04 May 2011
The organization of the 7th International Film Music Festival City of Ubeda, Spain, has announced that Portuguese composer Nuno Malo is one of the six nominees for the 2010 Gold Spirits Award, for Best Revelation Composer, for the film score “Amália.” The winner will be announced during the Gold Spirits Awards Gala, to be […]
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04 May 2011
António Neves and his family emigrated from the Azores and settled in the Boston area. They brought with them their prized family heirloom tomato seeds. Although no one knows for sure which island they came from and when they arrived in Massachusetts, António Nunes kept selecting the seeds trying to develop a larger sized tomato. […]
03 May 2011
Outgoing Prime Minister José Socrates said on a brief statement, on Tuesday, that Portugal has agreed with the European Union and IMF on a three-year, 78-billion-euro ($116 billion) bailout loan. After nearly a month of negotiations, “The government has obtained a good deal. This is a deal that defends Portugal,” said Socrates, adding “The agreement […]
03 May 2011
A team of Portuguese scientists are a step closer to finding a cure to the potentially fatal neurodegenerative Machado-Joseph Disease (MDJ). The scientists identified a biochemical abnormality behind the neurodegenerative disease that could be key for a cure of this rare condition which at the moment is incurable and cannot be stopped. According to a […]
03 May 2011
It has been reported that NBC will announce Meredith Vieira’s departure from the “Today” show as soon as next week, almost three months before the end of her contract with the national network. The Portuguese American anchorwoman will be replaced by Ann Curry as the host of “Today” the top-rated morning news program. Vieira […]
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03 May 2011
According to the Portuguese Secretary of Education, João Mata, the number of K-12 students dropping out of school in Portugal has decreased by 2.5 percent down to 28.7 percent in comparison to last year’s rate of 32.2 percent. He said that over the past six years, Portugal has reduced its drop-out by 11 percent, from […]
