Violeta is driving along a lonely stretch of late-night motorway, in the midst of a fearsome storm. When her tired eyes close for just a second, her car veers off the road, rolls down a muddy embankment, over and over, and comes to rest on an empty stretch of sodden ground. And as she lies […]
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Book: ‘Violeta among the Stars’ by Dulce Maria Cardoso – Editor’s Note
Posted on 24 June 2021.
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Travel: SATA Azores Airlines to cancel 10 flights – Toronto, Canada
Posted on 18 June 2021.
SATA Azores Airlines has announced it will cancel 10 flights between Toronto, Canada, and the islands of São Miguel and Terceira, in the Azores, in June and July, due to reduced demand. In a press release, the Azorean air carrier has stated that although the majority of flights planned between the Azores and Canada will […]
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Appointed: António Guterres reelected UN Secretary-General – United Nations
Posted on 18 June 2021.
The UN General Assembly unanimously elected António Guterres, by acclamation, as the ninth secretary-general of the United Nations, to a second five-year term, ending in 2026. He will begin his second term on January 1, 2022. The sworn ceremony, which took place on June 18, was attended by Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. António […]
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June 25th: 37th Annual Heritage Day of Portugal celebrated virtually – Boston, MA
Posted on 12 June 2021.
Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, will be the keynote speaker at the 37th Annual Heritage Day of Portugal to be celebrated on June 25th, sponsored by the Massachusetts Portuguese American Legislative Caucus (PALC). According to the announcement by Senator Marc R. Pacheco (D-Taunton) and State Representative Antonio F. D. Cabral (D-New Bedford), co-chairmen of the Massachusetts […]
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Book: ‘Room39 and the Lisbon Connection’ by Anthony Wells – Editor’s Note
Posted on 11 June 2021.
The introduction and the prologue detail quite explicitly what my novel is about. My book is based on a true story and lead characters, several of whom I knew personally in the late 1960s and early 1970s before they passed away. I never did meet Ian Fleming, the creator of the James Bond novels, as […]
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June 10th: President Biden congratulates the Portuguese people – Portugal
Posted on 10 June 2021.
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, joined the celebrations of the Day of Portugal, June 1oth, by congratulating the Portuguese people in a letter addressed to Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal. In the letter, President Biden wrote, “On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate you and the people […]
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