26 July 2021
The teaching of literature, whether at secondary or university level, has always provoked the recurrent, and controversial, question: “What is it good for, really?” Well-worn debates about the autonomy of literature vs. its social function, its usefulness or uselessness, suggest the ethical and political dilemmas that teachers and institutions face when teaching literary texts. Thinking […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Education, Featured, World
24 July 2021
By Len Port Portugal and all the other member states of the European Union have just been presented with an ambitious new climate change plan formulated by the EU Commission that hopes to influence other major countries in the lead up and during the crucial Cop-26 climate summit conference in Glasgow this November. The plan […]
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23 July 2021
The Vice President of the Regional Government of the Azores, Artur Lima, is on an official visit to the United States from July 23 through July 30, during which he will participate in the 45th Permanent Bilateral Commission in Washington (DC) and will visit California to contact the Portuguese American community and various entities and […]
Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, Terceira, World
23 July 2021
The Portuguese government has announced that the current “calamity situation,” will be extended until August 8, in response to a four-month high daily new COVID-19 cases and deaths. The “calamity situation,” affective for mainland Portugal only, is the highest response to a national emergency. According to data from the Directorate-General of Health (DGS), on Thursday […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
20 July 2021
A 48-hour strike, by Groundforece, the Portuguese airport baggage handlers and ground personnel, canceled about 650 flights on Saturday through Sunday and Monday, mainly at the Lisbon Humberto Delgado airport. Around 100% of workers have taken part in the weekend strike in Lisbon and Porto airports, the busiest airports in the country. The Union of […]
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11 July 2021
The lives of about 50 million people worldwide have been shattered without any hope of recovery by Alzheimer’s or some other form of dementia. The number is increasing by about 10 million a year, according to the World Health Organisation. In Portugal, around 200,000 people – more than twice as many women as men – have […]
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