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Scandal over fake vaccines highlights Indonesian health system woes

The fallout over fake vaccines given to children prompted angry and confused parents to physically attack a doctor in the Indonesian capital in a sign of deep-seated problems in the country’s health system.

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Ghana readies for tougher measures on human trafficking

Government of Ghana will in the coming days get tougher on human trafficking in all forms, a senior public official announced here on Wednesday.

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Thumb-sucking, nail-biting kids grow up with fewer allergies: New Zealand study

They're habits that many parents try to discourage in their children, but a New Zealand study out Monday shows that thumb-sucking and nail-biting could lead to fewer allergies in later life.

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ISIS adds lure of children to regional propaganda campaign

Since the start of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria's (ISIS) aggressive online campaign in justifying its own brand of caliphate, children have been targeted as a subject of propaganda and featured alongside adult fighters in visual reports as well as videos.

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China's students monitored for weight problems

Beijing health authorities will spend a year monitoring the overweight and obesity rate in the city's schools as part of an effort to reduce the number of fat children.

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Is studying abroad really a good choice for Chinese children?

After scores for the gaokao, China’s university entrance exam, were released, many study abroad agencies began recruiting students who are interested in attending college abroad. Although many parents and students are tempted by the study abroad experience, some are worried by the frequent, disturbing news of Chinese students struggling to get used to life abroad.

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One in five Aboriginal babies in western Australia have no birth certificate: report

Nearly one in five Indigenous children born in Western Australia (WA) have no birth certificate, as their births weren't ever officially registered, according to new research.

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Friendly gestures from robots inspire autistic children in Hong Kong

Chinese University programme has reduced the challenging behaviour of students, particularly relating to anger and mood swings

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How Tiger Moms and hovering parents can damage a child's ability to cope with life's challenges

A Singapore study that followed hundreds of primary-age children for five years discovered that perfectionist parenting styles may make children excessively self-critical and undermine their confidence and self-belief

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China to allows children rescued from abduction to be adopted

China has released a new draft regulation for adoption, which for the first time allows children who were abducted to be adopted by Chinese citizens if the police could not find their biological parents within 12 months.

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Hong Kong kids' lack of exercise could be hurting their grades, study finding suggests

Exercise boosts children’s academic prowess – that’s the consensus view of world experts, published in a leading medical journal. Yet most Hong Kong children don’t meet the minimum recommended daily exercise target

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Japan revamps child welfare, but tens of thousands still institutionalized

The director of the institution, nurses scurrying busily around him, says he would like extra time and staff to pay more attention to the 70 babies and toddlers under his care, but it's not going to happen.

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Japan revamps child welfare, but tens of thousands still institutionalized

The director of the institution, nurses scurrying busily around him, says he would like extra time and staff to pay more attention to the 70 babies and toddlers under his care, but it's not going to happen.

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Refugee children participate in Athens Olive Wreath Run

​As the Olympic movement gears up for the historic Rio Summer Olympics, refugee children running alongside Greek youth and Olympic medalists sent on Wednesday a strong message for peace across the world from the center of Athens.

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Feature: African refugee children find education, hope in Cairo

​In the heart of Cairo's Maadi, one of the Egyptian capital's upscale districts, lies a two-story villa that is quite indistinguishable from other buildings in the neighborhood.

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Refugees in Indonesia tackle life in limbo through school

Mahboob Jafari had barely seen the inside of a classroom, let alone taught in one, before he arrived in Indonesia as a refugee fleeing persecution in Afghanistan.

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China's growth problem - undernourished preschoolers

Preschooler Shi Bing in central China, wants to grow up faster so he can go to elementary school where he will get a free school lunch instead of going home for the same cold steamed buns and pickles every day.