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4,257 street children rescued across Andhra Pradesh under 'Operation Muska
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 19 (ANI): As many as 4,257 children from all over Andhra Pradesh were rescued by the state police on Wednesday as part of 'Operation Muskan', aimed at rescuing children on the streets, orphans, and those sent to work by parents due to financial burdens.
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Emergency humanitarian access needed in Gaza to provide aid to Children: U
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI/Sputnik): United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Henrietta Fore said in a statement that the agency needs immediate access into Gaza to provide humanitarian access to children affected by the recent escalation in violence between Isr
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Covaxin phase II/III clinical trials for 2-18 age group to begin in 10-12
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Bharat Biotech is set to begin the phase II and III clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin in children in the age group of 2 to 18 years in the next 10-12 days, informed VK Paul, Member (Health), Niti Aayog on Tuesday.
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Kejriwal urges Centre to suspend air services with Singapore, priortise va
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Amid concerns of a third wave of COVID-19 in the country, which according to many heath experts is likely to target children, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said a new COVID variant detected in Singapore is said to be deadly for children a
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Amid looming shortfall of doses, UNICEF calls for global, equitable distri
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], May 18 (ANI): Warning of a COVID-19 vaccine shortfall of nearly 190 million doses by next month, the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Monday called for a global, equitable distribution of vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics to curb the spread of the viru
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'Sticky' speech, other evocative words may improve language
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 17 (ANI): During a study at the University of Miami, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology had previously found that children tend to learn words higher in iconicity earlier in development then they do words lower in iconicit
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Share excess COVID-19 vaccines now, says UNICEF chief ahead of G7 summit
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], May 17 (ANI): The sudden increase in COVID-19 cases in India could potentially occur elsewhere if vulnerable countries do not have equitable access to vaccines, UNICEF chief Henrietta Fore warned on Monday with the aim to get richer nations to share their excess doses.
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Andhra govt to make Rs 10 lakh fixed deposit for children orphaned due to
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 17 (ANI): Following the footsteps of Madhya Pradesh and Delhi governments, Andhra Pradesh's YS Jaganmohan Reddy-led administration on Monday directed officials to work towards fixing a deposit Rs 10 lakh for every child who lost both their parents due
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Study reveals more kids seeing doctors virtually but some parents still he
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Michigan [US], May 17 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic phase observed children attending virtual school, holidays over Zoom, which became norms, however, the results of a national poll have highlighted another trend of children seeing doctors virtually.
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Schools in US under pressure to reopen for in-person learning
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US] May 17, (ANI): Schools in United States are under pressure to open in-person learning given the authorization of a vaccine for children ages 12 to 15 and new federal guidance that vaccinated people do not need to wear face masks indoors or outdoors.
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Congress that didn't approve of our Covid vaccines earlier now worried abo
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): When the Covid vaccination drive began in the country in January, the Congress did not approve of the vaccines, but now the party is concerned about the vaccination of children, said Bharatiya Janata Party MP Meenakshi Lekhi on Sunday.
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2 girls killed in Maharashtra's Jalgaon due to cyclone Tauktae
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Jalgaon (Maharashtra) [India], May 16 (ANI): Two children died in the Anchalwadi area of Maharashtra's Jalgaon district after strong winds of cyclone Tauktae caused an uprooted tree to crash into their hut on Sunday, informed the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)
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