23 April 2011
With huge debts, a declining economy and steady investor flight, Portugal is set to become one of the last countries in Europe to pull out of the current recession. According to the latest projections from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) the Portuguese economy is expected to contract to about 1.5 percent in 2011 and 0.5 percent in […]
22 April 2011
Thought-provoking and lyrical, The Notebook records the last year in the life of José Saramago. In these pages, beginning on the eve of the 2008 US presidential election, he evokes life in his beloved city of Lisbon, revisits conversations with friends, and meditates on his favorite authors. Precise observations and moments of arresting significance are rendered with […]
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22 April 2011
The just release movie feature “The Bang Bang Club” is based on a book co-authored by photojournalists João Silva and Greg Marinovich both working for The New York Times. The film opens today in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, Seattle, and San Diego and Irvine, California. The book is based on a real life […]
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22 April 2011
The Alliance for Women in Media (AWM) has announced that Meredith Vieira – co-anchor of the Today show – is one of the winners of the 36th Annual Gracie Awards for 2011, created for women by women to recognize their outstanding contributions in the media. Recently, Meredith Vieira was distinguished for Outstanding Anchor-News for NBC News and Outstanding Breaking […]
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21 April 2011
According to an opinion poll released Thursday, outgoing socialist Prime Minister José Socrates is leading in polls six weeks before the elections scheduled for June 5. Socrates leads with 36.1 percent, 11.6 higher than a last month Marktest poll, while the opposition party, the Social Democrats (PSD) fell 12 point to 35.3 percent. Socrates resigned last […]
21 April 2011
While most cities statewide experienced a decrease in their unemployment rate, figures released Tuesday show that in Fall River the unemployment rate increased to 18.4 percent in March up from 17.1 percent in February — reported the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. Fall River, a city with a population of 95,072, remains the […]
