14 January 2014
United States authorities have contacted the Portuguese Government regarding the transshipping of 500 tons of chemical materials from Syria via Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Azores. The materials, already in international waters, began to be shipped out of Syria on January 7 under a disarmament agreement that had been agreed with Damascus. The Portuguese media speculated […]
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13 January 2014
For the second time in his career, Cristiano Ronaldo, 28, won Monday the prestigious Ballon d’Or award, after being voted “World’s Player of the Year” at the FIFA’s awards ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland. He has beaten Franck Ribéry of the Bayern Munich and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, who was has held the honor for the last four […]
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12 January 2014
To win the war against German U-boats, the Allies had to protect their convoys in the vast black hole of the mid-Atlantic known as the Azores Gap. In 1943 they devised a plan to set up air bases on the Azores Islands, owned by neutral Portugal. It was essential for the operation to remain secret […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, Terceira, World
10 January 2014
Mozambique is facing its worst conflict since 1992, when the Rome peace accords brought an end to 16 years of civil war between Renamo and Frelimo, the country’s main opposing political factions. A former Portuguese colony in East Africa, Mozambique became independent in 1975. Reports are still confusing and contradictory, but the political and military […]
Posted in Mozambique, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World
08 January 2014
The Portuguese Parliament has approved Wednesday a motion to transfer the body of Eusébio to the National Pantheon, bestowing him with the honor to rest alongside most distinguished Portugal’s national heroes. Renaming Benfica’s Estádio da Luz in his honor is also being considered. Eusébio, 71, one of the greatest soccer players of all time, died […]
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08 January 2014
Portugal is withdrawing their football team and some high-ranking athletes from the Lusofonia Games 2014, to be held January 18-29 in Goa, The Times of India reported Wednesday. The Lusofonia Games [Jogos da Lusofonia], similar to the Commonwealth Games for former British colonies, involve athletes from the former Portuguese colonies. Goa was ruled by the […]
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