Two epic labor plays, based on true events, by the acclaimed author of Fado: The Saddest Music in the World. In The Ballad of Ginger Goodwin, discover how Canada got the eight-hour day – and in Kitimat, visit the fastest declining town in Canada, whose residents are suddenly offered a deal by Big Oil. The […]
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Book | The Ballad of Ginger Goodwin & Kitimat: Two Plays | By Elaine Ávila – Editor’s Note
Posted on 24 October 2023.
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Opinion | Middled East conflict could turn into a wider war | By Len Port
Posted on 17 October 2023.
The strongest neutral voice amidst the biased international clamor over the crisis in Israel and Gaza has been that of António Guterres. The United Nations secretary-general and former Portuguese prime minister was quick to call on the Hamas militants to immediately release the 199 Israeli hostages they have seized and to ask the Israeli government […]
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Delta: First coffee produced in the Azores launched – Portugal
Posted on 11 October 2023.
Delta Coffee, the largest Portuguese coffee producer, made history with the launch of the first Portuguese coffee entirely produced in the Azores. The archipelago is known for its “very favorable conditions” that yield “extremely high-quality” coffee, as stated by the company’s CEO, Rui Miguel Nabeiro. He proudly referred to this achievement as “Impossible Coffee,” highlighting […]
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Mission: Repatriation of Portuguese nationals from Israel is underway – Portugal
Posted on 11 October 2023.
The mission to rescue Portuguese nationals, including tourists and residents in Israel, is currently in progress. Out of nearly 200 individuals who informed the Portuguese authorities of their desire to leave Israel, a group of 80 were already in Larnaca, Cyprus, confirmed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, João Gomes Cravinho, in an official statement. A […]
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Book | So Many People, Mariana | By Maria Judite de Carvalho – Editor’s Note
Posted on 10 October 2023.
Maria Judite de Carvalho (1921-1998) is now recognized as a major Portuguese writer of the twentieth century. In the short story, she found the perfect vessel for her frank depictions of tragic, ordinary lives, and in So Many People, Mariana collects her first four books of short fiction in English for the first time, telling of […]
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FIFA: Portugal to co-host the 2030 World Cup – Zürich, Switzerland
Posted on 05 October 2023.
Portugal, Morocco, and Spain are the countries to jointly host the 2030 World Cup tournament. Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will also stage the opening matches to mark the tournament’s centenary. Portugal has never staged the prestigious World Cup, but hosted the UEFA European Championship in 2004, and qualified for the final phase of the FIFA […]
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