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Chinese singer Wang Yuan appointed UNICEF special advocate for education

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Wang Yuan appointed UNICEF special advocate for education

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Myanmar strives for ending recruitment of child soldiers

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More than 5 million children need urgent humanitarian aid in Iraq: UNICE

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Syrian refugees in Turkey take on new life as circus performers

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Germany father stabs 3 children with knife in family tragedy

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At least 7 dead, 66 injured in kindergarten blast in east China

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UN says one in five children in developed world in relative poverty

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Children in Philippines, Myanmar more at risk to natural disasters: ILO

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Deteriorating economy in Venezuela leaves families scavenging for food

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Child labour made worse by conflict, climate change

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Yemeni children face serious situation of cholera, malnutrition: UNICEF

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Education gap narrows for migrant workers’ children

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China: song-and-dance gala brings life to Children's Day

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Arson suspected in school bus fire that killed 13 in E China

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Driver starts school bus blaze in E China, killing 13

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Song-and-dance gala brings life to Children's Day

The Chinese teen boy band TFBoys and Connie Talbot joined children from Italy, Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and China, singing and dancing to celebrate International Children's Day in a gala show on China Central Television on Thursday.