News Wrap Up (Page 26)

A few years ago Maminydjama Maymuru, who calls herself Magnolia, was just an Aboriginal teenager from the small outback township of Yirrkala. Today she is the first Aboriginal woman to represent

Almost a week after disappearing in a heavily wooded area of Hokkaido on Japan’s northernmost main island, 7-year-old Yamato Tanooka has been found alive.  He was discovered by a soldier

A boy accidentally destroys $20,000 Lego sculpture on display in China. Zhao, a teacher from Ningbo City in East China, has spent three days to build his Lego sculpture of Nick

How would you react when you discover that the gender of your baby was not what you expected? This mum’s reaction says it all. Mum Koto Nakamura got the surprise of her life

An eight-year-old girl was one of 29 children who received Triple Zero Hero awards after she saved her mum’s life by performing CPR while on phone with an ambulance operator. Charlette Portughese, from

Despite covering up with high factor sunscreen, a toddler still suffered first and second degree burns. Three-year-old Liam Sayers, from Virginia in the US, was with his mother, Jennifer on Eastern Shore

Doctors have called for a ban on advertising toddler milk formula to boost breastfeeding rates. The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) is pushing for the Federal Government to enforce the World Health

A number of consumer groups and parents are campaigning against button batteries after two kids died for swallowing the small batteries. Choice, Kidsafe and The Parenthood are pushing for a mandatory

A resident from North Queensland has tested positive for Zika virus after returning from a holiday in Thailand and Bali. The Dengue Action Response Team (DART) has now been sent to Gordonvale

A seven-year-old boy has been left alone in a train station after the train’s carriage doors closed as he tried to wheel his bike on to the carriage. Parents Andy and Gen

A one-year-old boy in India that has been diagnosed with a rare “early puberty” condition has adult-sized genitals, facial hair and even sexual urges. The boy called Vaibhav, not his

A burlesque dancer has slammed an airline for telling her to dress appropriately before she was allowed to board a flight. Maggie McMuffin, who was wearing thigh-high socks, a long-sleeve top

A mother has decided to make a sacrifice and not take pain killers for her injuries after a car crash so she could breastfeed her baby. Mum Danni Bett was travelling with

At least 68 children were reportedly sick due to mould issues of the popular brand of children’s water cups and bottles.  With the recall in US and Canada being issued by

A three-year-old boy has died just 24 hours after coming home from preschool with a simple tummy bug, later discovered as a rare type of meningitis. Henry Walter had gone to

A 17-year-old woman is in an induced coma after she was allegedly set on fire by her boyfriend. A young woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was taken to the