24 December 2025
The family of Nuno Loureiro, a respected Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor, who was tragically killed earlier this month, continues to receive an extraordinary outpouring of support from the community and friends. Professor Loureiro was fatally shot at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, on December 15, 2025, and died the following day at a […]
22 December 2025
Three men haunt these pages. Perhaps they are tormented ghosts who cannot find rest. All three have been expelled in some way, sent on solitary journeys into the night. Celestino, an old slave trader, returns to the solitude of his home and garden after a life of horrors. Boa Morte da Silva, an Angolan who […]
19 December 2025
In a major development, law-enforcement officials have publicly identified the suspect in the killings at Brown University and MIT’s Professor Nuno F. Gomes Loureiro, as Cláudio Neves Valente, 48, a Portuguese national from Torres Novas, Portugal. Authorities said Valente was later found dead in Salem, New Hampshire, on Thursday, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Professor […]
16 December 2025
Portuguese physicist Nuno F. Gomes Loureiro, 47, a distinguished professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center, was fatally shot at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, late on the evening of Monday, December 15. Authorities confirmed that Loureiro, originally from Viseu, Portugal, was found with multiple […]
08 December 2025
Portugal has been selected by the British magazine The Economist as the “Economy of the Year” for 2025, placing the country at the top of a ranking of the world’s 36 richest economies Titled “Which economy did best in 2025?”, the magazine highlighted Portugal’s strong blend of macroeconomic indicators, including solid GDP growth, low inflation, […]
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06 December 2025
Travelers heading to or from Portugal on December 11, 2025, should brace for widespread flight cancellations and major delays, as a nationwide general strike is set to disrupt operations at all major airports and across public services. The stoppage, called by Portugal’s main trade-union confederations in protest over proposed labor-law reforms, is expected to affect […]
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