TikTok is popular with teens and children. Sarah Tew/CNET TikTok is being investigated by a nationwide group of state attorneys general for its potentially harmful impact on children. The investigation will look at “whether TikTok is designing, operating and promoting its social media platform to children, teens and young […]
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Vaccine for RSV on the horizon as trial finds jab made by AstraZeneca cuts risk of children being hospitalised with Covid-like virus by 75% RSV vaccine 74.5% effective at stopping children from needing medical care The virus can cause pneumonia in infants, leading to hospitalisation Scientists said vaccine presents ‘paradigm […]
Ukraine’s state-run railway company Ukrzaliznytsya said there were no immediate reports of casualties. It added that the building suffered minor damage but trains are still operating. A Ukrainian interior ministry adviser said the blast was caused by wreckage from a downed Russian cruise missile, not a direct rocket strike. It […]
A haunting video shows a Russian mother trying to explain to her tearful daughter why they have been detained by armed police for opposing Vladimir Putin’s war. They went to put flowers at the Ukrainian embassy in Moscow, and the children handed in ‘No to War’ posters they had drawn. […]
Rescue workers were filmed searching through the rubble of the hospital in Zhytomyr after Russia bombed the building, sparking genocide claims. It comes as UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace warned Russia will “indiscriminately” bomb Ukrainian cities to break their resistance. Expectant mothers in a maternity ward in Kherson have also […]
The kit comes from AlphaBiolabs, an accredited testing laboratory that provides DNA, COVID-19 and toxicology testing services for the public, workplaces, and the legal sector. Parents are able to collect fingernail or toenail clippings at home and post them off for analysis — with password-protected results returned via email within […]
Children suffering from cancer who have been forced to shelter in Ukrainian hospital basements will not survive unless they are able to evacuate to specialist centres where they can continue their treatment, doctors have warned. For the young cancer patients, their treatments have been interrupted after they were quickly moved […]
A gunman killed four people Monday night, including his three children, inside a church near Sacramento before fatally shooting himself, authorities said. The gunman’s children were 15 and younger, officials said Monday night. The relationship of the adult victim was unknown. Sgt. Rod Grassmann of the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department said […]