022-23 compared to the pandemic's temporary decrease; disparities widened, impacting non-white and poor children.
Post-Pandemic Surge in Child Deaths in England
A study published in PLOS Medicine reveals a significant rise in child deaths in England post-pandemic, with 258 more deaths than expected in 2022-23 compared to the pandemic's temporary decrease; disparities widened, impacting non-white and poor children.
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36% Bias Score
Washington State's Drug Policy Leads to 114% Rise in Child Overdose Deaths
A 2021 Washington state law preventing child removal from homes with drug-addicted parents unless imminent danger exists has led to a 114% increase in child overdose deaths or near-deaths in four years, reaching 70 in 2023, prompting criticism and calls for policy changes.
Washington State's Drug Policy Leads to 114% Rise in Child Overdose Deaths
A 2021 Washington state law preventing child removal from homes with drug-addicted parents unless imminent danger exists has led to a 114% increase in child overdose deaths or near-deaths in four years, reaching 70 in 2023, prompting criticism and calls for policy changes.
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80% Bias Score
DRC Outbreak: 48 Deaths Linked to Respiratory Infections, Malaria, and Malnutrition
Between October 24 and December 16, 2023, an unknown public health event in Panzi, DRC, resulted in 48 deaths, with children under five comprising almost half the cases; WHO investigation found a combination of common respiratory infections, malaria, and malnutrition as the cause.
DRC Outbreak: 48 Deaths Linked to Respiratory Infections, Malaria, and Malnutrition
Between October 24 and December 16, 2023, an unknown public health event in Panzi, DRC, resulted in 48 deaths, with children under five comprising almost half the cases; WHO investigation found a combination of common respiratory infections, malaria, and malnutrition as the cause.
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24% Bias Score
Record Number of Child Migrant Deaths in the English Channel in 2024
A record 82 migrants died crossing the English Channel in 2024, including 14 children, prompting calls for increased safety measures and safe migration routes; the UN's IOM Missing Migrants Project recorded these deaths.
Record Number of Child Migrant Deaths in the English Channel in 2024
A record 82 migrants died crossing the English Channel in 2024, including 14 children, prompting calls for increased safety measures and safe migration routes; the UN's IOM Missing Migrants Project recorded these deaths.
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40% Bias Score
Child's Suicide Highlights Failures in Queensland's Residential Care System
The Child Death Review Board's report details the death of Alex*, a child abuse victim who was homeless and died by suicide after being banned from all Queensland residential care facilities and provided a tent by the Department of Child Safety, highlighting systemic failures in the state's resident...
Child's Suicide Highlights Failures in Queensland's Residential Care System
The Child Death Review Board's report details the death of Alex*, a child abuse victim who was homeless and died by suicide after being banned from all Queensland residential care facilities and provided a tent by the Department of Child Safety, highlighting systemic failures in the state's resident...
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28% Bias Score
74 Child Deaths Highlight England's Temporary Housing Crisis
Official data reveals that at least 74 children have died in temporary accommodation in England over the past five years, with the majority being infants under one year old, prompting government action with a £1bn allocation to address the housing crisis affecting 123,000 families.
74 Child Deaths Highlight England's Temporary Housing Crisis
Official data reveals that at least 74 children have died in temporary accommodation in England over the past five years, with the majority being infants under one year old, prompting government action with a £1bn allocation to address the housing crisis affecting 123,000 families.
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56% Bias Score
Dutch Doctors Highlight Morocco's Pediatric Cardiology Crisis
A Dutch medical team, working with the Qalb Foundation, traveled to Morocco to perform free heart surgeries on children, revealing a severe shortage of pediatric cardiologists and highlighting systemic healthcare disparities; despite successful surgeries on five children, one baby arrived too late f...
Dutch Doctors Highlight Morocco's Pediatric Cardiology Crisis
A Dutch medical team, working with the Qalb Foundation, traveled to Morocco to perform free heart surgeries on children, revealing a severe shortage of pediatric cardiologists and highlighting systemic healthcare disparities; despite successful surgeries on five children, one baby arrived too late f...
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36% Bias Score
Gaza Infant Deaths Highlight Humanitarian Crisis Amidst 14-Month War
Six newborns died from hypothermia in Gaza within two weeks due to the 14-month war's impact on living conditions, with families displaced multiple times and residing in damaged tents with limited access to resources; this includes three-week-old Sila and 20-day-old Jumaa.
Gaza Infant Deaths Highlight Humanitarian Crisis Amidst 14-Month War
Six newborns died from hypothermia in Gaza within two weeks due to the 14-month war's impact on living conditions, with families displaced multiple times and residing in damaged tents with limited access to resources; this includes three-week-old Sila and 20-day-old Jumaa.
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36% Bias Score
20 Child Deaths at Skopje Clinic Spark Political Row
Twenty children died at Skopje's Children's Clinic in the past six months, sparking political accusations of negligence and mismanagement, with the opposition DUI demanding resignations while the ruling coalition Vredi highlights improvements in neonatal mortality rates since 2015 and accuses DUI of...
20 Child Deaths at Skopje Clinic Spark Political Row
Twenty children died at Skopje's Children's Clinic in the past six months, sparking political accusations of negligence and mismanagement, with the opposition DUI demanding resignations while the ruling coalition Vredi highlights improvements in neonatal mortality rates since 2015 and accuses DUI of...
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56% Bias Score
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