11 December 2013
European botanists have rediscovered the Hochstetter’s butterfly-orchid, one of Europe’s rarest orchid species, spanning all nine islands of the Azores. The findings, published in the peer review PeerJ journal, explain how the rare species was found and confirm that the islands support three kinds of this rare orchid species, rather than one. The flower was […]
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11 December 2013
A Congressional agreement issued on Monday may help keep US Lajes Air Field deliberations on the table. The goal is to move the process forward with the objective of extending the US military presence on Terceira island, Azores. In a positive note, the final NDAA FY14 Bill posted Tuesday stated the following responsive pronouncement: “The Secretary […]
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10 December 2013
By George Monteiro, Contributor (*) This anthology is the first of its kind, and, for the moment at least, unique, though its uniqueness, I predict (and hope), will not last long. Editorially, it is also a canny book, for it offers glimpses and tastes of excellent writing, with no risk of surfeit. There is just […]
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10 December 2013
The third Lusofonia Games will take place in Goa, India, from Jan 18 to 29, in the new year. Over 1500 athletes and officials from 12 nations are expected to participate in the 12-day event. As the commencement of the Lusofonia Games grows nearer, the Games launch event in Goa today will be introducing the […]
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09 December 2013
Portuguese piano virtuoso, Maria João Pires, was nominated for the 2014 56th Grammy Awards in the “Best Classical Instrumental Solo” category, for her interpretation of Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 845 & D. 960, for the Deutsche Gramophon label. This is the second time Pires is a nominee for a Grammy. She was first nominated in 2009. […]
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07 December 2013
By Len Port, Contributor (*) The death of Nelson Mandela and the global outpouring of condolences to his widow evoke reminiscences of Portugal’s influence on the couple’s lives and on the history of South Africa as a whole. Portuguese explorers in the 15th century were the first Europeans to set foot in southern Africa. The […]
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