11 October 2021
In a press release issued today, SATA Azores Airlines has pledged that customers who buy tickets in advance, to travel in the upcoming months, are guaranteed to receive a full refunds in case of change of plans or cancellation of flight. The full refund is offered to all travelers who make reservations until October 30, […]
11 October 2021
The President of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, is in Lisbon today to speak at the plenary meeting of the 67th annual session of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Parliamentary Assembly, where she received the “Women for Peace and Security Award” bestowed for the first time by the Assembly. The award […]
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09 October 2021
The Portuguese passport was ranked up from sixth to fifth most “powerful” in the world among 188 countries, according to the latest Henley Passport Index (HPI), based on data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). According to the HPI index, Japan leads the ranking, offering visa-free entry to 192 countries, while South Korean and […]
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05 October 2021
The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis plans to attend the World Youth Day (WYD), to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, August 1-6, 2023. The event will draw huge crowds of Catholics from around the globe. “It is with great joy that we reveal that the World Youth Day in Lisbon will take place from […]
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05 October 2021
Portugal his honoring former diplomat Aristides de Sousa Mendes, on October 5th, with a ceremony at the National Pantheon, following a resolution approved by the Portuguese Parliament. The ceremony to be held on October 19, will be symbolic, in the form of an empty tomb, without the transfer of his remains from his birthplace in […]
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04 October 2021
By Millicent Borges Accardi Our interviewee, André Corrêa de Sá, specializes in Portuguese and Luso-African Literatures and Cultures, at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He holds a Ph.D from the University of Évora and a Licenciatura degree from the University of Coimbra. An Assistant Professor in the Spanish and Portuguese Department at the University […]
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