Commuters wear face masks while riding the subway in New York, June 6, 2021. (TED SHAFFREY / AP) WASHINGTON – The US Department of Justice announced on Tuesday federal criminal charges against 47 defendants for their alleged roles in a fraud scheme worth 250 million US dollars that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during […]
MANILA – The Philippines has declared an all-out “war” against the sexual exploitation of children online, vowing to prosecute and jail perpetrators amid a threefold surge in online sexual abuse cases involving children. In a joint press conference on Tuesday (Aug 23), members of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s Cabinet said they would crack down with […]
This file photo dated Dec 4, 2018 shows a mother watching her HIV-positive child for observation in the intensive care unit of the Bangui pediatric complex in the Central African Republic, while in the foreground, an HIV-positive child sleeps. (FLORENT VERGNES / AFP) MONTREAL, Canada – A new Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children […]
A healthcare worker prepares a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Times Square, New York, the United States on June 22, 2022. (MICHAEL NAGLE/XINHUA) FRANKFURT / HELSINKI / BRUSSELS / LA PAZ / LOS ANGELES – Over 6 million child COVID-19 cases have been reported in the United States in 2022, with nearly […]
French Health and Prevention Minister Brigitte Bourguignon receives a second booster vaccination dose against COVID-19 in a pharmacy in Paris, on June 23, 2022. (STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP) PARIS / LOS ANGELES / ADDIS ABABA – French people should start wearing masks again in crowded areas, especially in public transport, as France has to deal with […]