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US-China, US-Iran, & an Ebola Outbreak

NFK Editors - May 19, 2026
US-China, US-Iran, & an Ebola OutbreakA photograph showing former US President Donald J. Trump and Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping walking side-by-side on a walkway made of smooth paving stones, lined with green foliage. Both men are dressed in dark suits.

Today, NewsForKids.net looks at three important stories: Last week, United States President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Now Mr. Trump is back in the US, threatening to attack Iran again. And the WHO says a deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus in Africa is an international emergency.

Race to Fight Polio in War-Torn Gaza

NFK Editors - September 3, 2024
Race to Fight Polio in War-Torn GazaA young girl gets a polio vaccine as part of the large vaccination effort in Gaza.

Health care workers have begun a huge effort to vaccinate children in Gaza against polio. The effort comes as the area faces a polio outbreak for the first time in 25 years. The vaccination drive is being made possible by short breaks in the fighting between Israel and Hamas.

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