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Princess Charlotte says first word in public on Canadian tour

Britain's Princess Charlotte, 1, spoke for the first time in public on Thursday during her family's Canadian tour, uttering the word "pop" while she and her brother played with balloons.

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Brad Pitt reported to FBI for alleged child abuse after altercation with son Maddox on private jet

Brad Pitt has been reported to the FBI for alleged verbal and physical abuse against his children, including an alleged altercation on a private jet involving his teenage son Maddox, according to a law enforcement source and multiple reports early Thursday.

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Tanzania home to world's fittest kids, Australia ranked ahead of U. S

An international study has found has found that Australian children are not as fit as those from nations such as Tanzania, Iceland and Estonia, but are comfortably fitter than those from the United States and Mexico.

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China "strictly controls death penalty:" white paper

​China strictly controls the death penalty and employs it with prudence, said a white paper on judical protection of human rights issued on Monday.

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Mexican children paint their vision of China in new exhibition

​An exhibition of 148 paintings reflecting the perception of Chinese culture among Mexican children opened on Thursday at the National Museum of Cultures in Mexico City.

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China's action plan aims to reduce new disability cases over next 5 years

China's central authority has issued a national action plan to reduce new disability cases by 2020 by promoting awareness and early screening, Xinhua News Agency reported on Tuesday.

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Tibetans' life opens foreign reporters' eyes

A group of foreign reporters, who just concluded a week-long tour of a Tibetan-inhabited area in southwest China, have said they were amazed by the experience.

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India principal jailed for 17 years over death of 23 pupils who ate school meal laced with pesticide

An Indian court on Monday (Aug 29) sentenced a school principal to 17 years' jail over the death of 23 pupils who were served a free meal laced with pesticide, a prosecutor said.

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Children sickened during swimming lessons

Since the beginning of August, nearly 300 children have suffered high fevers and eye inflammation after swimming lessons at a club in Harbin, Heilongjiang province.

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Experts term Aussie city Melbourne"allergy capital" of world

Melbourne has become the allergy capital of the world because the city's residents lack vitamin D and are "too clean", according to experts.

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Three killed after kites slit throats in India

Two children and a man have died in the Indian capital after their throats were slit by glass-covered strings used for flying kites during Independence Day celebrations, police said on Wednesday (Aug 17).

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Children held at Australian camp suffer assaults, sexual abuse: Leaked documents

More than 2,000 incidents, including sexual abuse, assault and attempted self-harm, were reported in about two years at an Australian detention centre for asylum seekers in Nauru, more than half involving children, a newspaper reported on Wednesday (Aug 10).

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Guidelines encourage parents to provide better care

Shanxi province plans to improve the lives of left-behind children by enhancing care services in rural areas.Shanxi province plans to improve the lives of left-behind children by enhancing care services in rural areas.

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Goal of big-city trip is to inspire left-behind kids

She hadn't seen her dad for almost a year, so Fang Yuan, 14, now 163 centimeters tall, twitched slightly and smiled uneasily when her father, a construction worker, walked up and tried to hold her in his arms. The hug, with the daughter's arms barely raised, lasted for about two seconds.

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India has largest number of stunted children in the world, study finds

India is home to the world’s largest number of stunted children due to a lack of toilets, dirty water and poor hygiene, according to a new study published on Tuesday.

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Afghan gov't upgrades efforts for civilians' security

Afghan government announced Tuesday to step up efforts to ensure civilians under protection as violence is in constant rise since the withdrawal of foreign forces in late 2014.