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FACTBOX-Ten facts about child soldiers around the world Reuters 2/12/2021 By Emeline Wuilbercq Feb 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could lead to more children being recruited by armed groups, the United Nations warned on Friday as the world marked the International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers - also known as Red Hand Day. Despite global efforts to end the use of child soldiers, girls and boys are still forced into combat - as fighters and in o...

Lenovo Tab P11 Pro is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G processor along with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The tablet comes with a dual-camera setup with a combination of 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 5-megapixel wide-angle lens

The Cuppy Foundation established by international DJ and producer Florence "Cuppy" Otedola, aimed at tackling various issues surrounding...

Source: Save The Children Save the Children is deeply concerned by the deteriorating humanitarian situation for hundreds of thousands of children under five in Somalia, as the country reels from a second and potentially deadlier wave of desert locusts[1], an uptick in violence, and the ongoing impact of COVID-19. The situation has become so dire the Agriculture Ministry declared a state of emergency on Wednesday. New figures released today reveal up to 2.7 million people in Somalia face acute f...

7:23 pm UTC Feb. 2, 2021 BLM influencersProvided Celebrities and scholars, best-selling authors and everyday people are using their social media presence to lead the conversation on racial justice. Here are just a few of them spreading the word on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and other platforms.  Erynn Chambers TikTok culture changer With more than 562,000 followers and nearly 40 million likes, Erynn Chambers has become one of the most popular creators raising awareness of the Black e...

Source: Save The Children More than 500 children were displaced in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in 2020 as over 5,200 expect their schools to be knocked down Over 840 structures in the West Bank have been torn down or seized by Israeli authorities in 2020,[1] forcing at least 518 children and their families from their homes, Save the Children said today. This makes 2020 the worst year since 2016 for displaced Palestinian children in the West Bank. Demolitions across the occupied territory h...

Protect the Maldives! Save The Waves Coalition and partners have launched an international campaign to #SaveOurWavesMaldives Save The Waves and international partners are supporting local surfers and grassroots organizations in the Maldives to protect waves under immediate threat from development and infrastructure projects that are compromising some of the Maldives’ most precious surf spots. Many of the country’s numerous and pristine surf ecosystems have been affected or outright destro...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Court of Appeal has denied Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard additional time to appeal a contempt order for breaching a Supreme Court injunction. In November 2019, Justice Ruth Bowe-Darville had sentenced Nygard to 90 days’ imprisonment and fined him $150,000 for breaching an injunction order granted in February of that year by Justice Keith Thompson. The fine was to be paid within seven days of the ruling. Failing to turn himself over to police or failure to pay ...

7:23 pm UTC Feb. 2, 2021 BLM influencersProvided Celebrities and scholars, best-selling authors and everyday people are using their social media presence to lead the conversation on racial justice. Here are just a few of them spreading the word on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and other platforms.  Erynn Chambers TikTok culture changer With more than 562,000 followers and nearly 40 million likes, Erynn Chambers has become one of the most popular creators raising awareness of the Black e...

10 Strange Animal Problems With Even Stranger Solutions Earth is crawling with all kinds of creatures, from the tiny bumblebee bat to the mighty blue whale. With all these animals running around, problems are bound to pop up sooner or later. Whether it’s man vs. wild or an intra-species argument, there are nearly as many conflicts as there are critters. But people spend their time coming up with solutions to all our animal problems, and some of them are pretty weird. 10Pig Perfume For Dogs Jo...