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Russia suffers 200,000 baby shortage

Russia'sbirthratedroppedbymorethan200,000babiesin2017,accordingtofiguresreleasedbythecountry'sstatisticsagency.Itrepresentsa10-percentfallinbirthsonanannualbasi

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School phobia underscores mental health of Chinese children

Forsome,schooloscillatesbetweenmind-numbingboredomandawkwardencounters–inshort,aplacetobeavoided.WiththenewsemesterstartingsoonafterSpringFestivalendsinChina,it

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French group in bid to ban young children watching 'Fifty Shades Freed'

ACatholicgroupwhichsucceededinhavingLarsvonTrier'sultra-violentfilm"Antichrist"bannedfromFrenchcinemas,isnowtakingacaseagainsttheeroticromance"FiftyShadesFreed"

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EU witnesses four-fold rise in measles cases

TheEuropeanUnion(EU)iswitnessinganunprecedentedfour-foldincreaseinmeaslescasesduetolowimmunization,warnedtheWorldHealthOrganization.In2017,thediseaseaffected21,

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Can parents keep “lucky money” that is intended for children?

SpringFestivalisthetimeofyearwhenchildrenbecome“rich”again.Ithasbeenalongtraditionthatchildrenwillreceivethe“luckymoney”asagiftduringChineseNewYear.Themoney,con

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WHO warns of soaring rates of measles in Europe

Europehasseenabigsurgeinmeaslescasesin2017,whichtheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysisatragedyafterarecordlowof5,273casesin2016.Casesincreasedfour-fold,withmorethan20

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Mitsutoki Shigeta: 'Baby factory' dad wins paternity rights

ABangkokcourthasawardedpaternityrightstoaJapanesemanover13babieshefatheredthroughThaisurrogatemothers.TherulingallowsMitsutokiShigeta,28,topursuecustodyofthechi

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Spain urged to ban children from bullfights

AUNcommitteehasurgedSpaintobanchildrenfromattendingbullfightsorbullfightingschools,arguingthattheyneedtobeprotectedfromthe“harmfuleffects”ofthepractice.TheCommi

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Digital media can enhance family life, says LSE study

Digitalmediaactivitiesareenhancingfamilyliferatherthandestroyingitastheyincreasinglyplayanimportantroleinfamilies,astudyhasfound.ResearchbytheLondonSchoolofEcon

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Researchers treat ear defect by growing implants from cells

Whilescientistshavebeenworkingongrowingorgansandbodypartslikeearsforsometime,researchersinChinahavetakenitoneimportantstepfurther.They'vegrownnewearsforfivechil

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Birth rate falls despite relaxation of one-child policy in China

FormanycouplesinChinaeagertoexpandtheirfamily,thefirstdayof2016wasunforgettable.Beijingendeditsone-childpolicyandallowedcouplestohaveamaximumoftwochildren,witht

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Contaminated food: Over 136 children hospitalized in southern India

Atleast136schoolchildrenweretakenillafterconsumingcontaminatedmealinIndia'ssouthernstateofKerala,officialssaidFriday.ThestudentsfromlowerprimaryschoolatvillageT

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At least 20 injured in German school bus accident

Atleast20childrenwereinjuredasaschoolbusrammedintoabuildinginEberbach,southwesternGermany,onTuesdaymorning,reportedlocalmedia.Amongthechildren,sixsustainedserio

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China to promote martial arts among children

MartialartsexpertsnationwidegatheredataseminartodiscussmeasurestopromotetraditionalChinesecultureamongchildren.Martialartsshowswillbeperformedbyonemillionchildr

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Study: Media use disrupts kids' sleeping habits, harms health

Preschoolerswhospendmoretimewatchingtelevision,playingvideogamesorusingcomputersgetlesssleep,saidresearchersfromtheUniversityofMichigan(UM).UMresearchersassesse

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Thai opens government offices for children on national children's day

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGOK,Jan.14(APD)-Thegovernmenthousewherechildrenareallowedtovisittheprimeminister'sofficehasbecomethehighlightofThailand'sannualchildren'

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Bill Gates: Trust me, the world is really getting better, not worse

Inthewakeofhurricanes,massshootingsandtheshadowofanuclearwar,theworld'srichestmanwantsyoutotakeheart.Theworld,hesays,isactuallygettingbetter.InaneditorialinTime