As screen time increases, parents worry about children's health

As screen time increases, parents worry about children’s health

London: A new study has found that parents are concerned about their children’s increased screen time and the potential harm it can cause to their children’s health. However, according to the research, there has been an improvement in the overall digital protection of children. The annual study, conducted by online safety charity Internet Matters, surveyed…

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USA: Rights experts slam ‘outrageous’ execution of inmate by nitrogen gas suffocation

USA: Rights experts slam ‘outrageous’ execution of inmate by nitrogen gas suffocation

Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, was executed in the southern state of Alabama on 25 January.  He had been convicted of murder in 1988.  “Alabama’s use of Kenneth Smith as a human guinea pig to test a new method of execution amounted to unethical human experimentation and was nothing short of State-sanctioned torture,” the experts said…

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World News in Brief: Response plan for Somalia launched, mass executions in Iraq, Ukraine update, new European heat record

World News in Brief: Response plan for Somalia launched, mass executions in Iraq, Ukraine update, new European heat record

Somalia was hit by multiple shocks last year, including devastating drought, unprecedented heavy rains and flooding, and further mass displacement. Millions of people also continue to suffer from hunger and malnutrition, the UN said. The plan, launched with federal and state Governments, was launched as four million people – nearly a quarter of the population –…

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‘No substitute’ for UNRWA’s lifesaving work in Gaza: Senior Humanitarian Coordinator

‘No substitute’ for UNRWA’s lifesaving work in Gaza: Senior Humanitarian Coordinator

Apart from a political decision, which would have to be made by the General Assembly, “there is no way any organization can replace or substitute the tremendous capacity and the fabric of UNRWA and its ability and knowledge,” Sigrid Kaag, Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, told correspondents at a stakeout outside the Security…

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