21 February 2018
The Portuguese Parliament has approved unanimously a new law permitting pets to accompany their owners into commercial establishments, including shops and restaurants. Effective in May, the law allows pets to enter commercial spaces, properly marked as pet-friendly, when accompanied by their owners. The law requires that pets must be secured with a short leash and […]
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15 February 2018
By Cristina Ogden Portuguese writers Augustina Bessa-Luís and Manuel Alegre are possible candidates for nominations at this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. The writers’ names have been put forth after a vote by members of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences. The Classe de Letras da Academia de Ciências de Lisboa was invited by The Swedish […]
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12 February 2018
Authorities in the Azores have alerted the population of São Miguel island for the ongoing recurrent seismic activity which they consider to be “above normal values.” Starting on Sunday shortly before midnight, the tremors continued throughout Monday with multiple recurrent seismic events recorded on the central area of the island. The tremors lasted through the […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, São Miguel, World
11 February 2018
In a document released by the Cardinal of Lisbon, D. Manuel Clemente, the Catholic Church in Portugal is demanding that Catholic divorced and remarried couples abstain from sexual relations or be denied Confession and Holy Communion. According to the issued rules; couples “in an irregular situation” should lead a “life of abstinence” to access the […]
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10 February 2018
Portuguese American Carlos Cordeiro was elected today 32th president of the United States Soccer Federation. A former Goldman Sachs banker, he succeeds Sunil Gulati, who held the presidency since 2006. Nine candidates entered the race for the position, of which eight were cleared to run. Cordeiro won easily on the third ballot with 69 percent […]
Posted in Awards, Community, Featured, Organizations, People, Sports, World
07 February 2018
A corruption trial against jailed former prosecutor Orlando Figueira that started on January 22 in Lisbon, Portugal, has deep international ramifications. The man accused of bribing Figueira to quash a 2013 investigation into the source of funds for acquiring private luxury residences in Portugal is Manuel Vicente, a former vice president of Angola and long-time […]
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