By Len Port Latest estimates warn that many coastal cities, towns, villages and resorts in mainland Portugal are likely to become increasingly vulnerable to flooding or total destruction by sea levels that are rising far faster than expected. The latest evaluation of data on rising sea levels has tripled previous estimates of vulnerability in coastal […]
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Comment: Coastal erosion crisis looming over mainland Portugal – by Len Port
Posted on 10 December 2019.
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Portugal: China will not be excluded from doing business in the country – Washington
Posted on 07 December 2019.
Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva told US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Portugal will not exclude China from supplying technology for the country’s next-generation 5G wireless network. In a bilateral meeting taking place in Lisbon last Thursday, Secretary of State Pompeo made efforts to persuade Portuguese authorities to prevent Chinese company Huawei from […]
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Paula Rego: Portuguese painter receives ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ – Harper’s Bazaar
Posted on 06 December 2019.
Portuguese painter Paula Rego, 84, has been honored in London with the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ by Harper’s Bazaar, one of the world’s most influential fashion magazines. The award honors women who stand out in various fields, from acting to music, painting or writing. According to the juri, Paula Rego received the Lifetime Achievement Award, “For […]
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Scholarships: Dr. Edward Leitão Fund available to students pursuing Medicine and Health Careers – Community
Posted on 03 December 2019.
Dr. Edward Leitão Memorial Fund offers scholarships to Portuguese-American students Pursuing medicine and other health careers. Applications for scholarships are being accepted from Portuguese-American students interested in pursuing medicine or other health careers that provide direct patient contact, following the fund’s goal of filling the need among the community for Portuguese-speaking health professionals. To be […]
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2019: The eyes of the world on Portugal – Press Review
Posted on 03 December 2019.
By Len Port Portugal has been much in the international news this year and most of the reports in the major papers have been positive. When Portugal was rated number three in this year’s Global Peace Index, published annually by the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace, the Sydney Morning Herald was naturally among those […]
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Book: ‘Until Stones Become Lighter Than Water’ António Lobo Antunes – Editor’s Note
Posted on 01 December 2019.
Award‑winning author António Lobo Antunes returns to the subject of the Portuguese colonial war in Angola with a vigorous account of atrocity and vengeance. Drawing on his own bitter experience as a soldier stationed for twenty‑seven months in Angola, Lobo Antunes tells the story of a young African boy who is brought to Portugal by […]
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