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A 20-year-old electronics engineering student at BITS Pilani's Goa campus was found dead in her hostel room on Sunday night in a suspected suicide. This marks the sixth such death on the campus in the past 15 months. A government panel has pointed to 'suicide contagion' as a possible factor, while opposition leaders demand a judicial inquiry.

02 de fevereiro de 2026 Reportado por IA

Pedro Espíndola, ex-participante do BBB26, envolveu-se em uma discussão na clínica psiquiátrica onde está internado, após ser chamado de 'assediador' em referência ao caso com Jordana. A defesa relata que o episódio destaca o delicado quadro psicológico do ex-BBB, agravado pela abstinência de drogas. Pedro segue em tratamento no Paraná, com rotina de terapias e visitas familiares.

The French National Assembly approved on January 26, 2026, a government-backed bill banning social media access for minors under 15 and prohibiting mobile phone use in high schools. Introduced by Renaissance deputy Laure Miller and accelerated by President Emmanuel Macron, the streamlined measure—focusing on parental controls for the riskiest platforms—aims to protect youth mental and physical health amid years of debate.

26 de janeiro de 2026 Reportado por IA

Child grooming has sparked discussions in Indonesia following the release of the book Broken Strings by Aurelie Moeremans. Dr. Rohimi Zam Zam, a psychology expert at Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta (UMJ), stresses that this psychological manipulation causes deep trauma for children. Parents and educators are urged to enhance education and supervision to prevent sexual exploitation.

An implanted device that stimulates the vagus nerve was associated with sustained improvements in symptoms, functioning and quality of life among adults with long-standing, treatment-resistant major depression, according to researchers reporting two-year follow-up data from the ongoing RECOVER study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

20 de janeiro de 2026 Reportado por IA

Karamo Brown, a star of Netflix's Queer Eye, abruptly withdrew from promotional interviews for the show's final season, according to his assistant, due to years of mental and emotional abuse. The other cast members expressed surprise during appearances on CBS Mornings and NBC's Today. Brown's decision highlights ongoing tensions within the group as the series concludes after a decade.