Population
Married at 13, pregnant and starving: Child brides of Yemen
Fatimah* was 13 when she was married off to an older man. Two years later, she gave birth to twin daughters.
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‘I am somebody’: Street-smart youth take their declaration to the UN
When Samantha Richards and Angela Hifume walked into the Hall of Flags at United Nations Headquarters last week, they carried more than a folder of paper. They carried the voices of hundreds of street-connected children who had never expected anyone to listen.
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Education
Many Americans favor prayer in public schools, but few think it should be mandatory
Americans are almost equally split on whether the Ten Commandments should be displayed in public school classrooms. But Republicans, White evangelicals and older Americans are more supportive than other groups.
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Health
Unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually, young children at highest risk
Children aged less than five years face almost three times the risk of illness from unsafe food than older children and adults, according to new estimates released today by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Source: WHORead →