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Cameroon
Congo
- Health Matters
  - Tiny Coffins: Measles Is Killing Thousands of Children in Congo
  - Most of 416 infected, 31 dead from mysterious illness in Congo are children, WHO says
- Physical Abuse
  - Federal appeals court throws out lawsuit against Apple, Google, Tesla and other tech giants over alleged child labor in Congo
Egypt
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  - 7 scientific breakthroughs that resulted from Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt
  - Nine child workers die in Egypt as bus plunges into the Nile
Ethiopia
- Education
  - Tigray, Ethiopia: helping children stay in school
Ghana
Kenya
Liberia
- Health Matters
  - Liberia: Dozens of Children Receive Free Life-Changing Surgeries At Firestone Medical Center in Liberia
Malawi
- Neglect
  - Malawi: Police Arrested 19 People for Failing to Support Their Children
- Physical Abuse
  - When Powerful Women Gather to End Child Marriage
Mali
- Celebration of Children
  - Parents Of 19-Month-Old Nonuplets Introduce Their 5 Girls, 4 Boys: ‘Not Easy To Put Them To Sleep’
  - World-Record Nonuplets Return Home to Mali from Morocco
Mozambique
- Child abuse
  - Taxi driver nabbed for ‘smuggling’ children from Mozambique
Namibia
- Neglect
  - Tragedy Strikes in Namibia: Four Young Children Suffocate in Unused Freezer
- Physical Abuse
  - Namibia: Alleged Child Killer to Apply for Bail
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
- Celebration of Children
  - Sierra Leone Bans Child Marriage, Imposes 15-Year Prison Sentence For Violators Including Parents, Groom, Wedding Guests
- Humanitarian Crisis
  - Sierra Leone: Red Hand Day – Sierra Leone’s Child Soldiers Remember
Somalia
- Neglect
  - World News in Brief: Water crisis for children, hunger in East Africa, new Yazidi memorial
South Africa
Sudan
- Humanitarian Crisis
- Strong Room
  - ‘I miss my school’: BBC launches programme for children in war zones
Togo
- Education
  - Togo: Sit-in of higher education teachers to claim unpaid wage rights
Uganda
Zimbabwe

Arts and Entertainment

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School nativity play gets the hump

Asia

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Afghanistan
- Education
  - Senior Taliban official urges reversal of education ban on Afghan girls
- Neglect
  - Afghan Teen’s Virginia Graduation Speech Honors Girls Left Behind
  - Inside a Secret Summit of Afghan Women’s Rights Activists – Podcast
Bangladesh
- Education
  - Yunus: I will Help Make Students’ Dream for Bangladesh Come True
- Physical Abuse
  - Fierce protests as eight-year-old rape victim dies in Bangladesh
Birth Registration
- Birth registration increases, 150m children uncaptured globally — UNICEF
Cambodia
- 2 Toddlers Killed After Decades-Old Grenade Explodes by Their Home: ‘They Should Not Have Died Like This’
- Physical Abuse
  - 2 Toddlers Killed After Decades-Old Grenade Explodes by Their Home: ‘They Should Not Have Died Like This’
Child Protection
- Rescue group saves 11-year-old girl floating alone in the Mediterranean for days after shipwreck
China
Hong Kong
- Education
  - Colony Ridge Tripled Enrollment at Cleveland ISD. Why Can’t it Pass a Bond?
India
Indonesia
Israel
Japan
Jordan
- Education
  - Evangelical School Exemplifies Special Needs Education in Jordan
Kazakhstan
- Physical Abuse
  - 32 Passengers, Including Girl, 11, Survive Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crash
Malaysia
- Education
Pakistan
- Child Sexual Abuse
  - Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment For Raping Wife
- Education
  - How the Hidden Curriculum in English Textbooks Shapes Minds
Philippine
- Education
Saudi Arabia
- Education
  - Saudi Arabia Imposes Strict Conditions on School Buses
Singapore
South Korea
Thailand
Turkey
- Strong Room
  - ‘World’s oldest bread,’ dating back 8,600 years, discovered in Turkey
Turkmenistan
- Bridging the Gaps: Advancing Inclusive Education in Central Asia
- Education
  - Bridging the Gaps: Advancing Inclusive Education in Central Asia
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
- Education
  - 9 Vietnamese Higher Education Institutions Among Best Global Universities Rankings
- Strong Room
  - My mother-in-law offers support, while my own mother criticizes me for childlessness

Australia

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Australia
Celebration of Children
- Gympie boy breaks pogo stick jumping Guinness World Record
- Teen Jett Zerk set to be one of the youngest drivers to hit Bathurst track
Child Abuse
- Infants ‘ate food scraps off floor of childcare centre’
- Sunshine Coast man charged with stealing eight-year-old girl threatened to shoot police, court hears
Child Care
- Education department investigates children’s escape from Bathurst childcare centre
Child Sexual Abuse
Children in Conflict with the Law
Exploitation
- Kids clothing store fined $5 million for exploiting ‘vulnerable’ migrant workers
Law and Policy
- Prominent child protection advocate urges SA government to rethink proposed law reforms
Missing Child
New Zealand
Parenting
- I just quit my corporate job and went freelance. I realized I’d spent the first 6 years of my daughter’s life not being present enough.
- My husband and I both work 4-day workweeks. We’d rather have less money and more family time
Sports

Child Abuse

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Man sentenced to 19 years’ jail for abusing children for almost a decade
Queensland surfing coach accused of indecent treatment of two children

Europe

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Austria
- Austria attack that killed teen linked to IS, officials say
- Physical Abuse
  - Austria attack that killed teen linked to IS, officials say
Brazil
Croatia
- 7-year-old killed, 5 injured in knife attack in Croatia, attacker detained
- Physical Abuse
  - 7-year-old killed, 5 injured in knife attack in Croatia, attacker detained
England
Finland
- Immigration And Travels
  - I lived in Finland for 3 years. Even as an international student, I got a taste of why it’s the happiest country in the world.
France
Germany
Greece
Health matters
- Psychiatric hospital’s response after Natalia Grace’s parents tried to move her there
Hungary
- Health Matters
  - Adolescents with Smaller Amygdala Region of the Brain have Higher Risk of Developing ADHD
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
- Education
  - Minister Announces More International Schools, Smartphone Ban
Montenegro
- Physical Abuse
  - Montenegro shooting: Two children among 10 killed in Cetinje after bar fight
Norway
- Strong Room
  - It’s not Just Norway Where the Kids are All Right
  - How to be a Norwegian Parent: Let Your Kids Roam Free, Stay Home Alone, Have Fun – and Fail
Poland
- Education
  - Children in Poland celebrate the introduction of new regulations limiting homework, but teachers and parents express reservations.
- Strong Room
  - 13-year-old girl gives birth on school trip, newborn in ICU
Portugal
- Children in Conflict with the Law
  - 5 Pupils, 1 Teacher Injured as 12-Year-Old Boy Goes on Knife Rampage
- Strong Room
  - Portugal 7th Most Peaceful Country in the World
Russia
Scotland
Sweden
Switzerland
- I’ve taught kids in multiple countries. I believe these 3 life skills are more important to teach students than anything academic
- Education
  - I’ve taught kids in multiple countries. I believe these 3 life skills are more important to teach students than anything academic
Ukraine
United Kingdom

Immigration

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World Number of unaccompanied migrant children in Latin America and the Caribbean hits record high, UNICEF reports

Kosovo

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Health Matters
- Bringing hope and joy: superheroes for children with cancer in Kosovo

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Canada
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
- Child Abuse
  - Guatemalan authorities rescue 160 children from Jewish Lev Tahor sect
- Neglect
  - 15-Year-Old Girl Dead After Being Electrocuted by Power Cables and Decapitated by Current: Reports
Jamaica
Mexico
United States of America