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IDF raid leaves orphaned children, shattered lives in Gaza
In the tumultuous landscape of southern Gaza, the plight of Mu'min, a five-year-old boy, epitomizes the harrowing reality endured by many children in the region. As...
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US-based Cyprus Children’s Fund to support 10 Cypriot NGOs with $100,000
The President and Board of the Cyprus Children’s Fund (CCF) has announced the support of ten nonprofit organisations in Cyprus with donations totaling $100,000....
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Displaced Gaza doctor offers free medical help for children from his tent
The long queue of anxious parents waiting outside paediatrician Rajaa Okasha’s tent shows how badly his voluntary services are needed after four months of an Israel...
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Cyprus’ stateless children, a red-tape nightmare
It could take years for new criteria to take effect… if it does at all Alexandra is 30 years old and lives in Limassol. Her partner Philip (she calls him Philippos) is...
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Russian drones kill 7 people, including 3 children, in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine’s city of Kharkiv, killing seven people, including three small children, triggering blazes and damaging infrastructure and...
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UN calls for mental health support for children impacted by Gaza war
A United Nations committee appealed for “massive psychosocial support” for children traumatised by violence in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and Israel and...
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Special lane for enclaved children/patients set up at Ayios Dometios checkpoint
A dedicated lane for students residing in areas of Cyprus under Turkish control who attend schools in the government-administered regions, as well as for the enclaved...
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‘Special lane’ at checkpoint for schoolchildren, infirm
The Republic is to create a special lane at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point for schoolchildren and people receiving healthcare to cross from the north, it was...
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Kenyan doomsday cult leader charged with murder of 191 children
Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 29 associates were charged on Tuesday with the murder of 191 children whose bodies were found among more than double that number...
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New application process for special-needs children
By Rony Daccache The education ministry will implement a new application form to simplify the processing of special-needs children who require a Special Educational...
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Disy leader marks anniversary of children’s A&E department
House president and Disy party leader Annita Demetriou on Monday visited the children’s A&E department at the Nicosia general hospital to celebrate a year since it...
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“Hope For Children” CRC Policy Center: Review of the activities in 2023 and priorities for the New Year
The significant achievements and actions of 'Hope For Children' CRC Policy Center (HFC) during 2023, as well as the priorities set for 2024, have been presented....
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Over 8,000 children helped by one charity last year
The Hope for Children CRC Policy Centre (HFC) provided services to more than 8,340 children in Cyprus in 2023, the organisation said on Tuesday, reviewing its work for...
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Children rescued from migrant boat now stable
The children rescued from a migrant boat are now in a better condition, though they are still being treated at Makarios hospital, the state health services (Okypy) said...
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Children rescued from migrant boat in serious condition
Three children have been admitted to Makario Hospital following their rescue from a wooden boat spotted adrift off Cape Greco on Wednesday morning. According to...
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Health condition of children located in boat very serious
The health condition of migrant children being treated at the Makario Hospital and the General Hospital of Famagusta is deemed very serious, stated Charalambos...
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Gene therapy restores hearing in five of six deaf children in trial
An experimental gene therapy being developed by a Chinese company restored hearing in children with congenital deafness, researchers working on a clinical trial...
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Children’s Accident and Emergency Department to potentially open in Limassol
The trial of the Children’s Accident and Emergency Department (A&E) at Nicosia General Hospital was successful, and the State Health Services Organization (SHSO),...
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Girl found unconscious on boat dies, two more children in serious condition
One of the three little girls who were fighting for their lives at Makarios Hospital has passed away. The girl was found on a boat with 61 other migrants, offshore...
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Children found unconscious on boat off Cape Greco in serious condition
The Intensive Care Unit of Makarios Hospital transferred two out of the three children found unconscious on a boat with dozens of migrants floating off Cape Greco. The...
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Children’s Accident and Emergency Department a necessity
The numbers justify the necessity of the operation of the Children’s Accident and Emergency Department (A&E). During its first 11 months of operation, the...
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EU Parliament discusses citizenship rights of children of mixed marriages
The European Parliament’s Petitions Committee, in its latest session, deliberated on the citizenship rights of children born of marriages between Turkish Cypriots and...
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UNIC and UCy students present innovative children’s book ‘Matakia’ at iDays
A team of final year medical students from University of Nicosia (UNIC) and University of Cyprus (UCy) presented their innovative project ‘Matakia’ – a children’s book...
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Regarding the bases, our children and grandchildren
We recalled the British bases these days, prompted by their use in Anglo-American airstrikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen. On Sunday, an event took place at...
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Park opened in memory of children missing in 1974
Out of the 36 children missing since the 1974 Turkish invasion, only 20 have been identified so far, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday in his address at...