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Jill Scott responds to 'pinch me' Soccer Aid moment and slide-tackling Usain Bolt

Manchester City and Lioness legend Jill Scott talks everything Soccer Aid in her first outfit as captain, with the England legend also revealing her concerns over facing Usain Bolt

Daily Mirror

India sees reduction in stunting; but wasting, obesity are concerns: report

The Joint Malnutrition Estimates (JME) released by UNICEF, WHO and the World Bank shows there is insufficient progress to reach the 2025 World Health Assembly (WHA) global nutrition targets and only about one-third of all countries are ‘on track’ to halve the number of children affected by stunting by 2030.

The Hindu

Loki star Tom Hiddleston heading to Manchester as he becomes latest star announced for Soccer Aid

The Marvel Cinematic Universe actor is coming to Old Trafford

Manchester Evening News

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Shawhead Primary recognised by leading children's charity

The school has received the silver level in the Rights Respecting School Award from UNICEF

Daily Record

All you need to know Soccer Aid 2023 - celebrity line-up, date and how to buy tickets

Since 2006 – when Robbie Williams co-founded the concept – Soccer Aid has raised over £75 million to help give children all over the world a chance

Daily Mirror

Mauricio Pochettino to return to dugout at Old Trafford as Chelsea start date confirmed

Soccer Aid have confirmed that Mauricio Pochettino is their new World XI manager as the Argentine also prepares to take charge of Chelsea ahead of next season

Daily Mirror

Mauricio Pochettino new manager job finally confirmed - but not at Chelsea

Mauricio Pochettino's latest manager job has been confirmed, but it's not the one everyone was expecting.

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Premature Ukrainian war babies get donated breast milk in Poland under UN programme

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Reuters

Child marriages in Indonesia increase women's depression, research shows

An estimated 640 million girls and women in the world today were married in childhood, according to UNICEF. The prevalence has slightly declined: with one in five young women aged 20 to 24 years being married as children, down from nearly one in four 10 years ago.

The Conversation

India likely to achieve SDG goals for reduction in newborn deaths: WHO expert Anshu Banerjee

India, which has taken proactive steps to reduce neonatal mortality, is likely to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets in this key area by 2030, a top WHO official has said, citing data on the annual rate of reduction for newborn deaths in the country between 2016 and 2021.

The Hindu

Duchess's police escort hits woman, and Trump files appeal in sexual assault lawsuit — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for Friday morning's stories as they happened.

ABC News

Haiti conflict puts over 100,000 kids at risk of starving to death, UN says

More than 115,600 children in Haiti are expected to suffer severe wasting from malnutrition this year, the United Nations children's agency UNICEF said on Thursday, as an escalation of armed violence worsens food insecurity and a cholera outbreak.

Reuters

Sudan rivals talking but clashes persist

KHARTOUM: The US and Saudi governments confirmed direct talks between the warring Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces would start in Jeddah on Saturday, even as fighting showed little signs of abating in the Sudanese capital.

Bangkok Post

UNICEF: More than 1 million polio vaccines destroyed in Sudan

More than 1 million polio vaccines intended for children have been destroyed as a result of looting in Sudan during the upsurge in violence since April, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF told Reuters on Friday.

Reuters

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The Guardian - UK

Child marriage in decline – but will take 300 years to eliminate

UN children’s agency welcomes drop in number of underage brides, but warns 12 million girls still getting married each year

Evening Standard

Sir Mo Farah inspired to ‘give back’ in Soccer Aid appearance

The four-time Olympic champion previously revealed he came to the UK illegally as a child.

WEKU

It'll take 300 years to wipe out child marriage at the current pace of progress

UNESCO's new report on child marriages shows signs of progress. Yet each year, 12 million girls marry before they turn 18. And the pandemic, climate change and conflict has only made things worse.

Manchester Evening News

From The Masked Singer to Soccer Aid winger - Gogglebox star Mo Gilligan is joining Tommy Fury on the pitch at Old Trafford

The comedian will be returning to the home of Manchester United

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Dynamite News

413 people have died in Sudan fighting so far: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that 413 people have died in the current Sudan conflict, while the UN children's agency said children are paying a high price. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

Cholera resurges in Syria after earthquakes hamper efforts to control outbreak

Successful vaccination campaign has been severely disrupted by the devastation in February that caused widespread damage to water supply and transport links

Al Jazeera

Escalating Sudan fighting puts millions of children at risk

Nine children have been killed and more than 50 wounded since the conflict broke out on Saturday, UNICEF says.

The Independent UK

UNICEF: 12.7 million children in Africa missed vaccinations

A new report from UNICEF says nearly 13 million children missed one or more vaccinations in Africa between 2019 and 2021 because of the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

The New Daily

Confidence in childhood vaccines falls but accessibility may be a factor, report finds

Confidence in childhood vaccination is slipping in Australia, a UNICEF report says, but hesitancy isn't the only or most pressing issue.

Radio France Internationale

Unicef says 67 million children missed routine vaccinations because of Covid

The Unitied Nations children's agency has said that some 67 million children missed some or all common vaccines globally between 2019 and 2021, because of lockdowns and health care disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Reuters

People lost faith in childhood vaccines during COVID pandemic, UNICEF says

People all over the world lost confidence in the importance of routine childhood vaccines against killer diseases like measles and polio during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from UNICEF.

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