26 July 2011
Portuguese American scientist, Craig Mello, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Medicine, is back in the Azores, on vacation, to visit relatives. Craig Mello has roots in Maia, São Miguel island, the homeland of his great-grandfather. He visited the Azores for the first time in 2009. In a statement to the press in Ponta […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, People, São Miguel
25 July 2011
Gold mines in Portugal could produce more than 280 million-euros ($402.5 million USD) over the next ten years, it was reported. A gold exploration project is currently underway in Escoural, Montemor-o-Novo, near Évora city, mainland Portugal, by Canadian multinational Colt Resources Inc. The Canadian exploration company is currently focused on five projects in Portugal. Montemor comprises […]
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24 July 2011
Former Portuguese Prime Minister, Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission, was one of Breivik’s targets, reported Lisbon-based daily Diário de Notícias. Reportedly, the name of the former Portuguese Prime Minister appears on a list of potential victims in a Breitvic’s manifesto titled “Knights Templar 2083.” The document is available online on YouTube with restrictions. […]
24 July 2011
Google-Portugal search engine users were surprised Saturday to find an allegoric “doodle” of Portuguese Fado singer Amália Rodrigues. Doodles are known as the decorative changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists and scientists. Those who clicked on Google-Portugal doodle Saturday found links directing them […]
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23 July 2011
Foreign ministers from the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) (Comunidade de Países de Língua Portuguesa) called Friday for a more “persistent political lobbying” to introduce Portuguese as a “document language” in the United Nations. If introduced, the measure will require all UN General Assembly, Security Council, UNESCO and other UN Agencies’ documents to be […]
Posted in Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Featured, Guiné-Bissau, Mozambique, Organizations, Politics, São Tomé and Prince, World
22 July 2011
Portuguese piano virtuoso Maria João Pires said she is planning to retire in 2014 when she turns 70. She told Spanish newspaper El País she felt tired and that she intends to stop giving concerts. She said, “I and my agent have set a date: 2014, which is when I turn 70.” In 2010, she […]
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