Portugal’s flag carrier, TAP Portugal, will bring back the designation ‘TAP Air Portugal’. The return to the original brand name is scheduled for September 14, as part of the effort to promote the airline’s position in the North American market. The move includes the launching of a new Airbus A330-300, the first aircraft to feature […]
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Travel: TAP Portugal to return to original brand name – Portugal
Posted on 16 August 2017.
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Sports: Inês Henriques beats her own record to win global title – London, UK
Posted on 14 August 2017.
Portuguese athlete Inês Henriques beats her own world record by more than 2 minutes to win the inaugural women’s 50-kilometer race walk title, on Sunday, at the IAAF World Championships, at The Mall, in London (UK). Henriques, 37, crossed the finishing line in 4 hours, 5 minutes and 56 seconds, setting a world record and […]
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Travel Alert: SATA/Azores Airlines to strike August 23-26 – Azores
Posted on 08 August 2017.
The cabin crew of SATA /Azores Airlines will stage a strike on August 23 through August 26 according to a statement released by the National Union of Civil Aviation (SNPVAC). Grupo SATA advises all passengers with flights on these dates to change their travel plans without additional costs through the available sales channels. Grupo SATA […]
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Rosa Alice Branco: Her poetry speaks of perception, sense and empathy – Interview
Posted on 06 August 2017.
By Millicent Accardi, Contributor One of today’s most admired Portuguese-language poets, Rosa Alice Branco, with ten collections of poetry published around the world, has recently been introduced to readers in the United States, with her first bilingual collection, Cattle of the Lord (Milkweed Editions) in English and Portuguese, translated by renowned translator Alexis Levitin (whose […]
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Community: Trump administration to restrict legal immigration – Washington,DC
Posted on 03 August 2017.
President Trump has propose to introduce the RAISE ACT, a new bill restricting legal immigration. Among many resolutions, the new bill would introduce a “point-based” system, reducing the number of “family-sponsored immigrants” and creating a new “non-immigrant classification” for the parents of adult United States citizens. The bill developed by Republican senators Tom Cotton (Arkansas) […]
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Trail Run: Azores Triangle Adventure open to participants – Azores
Posted on 02 August 2017.
The Azores Triangle Adventure (ATR) will take place October 6, 7 & 8 on the islands Faial, Pico, and São Jorge. The competion is a Trail Run race, consisting of a three-stage 100km, 6,000+-meter elevation, across the three islands. The race includes two long races (Blue Island Trail – 70km and Faial Coast to Coast […]
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