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OPINION - When guidelines fail: Rethinking child safety online
20+ hour, 7+ min ago (185+ words) Today's parents are in a blurry transitional phase, shifting from physical to digital parenthood. Most are by no means tech-savvy or digitally literate, while their children, born into the tech era, effortlessly adapt - Melike Tanberk has a degree from Oxford…...
Bangladesh rolls out emergency measles vaccination drive as child deaths surge
1+ week, 6+ day ago (353+ words) At least 128 children have died of measles-like symptoms since March 15, says health service By SM Najmus Sakib DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) " Bangladesh will launch a special vaccination campaign for measles this week amid a surge in cases and dozens of deaths,…...
France bans nicotine pouches, oral nicotine products to protect youth
2+ week, 5+ day ago (229+ words) By Necva Tastan Sevinc ISTANBUL (AA) - France on Wednesday banned the use, sale, purchase and possession of nicotine pouches and other oral nicotine products starting April 1, in a move aimed at protecting public health, particularly among young people. The ban…...
Child poverty in London remains 'unacceptably high,' report warns
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (347+ words) LONDON (AA) - Child poverty in London remains "unacceptably high" as at least one in five children lives in poverty due to housing costs in every London borough except one, according to a new study on Wednesday. In a new report…...
School kits enter Gaza following years-long halt on education supplies: UNICEF
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (698+ words) By Beyza Binnur Donmez GENEVA (AA) " UNICEF said on Tuesday it has delivered thousands of recreational and school kits into Gaza in recent days, describing the development as a potential turning point after nearly two years of restrictions on education…...
Irish universities urged to bring back oral exams to counter AI misuse
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (273+ words) New guidelines call for face-to-face assessments and traditional exams to redesign assessment methods LONDON (AA) - Universities in Ireland may introduce more face-to-face interviews and traditional written exams as part of new efforts to combat the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI)…...