North Korean teens face gulag for using ‘perverted’ slang words

North Koreans face the gulag for using slang words after Kim Jong-un unleashed a bizarre new crackdown on ‘perverted’ language. The secretive state adopted the new measures in December, fearing that its teenage citizens were growing too comfortable with words popular in democratic South Korea. Now the authorities will inspect citizens’ phones, hunting for any … Read more

French-Irish teen’s Malaysia death ruled ‘misadventure’

‘No one was involved in death of Nora Anne’: London teenager, 15, was not murdered or sexually assaulted and died after ‘getting lost in abandoned palm oil plantation’, rules coroner Nora Quoirin’s was found dead after she went missing in Kuala Lumpur in 2019 The 15-year-old from London died from misadventure, rules Malaysian coroner The … Read more

Sia admits motherhood is both ‘painful and rewarding’ after adopting teens

Sia admits motherhood is both ‘painful and rewarding’… after adopting two teenagers in 2019 because they were ‘ageing out of the foster care system’ By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 21:26 GMT, 3 January 2021 | Updated: 21:26 GMT, 3 January 2021 Sia announced in May last year that she’d adopted two teenage … Read more

Chinese teens forced to wash faces with TOILET WATER after ‘failing to clean the bathroom properly’

Chinese children are forced to wash their faces in the TOILET after ‘failing to clean the bathroom properly’ at a sports training centre Footage shows youngsters squatting and rubbing toilet water on their faces They were punished for not having cleaned the bathroom well, a parent said The pupil’s coach was banned from teaching at … Read more

Chinese teens forced to wash faces with TOILET WATER after ‘failing to clean the bathroom properly’

Chinese children are forced to wash their faces in the TOILET after ‘failing to clean the bathroom properly’ at a sports training centre Footage shows youngsters squatting and rubbing toilet water on their faces They were punished for not having cleaned the bathroom well, a parent said The pupil’s coach was banned from teaching at … Read more

Three ages when alcohol poses greatest danger: Worst for unborn children, older teens and over-65s

The three ages when alcohol poses the greatest danger: Effect of booze on the brain is worst for unborn children, older teens and over-65s, research shows Researchers have pinpointed three stages when alcohol is the most damaging Effect of booze on brain is worst for unborn children, older teens and over-65s   Alcohol use disorders was one of … Read more

TikTok updates Family Pairing,policies to improve safety of teens

Even before the pandemic, TikTok has already become controversial for many reasons. Late last year, it was involved in an inquiry whether data being saved on the app are being stored securely in the United States. It was soon banned in India and is now officially banned from U.S. Navy and U.S. Army government-issued devices. … Read more

Dutch police chief calls for end to ‘paedophile hunts’ after teens beat retired teacher to death

Dutch police chief calls for end to ‘paedophile hunts’ after teens beat 73-year-old retired teacher to death in Arnhem Jan Kruitwagen was snared by boys who posed as 15-year-old in a gay chatroom Former teacher invited to a park, followed home and beaten on October 28 Seven boys arrested, all but one of them under … Read more

Dutch police chief calls for end to ‘paedophile hunts’ after teens beat retired teacher to death

Dutch police chief calls for end to ‘paedophile hunts’ after teens beat 73-year-old retired teacher to death in Arnhem Jan Kruitwagen was snared by boys who posed as 15-year-old in a gay chatroom Former teacher invited to a park, followed home and beaten on October 28 Seven boys arrested, all but one of them under … Read more

Nigerian-Irish teens win international prize with app that helps people with dementia

A group of Nigerian girls living in Ireland have won an international tech competition with an app that helps people with dementia. Three teens took first place in Technovation Girls, a contest challenging young women and families to use technology to address real-world problems.  Their app, Memory Haven, was on one of 16 finalists at the … Read more