At least 45 people were killed in a bus accident on a highway in western Bulgaria, according to officials cited in local media, with the vehicle reportedly catching fire after the crash and several children among the fatalities. A bus with North Macedonian license plates crashed and erupted into flames around 2am local time as […]
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Dozens of elementary school children killed in classroom blaze in Niger
At least 26 school children aged five to six were killed in a blaze in southern Niger after a thatched-roof classroom caught on fire, local officials said, with more than a dozen others injured, some critically. The deadly fire broke out on Monday morning in a makeshift classroom constructed from wood and straw in Niger’s […]
All children will have to take Covid-19 jab in Costa Rica
Costa Rica has become the first nation in the world to make Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for children. Parents face sanctions – and potentially, forced jabbing of their kids – if they don’t comply. The coronavirus jab has been added to a list of childhood vaccinations, obligatory under the law, the nation’s Health Ministry announced on […]
German mother sentenced to life for killing FIVE of her children in horror case
A 28-year-old woman has been sent to prison for life by a court in Germany, after she killed five of her six children in an extreme and shocking act of revenge against her ex-husband. Judge Jochen Koetter described the case as a “tragedy,” and the court in the western town of Solingen concluded that the […]
No ‘misconduct or negligence’ in US drone strike on Afghan aid worker that killed 7 children, Pentagon probe finds
The US airstrike that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children, in August was not caused by misconduct or negligence, the Pentagon has found after an “independent review.” No disciplinary action has been recommended. It was a communications breakdown rather than any sort of malice or ineptitude, Air Force Lt. Gen. Sami Said suggested in […]
All the money in America won’t bring children back, US must just leave Afghanistan in peace – Kabul drone strike victim’s brother
The US is admitting error by offering compensation for the lives of innocent children killed by a drone strike in Kabul, but no amount of money will ease their family’s pain, the aggrieved brother of one of the victims told RT. Not a single terrorist was hit, but seven children – some as young as […]
‘Shameful milestone’: 10,000 Yemeni children killed or maimed in violence since 2015 – UNICEF
Ten thousand Yemeni children have been killed or injured since a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia intervened in March 2015 after an Iran-aligned group ousted the government, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF said. Speaking on Tuesday to a UN briefing in Geneva, the agency’s spokesperson James Elder shared the “shameful milestone,” remarking that […]
Armed gang kidnaps up to 17 American Christian missionaries, including children, in Haiti – reports
Between 15 and 17 US missionaries and their families are reportedly being held by a gang in Haiti. Although the country is infamous for kidnappings, the abduction of such a large group of foreigners is nonetheless unusual. The group was kidnapped on Saturday, while traveling on a bus not far from the Caribbean nation’s capital, […]
RT Creative Lab releases ‘Children of the Siege: VR Sketches’, animated movie dedicated to kids of Leningrad during WWII (VIDEO)
RT Creative Lab has released an animated movie, ‘Children of the Siege. VR Sketches’, dedicated to the children trapped in the city of Leningrad during the siege by Nazi forces, considered to be the deadliest in history. Over three hundred thousand children were evacuated from Leningrad in the two months after WWII began in the […]
Denmark charges 3 women with aiding terrorist activities after evacuating them from Syrian detention camp with their 14 children
Authorities in Denmark have arrested and preliminarily charged three women after they arrived back in the country, following a joint evacuation operation with Germany to evacuate people from the Roj detention camp in Syria. Danish officials evacuated the three women and 14 children with them from detention camps in northeastern Syria after domestic political pressure […]
‘Historic moment’: WHO approves first ever Malaria vaccine, including for children
Amid the ongoing battle against Covid-19, the World Health Organization has approved the first ever vaccine against another deadly disease – Malaria. The WHO believes the jab could be used to save tens of thousands of lives. “The World Health Organization is recommending widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan […]
‘My shame, our shame’: Pope reacts to bombshell report of Catholic Church’s sexual abuse of thousands of children in France
Pope Francis has expressed shame on behalf of himself and the Roman Catholic Church over the scale of sexual abuse committed against children in France after a damming report found hundreds of thousands of minors had been abused. Speaking on Wednesday, the Pontiff said “it was a moment of shame” for the Church after a […]
‘Veil of silence’ let up to 330,000 children be abused by clergy and lay members within France’s Catholic Church since 1950s
A 2,500-page report conducted by an independent inquiry into allegations of abuse and subsequent cover-ups within France’s Catholic Church has declared that a “veil of silence” allowed clergy to assault victims for decades. Jean-Marc Sauve, the president of the commission that examined the allegations, found the French Catholic Church had shown “a profound and even […]
New Zealand to abandon forcible removal of ‘at risk’ children after anger from Maori families
The New Zealand government has announced that the removal of ‘at risk’ children from their families will end, after Maori families complained that the process, known as ‘uplifting’, racially discriminates against them. Speaking on Wednesday, Children’s Minister Kelvin Davis said the government will “end uplifts as we have known them,” accepting all the recommendations made […]
Pfizer-BioNTech says its Covid vaccine is safe and effective for children aged 5-11, will seek authorization soon
Pfizer-BioNTech has announced that its Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective for children from 5 to 11 years old based on its clinical trial data, and that the companies will soon seek authorization from regulatory bodies. On Monday, Pfizer/BioNTech shared results from its clinical trials, stating that their Covid vaccine “was safe, well-tolerated and showed […]