In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Japan committed $30 billion in funding for development in Africa on Saturday, stating that it wanted to cooperate more closely with the continent. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida declared during a Japan-Africa meeting in Tunisia that Tokyo will do its best to secure grain exports to Africa despite a worldwide scarcity. After testing positive for COVID-19,... 

Allowing youngsters to play with inherited plastic toys is dangerous. When researchers at the University of Gothenburg evaluated a significant number of old plastic toys and dress-up items, they discovered that 84 percent of the goods contained chemicals that can disrupt children’s development and reproductive potential. The researchers chose 157 different toys, both new and old, and analyzed... 

A woman holds her child as she begs outside shops displaying Christmas offers in central Athens. Almost 600,000 children in Greece are living below the poverty line, a UNICEF official says. “The situation is very worrying. The problems of poverty and social exclusion are increasing,” President of UNICEF in Greece, Lambros Kanellopoulos, said on Wednesday. Kanellopoulos added that the situation...