News of children

Pfizer says its Covid jab safe for children aged 5 to 11

20-09-2021 14:32 Pfizer and BioNTech says trial results showed their coronavirus vaccine is safe and produces a robust immune response in children aged five to 11.

Coronavirus vaccines

In world first, Cuba starts Covid jabs for toddlers

07-09-2021 11:55 Cuba on Monday became the first country in the world to vaccinate children from the age of two against Covid-19, using home-grown jabs.

TECHNOLOGY

China limits children's online gaming to three hours a week

30-08-2021 13:20 China on Monday announced a drastic cut to children's online gaming time to just three hours a week during term time, the latest move in a broad crackdown on tech giants in the world's biggest gaming market.

POVERTY

Study: 7 million children in Argentina live in impoverished households

04-08-2021 15:35 Around seven million, or 63%, of children aged under 14 in Argentina live in low-income households, with social vulnerability especially manifest in the north, a new study has revealed.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

UN rights experts urge Vatican to halt child sex abuse

21-06-2021 11:02 Experts voice "utmost concern about numerous allegations around the world of sexual abuse and violence committed by members of the Catholic Church against children."

POVERTY & THE PANDEMIC

Child labour has soared during pandemic, says new poll

29-05-2021 11:07 Child labour in Argentina now reaches a 10th of all children in the 5-15 years age group and 30 percent of adolescents aged between 16 and 17.

by Clara Fernández Escudero

Sex abuse

Second Próvolo abuse trial gets underway with two nuns in dock

03-05-2021 17:00 Two nuns and seven other woman stand trial, accused of complicity in the sexual abuse of deaf children at the Próvolo Institute in Mendoza Province.

Football

Newell's Old Boys creates school in Rosario for kids with disabilities

27-04-2021 12:24 Lionel Messi's childhood club — the famous Newell's Old Boys in Rosario — has launched a football school for children with learning disabilities.

US Border Crisis

Massive increase of migrant children at Mexico-US border, says UNICEF

20-04-2021 13:09 According to UNICEF, Mexican authorities are recording an average of 275 new migrant children a day waiting to cross into the United States or having been sent back from the northern side of the border.

Venezuela

In crisis-hit Venezuela, maternity wards have become death traps

29-01-2021 17:31 With seven years of back-to-back recession and the highest inflation in the world, Venezuela's hospitals are creaking skeletons of their former selves, and the effects on maternity wards can be devastating.

BACK TO SCHOOL?

Province-by-province: When students will return to schools

23-01-2021 10:28 Education Minister Nicolás Trotta confirmed this week that no less than 17 provinces will be starting the school year on March 1, with the aim of making classroom presence “the rule.”

Coronavirus Pandemic

Parents demand return of face-to-face classes at schools

16-01-2021 17:39 Group of parents pressure government, organising themselves via social media to demand restoration of face-to-face classes and a meeting with Education Minister Nicolás Trotta.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pope Francis endorses same-sex civil unions

24-10-2020 09:45 Argentine becomes first pontiff to endorsed same-sex civil unions.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pope says supports civil unions for gay couples

21-10-2020 15:35 Pope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time as pope while being interviewed for the feature-length documentary “Francesco,” which premiered Wednesday at the Rome Film Festival.

INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

Bolivia contacts ICC over ex-president Evo Morales alleged crimes

06-09-2020 16:05 Bolivia's government contacts International Criminal Court to denounce former president Evo Morales for "crimes against humanity" relating to last month's mass roadblock movement in troubled nation.

BARÇA-MESSI SAGA

Messi confirms he’s staying at Barcelona – but against his will

05-09-2020 09:53 Albiceleste star lashes out at Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu in interview, says he wants to leave Spanish giants, but won’t take them to court in order to do so.

Coronavirus pandemic

Students in San Juan Province happy to be back in the classroom

10-08-2020 23:54 Students in the last years of primary and secondary school return to their desks, in groups of no more than 15 students at a time.

Coronavirus pandemic

Students in San Juan Province first to return to face-to-face classes

10-08-2020 01:25 Children and teenagers in the province will return to schools under a “bimodal” education system, “bubble” classrooms and with a sanitary kit for each student.

Coronavirus pandemic

1st and 5th grade students will be first to return to class

12-05-2020 22:22 Education Minister Nicolás Trotta says government will prioritise specific age groups, those ending stages and those who are learning to read and write.

Lockdown restrictions

Children in Buenos Aires finally get nod to leave homes for recreation

11-05-2020 09:27 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta announces all kids in the capital can leave their homes for one hour either on Saturdays or Sundays, depending on the final number of their parents' DNI card.

WIKILEAKS FOUNDER

Assange had two children while inside Ecuador's London Embassy

13-04-2020 08:51 Julian Assange's partner revealed Sunday that she had two children with him while he lived inside the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, issues plea for the WikiLeaks founder to be released from prison over health fears.

Coronavirus consequences

Teams, toddlers and cabinets: The joys of working from home

24-03-2020 09:06 Many now are working and studying from home to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, one that's testing how productive people can be in a pandemic.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Children less sick from Covid-19, but still spread the virus

14-03-2020 09:31 Kids rarely have severe symptoms when infected by and may even be a bit less likely to get the disease in the first place, experts say.

VIOLENCE IN MEXICO

Killing of seven-year-old girl stokes anger in Mexico

17-02-2020 23:23 Young girl abducted from entrance of her primary school later found murdered. The killing of Fatima, 7, has stoked rising anger over brutal slayings of women in Mexico.

CHURCH SCANDAL

Church sex abuse scandal deepens with La Plata priest’s suicide

21-12-2019 10:36 The recent suicide of Eduardo Lorenzo and the alleged cover-up surrounding possible decades of abuse sparks renewed discussion about the crisis of the Catholic Church in Argentina and around the world.

Buenos Aires Province

Two young girls killed, scores more injured in bus accident on Ruta 2

28-11-2019 10:33 Accident happened as the bus, carrying students aged 11 to 12 on a field trip, negotiated a curve near Lezama, Buenos Aires Province, around 6am local time. Two young girls, aged 12, confirmed as fatalities.

ARGENTINE PONTIFF

Pope demands tech companies prevent kids from viewing porn

14-11-2019 12:45 Pope says tech companies should assume a moral responsibility to protect young people from what he said were the ruinous effects of pornography on their emotional and sexual development.

News of children

Pfizer says its Covid jab safe for children aged 5 to 11

In world first, Cuba starts Covid jabs for toddlers

China limits children's online gaming to three hours a week

Study: 7 million children in Argentina live in impoverished households

UN rights experts urge Vatican to halt child sex abuse

Child labour has soared during pandemic, says new poll

Second Próvolo abuse trial gets underway with two nuns in dock

Newell's Old Boys creates school in Rosario for kids with disabilities

Massive increase of migrant children at Mexico-US border, says UNICEF

In crisis-hit Venezuela, maternity wards have become death traps

Province-by-province: When students will return to schools

Parents demand return of face-to-face classes at schools

Pope Francis endorses same-sex civil unions

Pope says supports civil unions for gay couples

Bolivia contacts ICC over ex-president Evo Morales alleged crimes

Messi confirms he’s staying at Barcelona – but against his will

Students in San Juan Province happy to be back in the classroom

Students in San Juan Province first to return to face-to-face classes

1st and 5th grade students will be first to return to class

Children in Buenos Aires finally get nod to leave homes for recreation

Assange had two children while inside Ecuador's London Embassy

Teams, toddlers and cabinets: The joys of working from home

Children less sick from Covid-19, but still spread the virus

Killing of seven-year-old girl stokes anger in Mexico

Church sex abuse scandal deepens with La Plata priest’s suicide

Two young girls killed, scores more injured in bus accident on Ruta 2

Pope demands tech companies prevent kids from viewing porn

Rodríguez Larreta meets Clinton, Kerry on brief US tour

InvestBA helps push Buenos Aires onto international stage

Aníbal Fernández hints at measures to tackle drug violence surge in Rosario

Make way for the shantytown liberals

Nicaragua's presidential campaign kicks off, with no rivals

Aníbal Fernández minimizó una denuncia de Jorge Lanata: “Está devaluado”

Berlín aprobó la expropiación de 240 mil viviendas por la especulación con los alquileres

Romina Picolotti se defendió antes de escuchar la sentencia: “No hay pruebas”

El plan maquiavélico que no funcionó

Aníbal Fernández cruzó a Martín Tetaz por la reforma laboral: “¿La Unión Cívica Radical está de acuerdo?"