Three 12-year-olds wounded in Finland school shooting, child suspect held
A 12-year-old child shot and wounded three other 12-year-olds at a school in Finland on Tuesday and the suspect was taken peacefully into custody, police said.
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The Brutality of Sugar: Debt, Child Marriage and Hysterectomies
The two soft-drink makers have helped turn the state of Maharashtra into a sugar-producing powerhouse. But a New York Times and Fuller Project investigation has found that these brands have also profited from a brutal system of labor that exploits children and leads to the unnecessary sterilization of working-age women.
South Korea’s notorious child rapist gets new jail term for violating curfew
Convicted child rapist Cho Doo-soon has been placed behind bars again after receiving a three-month jail term on Wednesday, for breaking his court-mandated curfew.
10 years on, parents of Chinese passengers on MH370 are still asking: what happened to my child?
BEIJING (AP) — Ten years on, the families of Chinese passengers who disappeared on board a lost Malaysian Airline flight still are searching for answers.
Singapore’s total fertility rate set to plunge to historic low as child-raising costs rise, more stay single
The rate has been on a downward trend since 2018, when it was 1.14. It continued to fall to 1.12 in 2021, followed by 1.04 in 2022.
A 'family vacation' for two: Why more parents are taking trips with one child at a time
Sonja Prokopec took her son on their first "solo" trip together when he was six years old.
Japan approves plan to ‘substantially’ boost child allowances to tackle falling birth rate
Under the plan, the existing income limit for households receiving the benefits will be removed. A new funding scheme will be set up, requiring each person to pay an additional 300 to 500 yen (US$2-3.30) in the form of monthly health insurance premiums from financial year 2026.
Japan shocked by case of poisoned girl as child abuse rates soar: ‘I’m speechless’
Police in Japan reported a record number of child abuse cases last year, with experts suggesting that parents facing rising prices and stagnant wages were taking their frustrations out on children, while more cases are coming to light because schools are being more proactive in identifying victims.
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