Portugal introduced changes in its passport application and issuance process as an effort to expedite the Portuguese passport services. Changes allow applicants to request or renew their passports at the 319 local government bureaus. Previously, passports could only be issued through the 27 district government centers nationwide. With the new measure, applicants will save time […]
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New measures simplify passport issuance system – Portugal
Posted on 27 July 2011.
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“Moody’s avalia isto!” goes viral on YouTube
Posted on 27 July 2011.
A new creative video surfaced on YouTube targeting Moody’s for its verdict on downgrading Portugal’s sovereign debt to junk status early on July. The video, poking fun at Moody’s and boosting Portuguese ethnic pride, is titled “We are NOT in the Moody’s/Moody’s avalia isto!” or “Moody’s guesstimate this!” The decision by Moody’s to downgrade Portugal’s […]
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Craig Mello revisits his roots in the Azores – People
Posted on 26 July 2011.
Portuguese American scientist, Craig Mello, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Medicine, is back in the Azores, on vacation, to visit relatives. Craig Mello has roots in Maia, São Miguel island, the homeland of his great-grandfather. He visited the Azores for the first time in 2009. In a statement to the press in Ponta […]
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Gold mines could produce over $400 million – Portugal
Posted on 25 July 2011.
Gold mines in Portugal could produce more than 280 million-euros ($402.5 million USD) over the next ten years, it was reported. A gold exploration project is currently underway in Escoural, Montemor-o-Novo, near Évora city, mainland Portugal, by Canadian multinational Colt Resources Inc. The Canadian exploration company is currently focused on five projects in Portugal. Montemor comprises […]
Andres Breivik: Durão Barroso was a target – Norway
Posted on 24 July 2011.
Former Portuguese Prime Minister, Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission, was one of Breivik’s targets, reported Lisbon-based daily Diário de Notícias. Reportedly, the name of the former Portuguese Prime Minister appears on a list of potential victims in a Breitvic’s manifesto titled “Knights Templar 2083.” The document is available online on YouTube with restrictions. […]
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Google doodles Amália Rodrigues – Portugal
Posted on 24 July 2011.
Google-Portugal search engine users were surprised Saturday to find an allegoric “doodle” of Portuguese Fado singer Amália Rodrigues. Doodles are known as the decorative changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists and scientists. Those who clicked on Google-Portugal doodle Saturday found links directing them […]
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