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Sudan Conflict: At Least 221 Children Raped in 2023
In Sudan's ongoing conflict, at least 221 cases of child rape were reported in 2023, with 16 victims under the age of five, including four one-year-olds, according to UNICEF. The actual number is likely much higher due to underreporting.
Sudan Conflict: At Least 221 Children Raped in 2023
In Sudan's ongoing conflict, at least 221 cases of child rape were reported in 2023, with 16 victims under the age of five, including four one-year-olds, according to UNICEF. The actual number is likely much higher due to underreporting.
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36% Bias Score
AI Agents: Educational Boon or Addictive Risk for Children?
A 2023 poll showed 60% of students aged 12–18 used ChatGPT; AI agents offer personalized learning but risk overdependence, leading to concerns about social skills and well-being; incidents like a teen suicide linked to an AI chatbot highlight the dangers, prompting calls for ethical design and stron...
AI Agents: Educational Boon or Addictive Risk for Children?
A 2023 poll showed 60% of students aged 12–18 used ChatGPT; AI agents offer personalized learning but risk overdependence, leading to concerns about social skills and well-being; incidents like a teen suicide linked to an AI chatbot highlight the dangers, prompting calls for ethical design and stron...
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52% Bias Score
French Protests Condemn Killing of Children in October 2023 Conflict
Protests in Lyon and Toulouse, France, mourned the deaths of children, including the Bibas siblings, returned from Gaza on Thursday, alongside the body of Oded Lifshitz. The demonstrations, attended by hundreds, occurred near Holocaust memorials, highlighting the shared outrage over the killing of c...
French Protests Condemn Killing of Children in October 2023 Conflict
Protests in Lyon and Toulouse, France, mourned the deaths of children, including the Bibas siblings, returned from Gaza on Thursday, alongside the body of Oded Lifshitz. The demonstrations, attended by hundreds, occurred near Holocaust memorials, highlighting the shared outrage over the killing of c...
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60% Bias Score
USAID Funding Freeze Threatens HIV-Positive Orphans in Kenya
President Trump's executive order freezing USAID funding threatens to end life-saving HIV/AIDS treatment for children at Nyumbani Children's Home in Nairobi, Kenya, where around 1,602 orphans and vulnerable children depend on PEPFAR, and the Kenyan government only has a six-month supply of ARVs.
USAID Funding Freeze Threatens HIV-Positive Orphans in Kenya
President Trump's executive order freezing USAID funding threatens to end life-saving HIV/AIDS treatment for children at Nyumbani Children's Home in Nairobi, Kenya, where around 1,602 orphans and vulnerable children depend on PEPFAR, and the Kenyan government only has a six-month supply of ARVs.
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44% Bias Score
Russia Reassures Public Amidst Metapneumovirus Surge: Cases Remain Within Seasonal Norms
Despite online panic, Russian health officials report a typical seasonal increase in metapneumovirus cases, accounting for only 0.3% of respiratory infections; the situation is considered stable, with a projected decline by late March.
Russia Reassures Public Amidst Metapneumovirus Surge: Cases Remain Within Seasonal Norms
Despite online panic, Russian health officials report a typical seasonal increase in metapneumovirus cases, accounting for only 0.3% of respiratory infections; the situation is considered stable, with a projected decline by late March.
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44% Bias Score
NHS Rolls Out New Drug for Rare Childhood Epilepsy
The NHS is providing fenfluramine, a new drug, to hundreds of children aged two and over in England with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), a severe, rare form of epilepsy, to improve their quality of life by reducing seizures; it's the first non-cannabis-based treatment for LGS approved by NICE.
NHS Rolls Out New Drug for Rare Childhood Epilepsy
The NHS is providing fenfluramine, a new drug, to hundreds of children aged two and over in England with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), a severe, rare form of epilepsy, to improve their quality of life by reducing seizures; it's the first non-cannabis-based treatment for LGS approved by NICE.
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40% Bias Score
Haitian Children Face Violence and Food Insecurity Amidst State Collapse
In Haiti, 1.2 million children face constant violence from gangs controlling 85% of Port-au-Prince, while 3 million will need urgent aid by 2025 due to widespread food insecurity and lack of access to education and healthcare, highlighting a humanitarian crisis exacerbated by decades of political in...
Haitian Children Face Violence and Food Insecurity Amidst State Collapse
In Haiti, 1.2 million children face constant violence from gangs controlling 85% of Port-au-Prince, while 3 million will need urgent aid by 2025 due to widespread food insecurity and lack of access to education and healthcare, highlighting a humanitarian crisis exacerbated by decades of political in...
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64% Bias Score
Three Dead, Including Two Children, Found in German Home
Three bodies, including two young children, were found in a house in Schönbach, Germany on October 26th; police are investigating the circumstances surrounding their deaths, which are unconfirmed but reported as a possible murder-suicide.
Three Dead, Including Two Children, Found in German Home
Three bodies, including two young children, were found in a house in Schönbach, Germany on October 26th; police are investigating the circumstances surrounding their deaths, which are unconfirmed but reported as a possible murder-suicide.
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32% Bias Score
Ukraine Builds Underground Schools Amidst Ongoing Attacks
Amidst 576 reported attacks on Ukrainian schools in 2024, a 96% increase from 2023, the Ukrainian government is building underground schools in cities like Zaporizhzhia to ensure children's education continues safely during the war.
Ukraine Builds Underground Schools Amidst Ongoing Attacks
Amidst 576 reported attacks on Ukrainian schools in 2024, a 96% increase from 2023, the Ukrainian government is building underground schools in cities like Zaporizhzhia to ensure children's education continues safely during the war.
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40% Bias Score
Increased Screen Time Linked to 21% Higher Myopia Risk in Children and Adolescents
A meta-analysis of 45 studies reveals a 21% increased myopia risk for each extra hour of daily screen time in children and adolescents, highlighting the need for balanced screen use and outdoor activities, although other factors also contribute to this increasingly prevalent eye condition.
Increased Screen Time Linked to 21% Higher Myopia Risk in Children and Adolescents
A meta-analysis of 45 studies reveals a 21% increased myopia risk for each extra hour of daily screen time in children and adolescents, highlighting the need for balanced screen use and outdoor activities, although other factors also contribute to this increasingly prevalent eye condition.
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36% Bias Score
UNICEF's Gaza Emergency Response: A $88.2 Million Funding Gap
Following a 15-month war, UNICEF in Gaza provides vital aid to children, including water, nutrition, healthcare, and family reunification, but faces an $88.2 million funding shortfall in 2024.
UNICEF's Gaza Emergency Response: A $88.2 Million Funding Gap
Following a 15-month war, UNICEF in Gaza provides vital aid to children, including water, nutrition, healthcare, and family reunification, but faces an $88.2 million funding shortfall in 2024.
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52% Bias Score
Gaza Children's Resilience Amidst War
A London-based documentary crew remotely directs Gazan cameramen capturing the lives of children in a shrinking "safe zone" during the 2024 conflict, revealing resilience amidst horrific violence that directly contradicts official statements.
Gaza Children's Resilience Amidst War
A London-based documentary crew remotely directs Gazan cameramen capturing the lives of children in a shrinking "safe zone" during the 2024 conflict, revealing resilience amidst horrific violence that directly contradicts official statements.
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48% Bias Score
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