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A população estimada do Brasil chegou a 214,2 milhões de habitantes (mais precisamente 214.211.951 de pessoas) em 2026, com data de referência em 1º de julho. Os dados integram as Estimativas da População, divulgadas pelo Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), estudo fundamental que serve como parâmetro ao Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU)…

A Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria (SBP) publicou nota de alerta sobre o uso sem indicação e sem acompanhamento médico de medicamentos da classe dos agonistas do receptor GLP 1, popularmente conhecidos como canetas emagrecedoras, por crianças e adolescentes. Segundo o comunicado, o uso inadequado pode aumentar a frequência e a gravidade de eventos adversos. Entre…

O número de vítimas fatais provocadas pelas violentas enchentes e deslizamentos de terra que atingiram a região de fronteira entre o Nepal e o Tibete ultrapassou a marca de 550 mortos, segundo atualização pelas as autoridades locais, informa a agência AFP. No Nepal, os corpos vêm sendo recuperados principalmente nos distritos de Rasuwa e Nuwakot,…

O brasileiro Alison dos Santos, também conhecido como Piu, quebrou o recorde mundial dos 400 metros com barreiras ao registrar o tempo de 45s80 na etapa da Diamond League em Zurique, na Suíça, uma competição de elite do atletismo. Na tarde de quinta-feira (27 de agosto), Piu completou a prova 14 centésimos de segundo mais…

The universe is a strange place — filled with exploding stars, ancient galaxies, and unseen worlds. Now, astronomers are about to get a brand new tool to explore it. The $4.3-billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled for launch Aug. 30. Named for NASA’s first chief astronomer, the observatory is expected to reveal new…

King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of European noblewomen to marry his school sweetheart, died Friday. He was 89. The palace said he died at the National Hospital in Oslo at 6:35 a.m. Harald…

Two days after waves nearly 30-feet high gushed down a river between Tibet and Nepal, wiping away communities for miles downstream, the death toll Friday had risen to 547 people in Nepal, according to police. Authorities in China, which rules Tibet, said their death toll was five. Even as authorities raced along with efforts to…

Brazilian Alison dos Santos, also known as Piu, broke the world record in the 400-meter hurdles by clocking 45.80 seconds at the Diamond League in Zurich, Switzerland, an elite track and field competition. On Thursday afternoon (Aug. 27), Piu finished the race 14 hundredths of a second faster than the previous record holder, Norway’s Karsten…

Meta has agreed to change the ways teens use its platforms and pay states up to $17.1 billion to settle claims its products are addictive and harmful to kids. It’s the latest sign that long-running public frustration with tech companies is turning into concrete changes for the industry. 2026 has already seen a wave of…

Country music icon and humanitarian Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. Her family confirmed she passed away peacefully at her home in Nashville on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. Details of Her PassingAccording to a family statement released by her nephew, Bryan Seaver, Parton passed away peacefully at her Nashville home. A small,…