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Book: ‘Portuguese Home Cooking’ by Ana Patuleia Ortins – Editor’s Note

The Mediterranean diet is famed for its fresh and vibrant cuisine. In this book, Ana Patuleia Ortins invites you to discover or revisit the soul-comforting, peasant food of Portugal, just as vibrant, yet distinct from that of its neighbors. Peppered with a lifetime of anecdotes from a passionate cook, Portuguese Home Cooking draws us into […]

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COVID’19: Survivor tells of what may await the unvaccinated – by Len Port

Some people continue to be complacent about becoming infected by COVID-19 even with the uncertainties posed by the latest variant in the run-up to the normally busy festive season.  One thing virtually all medical experts agree on is that as many people as possible should get fully vaccinated, yet some people are still refusing to […]

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Appointed: Alberto Carvalho superintendent of Los Angeles School District – Miami, FL

Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, was appointed the next superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, he immigrated to the United States at age 17, as an undocumented immigrant and day laborer, to become one of the nation’s most experienced and admired school district leaders. He arrived without […]

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Ilhas Selvagens: One of the world’s best-preserved ecological treasures – Madeira

The Ilhas Selvagens Nature Reserve, located south of Madeira archipelago, now extends its total protection status from 95 km2 to 2,677 km2, making it the largest in Europe and the entire North Atlantic, and one of the world’s best-preserved ecological treasures. Created 50 years ago, and endorsed by a new legal framework, the ecological reserve […]

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Appointed: Zachary Cunha next US Attorney for Rhode Island – Washington, DC

Zachary Cunha has been appointed as the next U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island. The appointment was approved by the United States Senate Tuesday night. Cunha is currently the chief of the Civil Division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island. He joined the office in 2014. He will be replacing Aaron […]

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Film: ‘The Metamorphosis of Birds’ selected by the Hollywood Academy – Los Angeles

The film, The Metamorphosis of Birds (2020), by Portuguese director Catarina Vasconcelos, is among the 93 films, selected by the Hollywood Academy, to be included in the official list of candidates for the 2022 Oscar nomination for Best International Film. The film, which has won several international prestigious awards  was nominated by the Portuguese Academy […]

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