Text size The UK government Thursday announced new local inquiries into sexual exploitation of children by grooming gangs, recently the subject of a row between US tech billionaire Elon Musk and Prime Minister Keir Starmer. “As we have seen, effective local inquiries can delve into far more local detail and deliver more locally relevant answers,…
The well-known Chinese supermarket chain Pang Dong Lai has sparked controversy with rules governing employees’ family and personal matters, such as banning them from beating their children or imposing domestic violence on their spouses. A heated discussion on mainland social media came after the retail giant’s boss Yu Donglai announced a series of new management…
What’s New China is ramping up efforts to counter its plummeting birth rate, with measures ranging from cash incentives to controversial local campaigns urging women to have children. Last year marked the seventh consecutive year of declining births, despite the relaxation of China’s one-child policy to allow two children in 2016 and three in 2021….
(ID 325714489 © Yuri Arcurs | Dreamstime.com) BOSTON — When it comes to heart health, waiting until adulthood to make changes may be waiting too long. New research identifies a crucial turning point in children’s cardiovascular health — around age 10 — when healthy habits begin to decline, potentially setting the stage for future heart…
CHICAGO — Ismael El-Amin was driving his daughter to school when a chance encounter gave him an idea for a new way to carpool. On the way across Chicago, El-Amin’s daughter spotted a classmate riding with her own dad as they drove to their selective public school on the city’s North Side. For 40 minutes,…
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – The U.P. Children’s Museum hosted its 21st annual Celebrity Art Auction Thursday. Twenty-one Marquette celebrities auctioned off handmade art pieces including things like paintings, sculptures and experiences. Guests browsed the art with appetizers and drinks before bidding on their favorite items. U.P. Children’s Museum Executive Director Jessica Hanley says the community…
A Chinese man, who was abducted as an infant and reunited with his birth family last year, has recently made headlines again for declining three flats and a car gifted by his wealthy father, choosing not to become a “rich second-generation”. Xie Qingshuai, 26, from Xingtai, Hebei province in northern China, was kidnapped on January…
HARRISBURG, Pa. — President Joe Biden designated a national monument at a former Native American boarding school in Pennsylvania on Monday to honor the resilience of Indigenous tribes whose children were forced to attend the school and hundreds of similar abusive institutions. The White House announced the creation of the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School…
Just before the election, I read a good, conservative piece about why the author was holding his nose and voting for Kamala Harris (“Why Trump may be about to stage the biggest comeback in U.S. history,” by Andrew Sullivan in The Times of London). I shared it with a friend, adding I found it refreshing…
A Hong Kong charity that has designed courses for children and young people with special education needs (SEN) and workshops for their families to strengthen their mental, physical and social health will be able to serve more of those in need, thanks to extra support from an annual fundraising drive. Starting next year, the charity,…