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Elon Musk announced on Monday (27) the launch of Grokipedia, a new online encyclopedia written by artificial intelligence, which he…

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For the first time in almost two decades, the number of smokers in Brazil has increased, breaking the country’s historic…

A new study suggests that quitting smoking – even in middle age or beyond – can slow cognitive decline. While…

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The Federal Police (PF) launched, this Wednesday (8), in a joint action with the civil police of 16 states, the…

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The number of reports of explicit material depicting children and adolescents collected by online human rights NGO SaferNet have skyrocketed…

When Sarah and Ben Brewington got married they expected their next life step would be having kids. It just seemed…

On its 75th anniversary in Brazil, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has been one of the main partners in…

Brazilian children born in 2020 will experience 6.8 times more heat waves and 2.8 times more floods and crop losses…

A survey by the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp), released this week, found that one in nine Brazilian teenagers…

It’s a plush doll. It’s a bag charm. It’s a collectible that recently sold for six figures. But no, this…

In yet another twist for foreign students hoping to study in the U.S., the State Department says it will resume…

Smile! Your face is being filmed, classified, compared, and identified, mainly by public security agencies, most of the time without…

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In April, the Marvelous City celebrated the official opening of Rio de Janeiro as the World Book Capital, a title…

Stress and anxiety have similar symptoms. However, stress tends to be short term and in response to a recognizable threat.…

In the last five years, the volume of disinformation about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has grown by more than 15…

As of February, Texas is experiencing its most significant measles outbreak in nearly three decades, with 146 confirmed cases since…

Orlando, Theme Park Capital of the World and the No. 1 visited destination in the U.S., will debut more than…

As soon as Donald Trump inaugurated his second term in January, one of his first executive measures was to end…

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