A TOWN in western Japan has faced a barrage of complaints and threatening phone calls after it started a Covid-19 vaccination programme for children between the ages of 12 and 15. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
QUETTA, Pakistan: Three children were killed and two wounded after they mistook a hand grenade for a toy in southwestern Pakistan, police said. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
THE HAGUE: The coronavirus pandemic has severely affected children's rights worldwide, with young people risking a “generational catastrophe” if governments do not act, a rights group said in an annual survey Thursday. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
BEIJING: China has relaxed its family planning policy to allow couples to have a maximum of three children after a census showed its population is rapidly ageing, state media Xinhua reported Monday. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
Most Dutch cycle, but a significant number still do not have bikes. (Rawpixel pic) Two organisations in the Netherlands have published an online brochure designed to ensure that every child has access to a bike at the earliest possible age. It notably gives details of a wide range of initiatives that have already been set … Read more
SOUTH KOREA has announced plans to allow children to take their mother's surname, as the government mulls changes to the current system of prioritising paternal roots when determining a child's family name. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
The app is no longer available on the app store, but it has an online wheel to spin and gamble once you take off its simple monkey-themed platforming game facade. ― SoyaCincau pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 ― It seems … Read more
LONDON: A British trial of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on children has been paused, Oxford University said Tuesday, as global regulators rush to assess its possible link to rare blood clots in adults. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
WASHINGTON: US manufacturer Moderna on Tuesday said it has started Covid-19 vaccine trials for children aged from 6 months to under 12 years old, with plans to enrol about 6,750 participants. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
A married couple was killed while their two children were injured in an accident involving their Perodua Bezza and a van at Jalan Saujana Impian, Kajang, near here, today.
