Australia introduces 'Landmark' bill to ban social media for children under 16
Australia introduces 'Landmark' bill to ban social media for children under 16

On Thursday, Australias centre-left government presented a new bill in parliament aimed at prohibiting social media use for children under the age of 16. The proposed legislation also includes provisions for hefty fines of up to A$49.5 million ($32 million) for social media platforms found to be in...

Afghan girl wins children’s peace prize
Afghan girl wins children’s peace prize

Nila Ibrahimi, a 17-year-old Afghan girl who is not allowed to speak in public in her own country won the International Childrens Peace Prize on Tuesday, reports CNN. The prestigious award has recognized luminaries including climate activist Greta Thunberg and girls education campaigner Malala...

Horrors of Gaza now playing out in Lebanon: UNICEF
Horrors of Gaza now playing out in Lebanon: UNICEF

The United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder has said that an impassioned plea for the war on children in Gaza and now Lebanon to stop, reports Al Jazeera. Reflecting on the horrors that he witnessed in Gaza, where so many children have been killed and maimed by Israeli...

10 children killed as fire breaks out at hospital in UP
10 children killed as fire breaks out at hospital in UP

At least ten children were killed in a fire that broke out at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh, India on Friday. The casualties may go up, said an official, reports NDTV. The fire, possibly due to a short circuit, broke out in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of the Maharani Laxmibai Medical...

Robbers snatch child from Azimpur govt residence after looting house
Robbers snatch child from Azimpur govt residence after looting house

A group of robbers on Friday morning looted cash and jewellery, and also kidnapped an 8-month old child from a medical staff quarter in Azimpur in the capital, highlighting the glaring security vacuum prevailing across the country. Police claimed Farzana Akter, an employee at the home ministry,...

Missing girl found dead in Jashore, neighbor detained
Missing girl found dead in Jashore, neighbor detained

The body of a missing 7-year-old girl was recovered from a bamboo cluster in Jhikargacha upazila, Jashore district, on Wednesday, 13 hours after she was reported missing. The victim, Sadia Khatun, daughter of day laborer Bablur Rahman Babu from Matikomra village in Hajibagh union, was found with...

Study finds asthma relates to children's memory problem,
Study finds asthma relates to children's memory problem,

Research in the US has revealed that children with asthma may face memory issues, marking the first study to establish a link between the two. It also showed that the earlier a child develops asthma, the more it impacts their memory. The lead researcher emphasized the importance of recognizing...

Australia to ban social media for children under 16
Australia to ban social media for children under 16

Australias government has unveiled plans to introduce a landmark law banning children under the age of 16 from using social media. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that the legislation, which will be presented in Parliament next week, aims to address the growing concerns over the...

Study says digital tech boosts child development
Study says digital tech boosts child development

Although it has been considered that under-threes should not have any screen time at all, research has found that digital tech can offer rich opportunities for young childrens development. A two-year study, Toddlers, Tech and Talk, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and led by...

2.5 lakh children affected by chronic kidney disease: Experts
2.5 lakh children affected by chronic kidney disease: Experts

Experts reported that over 2.5 lakh children in the country are diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), while close to 4.8 million other minors suffer from different kidney-related health issues on Sunday. The experts made the revelation at a two-day international conference on peritoneal...

UN report:1.1 billion people in acute poverty, children most affected
UN report:1.1 billion people in acute poverty, children most affected

A UN report released on Thursday says that over one billion people around the world are living in severe poverty and more than half of them are children. The paper published with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) highlighted that poverty rates were three times higher in...