The New York based Arte Institute has announced the 3rd edition of NY Portuguese Short Film Festival (NYPSFF) and is calling for submissions. The festival is scheduled for May 31- June, 2013, to take place in New York and Portugal, simultaneously. Launched in 2011, the NYPSFF aims to showcasing the best work of emerging Portuguese […]
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NYPSFF: 2013 NY Portuguese Short Film Festival – Call for entries
Posted on 24 January 2013.
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Science: Rui Costa advances the study of neurological disorders – Portugal
Posted on 24 January 2013.
Portuguese neuroscientist, Rui Costa, is the co-author of a breakthrough research paper revealing new findings applicable to the treatment of Parkinson and Huntington’s diseases and other neurological disorders. The research paper titled, “Concurrent Activation of Striatal Direct and Indirect Pathways during action initiation,” was published in the January issue of the online journal Nature. The findings are […]
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Bailout: Portugal requests loan extension – Update
Posted on 23 January 2013.
Portugal’s Minister of Finance, Vítor Gaspar, took the occasion of Monday’s Eurogroup meeting to submit a formal request to extend the repayment periods on the country’s bailout, Lusa reported Tuesday. Speaking after the meeting, Gaspar stressed Portugal was a country that “met and meets” its commitments under the adjustment program and that this explained its “readiness […]
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Bailout: Lisbon set to return to the bond market – Portugal
Posted on 22 January 2013.
Portugal has mandated four investment banks to launch a five-year bond issue, for the first time, since it received a bailout in 2011. The move will take place as soon as Wednesday, it was revealed Tuesday. The notified banking institutions, Barclays, Banco Espirito Santo (BES), Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley, were mandated to re-open the […]
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Poetry: 2013 Kale Soup for the Soul literary series – Boston, MA
Posted on 22 January 2013.
The “Kale Soup for the Soul” initiative is launching its 2013 literary series with two East Coast poetry readings. The series will open with a reading in Boston, March 7th, starting at 6:30, at the Portuguese Consulate, (699 Boylston Street, 7th Floor), co-sponsored by the Consulate General of Portugal, the Boston Portuguese Festival (BPF), and the […]
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Candidate: Charles Sousa running for Premier of Ontario – Canada
Posted on 20 January 2013.
Portuguese-Canadian, Charles Sousa, 54, is a Liberal Party leadership candidate for the post of Primier of Ontario, Canada. Sousa is the former Citizen and Immigration Minister and, since 2007, has been the MPP for Mississauga South. He also served as Minister of Labour from 2010 to 2011, after having been Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of […]
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