19 September 2021
Portugal is reckoned to be number one or two of the most fully vaccinated nations in the world, but there are serious concerns of a possible expansion of COVID’19 if vaccinations continue to lag so far behind in Africa. About 80% of Portugal’s total population of just over 10 million have been fully vaccinated, according […]
18 September 2021
The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, is on an official visit to New York city scheduled for September 18-23, to participate, on Tuesday, in the 76th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). In addition, he will also participate, “in virtual format, in three events on the sidelines of the […]
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15 September 2021
The Indonesian invasion of East Timor in 1975 led to a prolonged conflict, severe human rights abuses and a large loss of life. From 1975 to 1983 the Indonesian military’s campaign of ‘encirclement and annihilation’ destroyed rural food resources, creating the famine that took most of the lives lost during the occupation. The Australian governments […]
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15 September 2021
One of the most spectacular sport events on the international calendar, the 55TH AZORES RALLYE is taking place on São Miguel Island on September 16-18. The international car racing – formerly named ‘SATA Rallye Azores’ – is organized by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) as part of the European Rally Championship, round 5 of 8, […]
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12 September 2021
The World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC) will be held in Lisbon in-person and online on 13–15 October, 2021, with both in-person and virtual possibilities for participants. Now in its 30th year, WYSTC is the leading trade event for the global youth, student and educational travel industry. Since its inception as the annual event […]
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11 September 2021
Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, was the first city in the world to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers of the September 11, 2001, with a monument dedicated on October 11, 2001. The monument, built in metal and granite representing a ruin of the “World Trade Center”, was executed by […]
