Children

Common Krait snake with glossy black scales and thin paired white bands across its body

September 5, 2026

Two Ludhiana Siblings Die 18 Hours Apart After 3 AM Snakebite — The First-Aid Step Families Get Wrong

In late August, in Bassian village near Jagraon in Ludhiana district, Punjab, an eight-year-old boy and his six-year-old sister were bitten while sleeping in the courtyard of their home. Both died. The

Aerial view of Brisbane city and river in Queensland, Australia

Health

Queensland Coroner Links Connor Dean’s Death To Vitamin C Deficiency

Queensland Coroners Court has found that the death of six-year-old Connor Dean was linked to severe vitamin C deficiency, a condition known as scurvy. The non-inquest findings said the child’s death was due to cardiac arrest caused by vitamin C

September 3, 2026

E. Coli Outbreak at Victoria Petting Farm: Child Death, HUS Cases Under Investigation

Australia·Disaster·Health

A three-year-old girl in Victoria has died after developing a serious illness, with investigation linking the case to a petting farm that was also

Queensland Coroner: Vitamin C Deficiency Likely Factor in Six-Year-Old’s Death Following Surgery

Health·Science

A six-year-old Queensland boy died following cardiac arrest, with the Queensland Coroners Court finding severe vitamin C deficiency was the likely underlying factor. The

Rural Indian schoolchildren seated on benches eating a midday meal of rice and curry in a school hall.

News·World

Bihar School Serves Detergent Instead of Salt in Midday Meal

A serious incident at a middle school in Bihar left dozens of students hospitalized when detergent powder was accidentally served in their midday meal. The incident occurred on Tuesday, August 18, 2026,

Tejal Somvanshi

August 22, 2026

Air Force specialists brief parents and children on internet safety

Business·Policy

TikTok Pays $400M to Settle DOJ Children’s Privacy Case

The US Department of Justice announced Friday a $400 million settlement with TikTok and its parent company ByteDance to resolve allegations that the social media platform violated federal children’s privacy laws. The

Govind Tekale

August 22, 2026

Children in east London, where the CHILL study tracked air pollution and lung development after the 2023 ULEZ expansion.

Environment·Health·Policy·UK

London ULEZ Linked To Bigger, Stronger Lungs In Children, Study Finds

London children's lungs grew after ULEZ cut NO2; impaired cases fell 14% to 9%, a Lancet study shows.

Sunita Somvanshi

August 21, 2026

Australia·Policy·Technology

Roblox Forced Into Independent Safety Audits Under Australian eSafety Order

Australia's eSafety Commissioner has forced Roblox into independent audits after tests found adults could still contact children without parental consent.

Karmactive Team

August 20, 2026

Environment·Health

London children’s lungs recover after clean-air zone, study finds

Children in London whose lung growth was held back by dirty air have caught up with their peers after the city’s clean-air zone cut pollution, in what scientists describe as the strongest

Tejal Somvanshi

August 19, 2026

Mobile phone, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Business·News·Policy

Digital Exile — How Australia’s Social Media Ban Is Failing Its Own Children

Over 80% of Australian under-16s maintain social media access despite world's first comprehensive ban (Dec 2025). Compliance research reveals policy failure; vulnerable youth driven to less-regulated.

Sunita Somvanshi

August 10, 2026

News·USA

CPSC Recalls HARPPA Nordi Toddler Tower Stools Over Entrapment and Fall Hazards

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of HARPPA’s Nordi Foldable Toddler Tower Stools (model HANS0002) after reports that the units can collapse or tip over, and that a

Karmactive Staff

August 2, 2026

Australia·Indigenous·Policy

NT Child Protection Reforms 2026: Major Policy Changes for Aboriginal Children in Care

The Northern Territory government has announced significant reforms to child protection policy in 2026, aiming to reduce the over-representation of Aboriginal children in out-of-home care.

Sunita Somvanshi

July 31, 2026

Young boy in blue shirt looking down at smartphone screen while sitting at wooden table

Artificial Intelligence·Health·News·USA

FTC Launches Inquiry into AI Chatbot Safety for Children After Teen Suicides Linked to ChatGPT

The Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into seven tech companies about the potential risks their AI chatbots pose to children and teens. The inquiry targets Alphabet (Google’s parent), Meta (including

Tejal Somvanshi

September 17, 2025

Female cooks in blue WFP uniforms preparing and serving rice meals for students in a school kitchen in Haiti, with multiple metal plates of food lined up on a serving counter.

News·World

School Meals Now Reach 466 Million Children Globally as Funding Doubles to $84 Billion, WFP Reports

Nearly 80 million more children worldwide now receive school meals through government-led programs compared to 2020, the World Food Programme (WFP) reports. This 20% increase brings the global total to 466 million

Govind Tekale

September 12, 2025

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