So far, it’s been a savage summer with deadly wildfires, storms, and flash floods around the world. Hundreds of wildfires in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Turkey have been another reminder, as if one were needed, that the climate is changing. Forest fires accurately described as “unprecedented” have had socio-economic consequences in southern Europe as […]
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Crisis: Climate change worse than ever – By Len Port
Posted on 06 September 2021.
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Music: Maria João Pires suffered a “bad fall” – Riga, Latvia
Posted on 06 September 2021.
Portuguese virtuoso pianist, Maria João Pires, 77, suffered a “bad fall” earlier on Sunday, in Riga, Latvia, and was taken to hospital. She was due to perform a recital as the closing concert of the Riga Jūrmala Festival that evening, at the Latvian National Opera. According to a Riga Jurmala Music Festival source, she was “getting […]
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Education: Summer School for Luso descendants -Tourism of Portugal
Posted on 31 August 2021.
Between September 13th and 17th, Portuguese Tourism Schools of Hospitality will hold another edition of the “Summer School”, that will be, for the first time, aimed at Portuguese descendants. Organized by Tourism of Portugal and its schools of Hospitality and Tourism, with the support of the Secretariat of State for Tourism and the […]
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Book: ‘Wellington and the Lines of Torres Vedras’ by Mark S. Thompson – Editor’s Note
Posted on 31 August 2021.
In October 1810, the Third French invasion of Portugal under Maréchal Masséna arrived at the Lines of Torres Vedras and his triumphal march into Lisbon came to an abrupt halt. Five months later a thoroughly demoralized and defeated French army retreated from Portugal and never returned. The Lines played a vital role in enabling the […]
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Education: More foreign students find Portuguese universities attractive – Portugal
Posted on 29 August 2021.
The number of applications by foreign students to Portuguese institutions of higher education, rose 26% to more than 7,600, due to the increasing interest of international students, who look to Portugal as an attractive destination to study. “Portugal had an exceptional growth in the number of students in recent years, in 2019 it grew 24%, […]
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Travel: Azores added to “green list” for international travel – United Kingdom
Posted on 27 August 2021.
The United Kingdom decided to add the Azores, on its “green list” for international travel, acknowledging the positive evolution of the fight against COVID’19 in the archipelago. The British decision was communicated by letter to the President of the Government, José Manuel Bolieiro, by the Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Portugal, Christopher Sainty. Effective […]
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