25 July 2022
We’ve all heard about the need for enough urgent action to avoid a climate change calamity, but it simply isn’t happening. Here in Portugal, one of the most vulnerable countries to global warming, the authorities have been moving decisively in the fight against climate change by replacing fossil fuels with renewables. But this is only […]
18 July 2022
Raging wildfires have swept across parts of Portugal in recent days, causing death and destruction, and forcing thousands of people to evacuate. On Saturday, according to Portugal’s Health Ministry, Marta Temido, 659 mainly elderly people had died of heat-related deaths, Reuters reported, while more than 60 people were injured. Portugal has experienced an average high […]
13 July 2022
By Millicent Borges Accardi Meet Robert Simon, a professor at Kennesaw State University where he teaches Portuguese, Hispanic and Lusophone cultures and literatures. He is also a poet and literary critic, authoring books and articles on the poetries of Angola, Portugal, and Spain. With compositions in three languages: English, Portuguese, and Spanish, Simon’s work often […]
Posted in Angola, Arts&Culture, Cape Verde, Education, Featured, Heritage, Interviews, People, Portugal, World
12 July 2022
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has produced an easy-to-read insight into the vast number of leaked documents contained in its explosive Pandora Papers about global corruption. The Pandora Papers are highly relevant to Portugal, as this is regarded internationally as well as by its own citizens, as a significantly corrupt country that the […]
Posted in Featured, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, World
11 July 2022
For the first time, a Portuguese astronaut will be part of a space expedition as a crew member of the next mission of Blue Origin, the Jeff Bezos aerospace company. Jeff Bezos, the founder and executive chairman of Blue Origin, is the former president and CEO of Amazon.com. The announcement was made during the GLEX […]
Posted in Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, Travel, World
30 June 2022
A private funeral for painter Paula Rego, who died on June 8, aged 87, took place today, June 30, at a church in the Hampstead area of London, UK. On this day, the Portuguese Government decreed national mourning on her honor, a tribute approved by the Council of Ministers on June 8. The President of […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Featured, Heritage, Painting, People, Portugal, World
