In an effort to bring sex education into China's public consciousness, the Chinese province of Zhejiang has taken matters into its own hands. Bars and hotels in the Zhejiang province must provide customers with access to condoms and other contraceptives, or face a $650 fine for non-compliance.

In a statement that is a blow to British government's sex education policy, a pregnant 14-year-old says having a baby is now regarded as "fashionable" among schoolgirls. The pregnant teen from Torbay in Devon, said that her friends are envious of her bump and many of them have expressed their desire to have a baby too. Kizzy Neal is quoted by The Daily Mail as saying, "Teenage girls think babies are cute, but they forget the physical side of being pregnant, then having to give up your own childhood to look after a baby. It seems to be fashionable to get pregnant. "

A Milan teacher was fired from her job after she allegedly used scissors to cut the tongue of a talkative 7-year-old pupil to silence him. As she held a pair of scissors in her hand, the 22-year-old teacher apparently told a boy to "Stick out your tongue so I can cut it. That way you'll stop talking!" She then slashed his tongue so badly that he needed five stitches to close the wound, the Il Corriere della Sera newspaper reported. The child's family, who hail from North Africa have filed suit against the teacher, who has been suspended after last week's incident.

In an attempt to improve the hand-eye coordination of kids, about 42 elementary schools from Sacramento, California participated in a unique two-day sport stacking competition. Attended by over 300 students, the competition is a game in which participants must stack and unstack 12 specially designed plastic cups in the lowest possible time.

In a bid to reclaim the record for the most snow angels made at one place, more than 8,000 people gathered on the state Capitol grounds in North Dakota on Saturday. The world record created in 2002 by North Dakota was snatched by Michigan in 2006. Among the participants were people of every age, right from infants to those in their late 90's. Pauline Jaeger said she bounced back 99 years and enjoyed the event. "It's fun," Jaeger, who turned 99 on Saturday told the AP. "I feel just like a kid. "