01 April 2023
What is the best way forward to reach net zero carbon dioxide emissions in the battle to limit global warming? Now you know the answer – well, one of the most important answers. Portugal is using wind turbines to eliminate fossil fuels and create electricity to a greater extent than any other efficient method, such […]
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31 March 2023
Grappling with metaphysical questions of suffering, death, and infinity, Antero de Quental’s sonnets have been widely celebrated by writers and intellectuals around the world, with Fernando Pessoa calling him “one of the greatest poets of the nineteenth century.” Irreverent and nonconformist, Antero became the ideologue and moving spirit behind the group of progressive intellectuals known […]
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31 March 2023
A new version of the bill supporting euthanasia was approved, this Friday, by the Assembly of the Republic (Parliament), with a majority vote from the ruling Socialist Party, The bill, which allows for medically assisted suicide, will be presented to the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebello de Sousa, for his consideration. The president has […]
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29 March 2023
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Jorge Moreira da Silva of Portugal as Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). The Secretary-General wishes to extend his appreciation and gratitude to Jens Wandel of Denmark, for his service as Acting Executive Director. Mr. Moreira da Silva is currently a Visiting […]
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28 March 2023
The highly anticipated second season of “Maria’s Portuguese Table” will debut on Sunday, April 3, at 7 p.m. on Rhode Island PBS. The season will consist of eight episodes, with four episodes showcasing the cuisine and culture of the New England area, including Cape Cod and Boston, and the other four episodes exploring the central […]
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23 March 2023
Legend has it that when Caesar’s general arrived on Portuguese soil in the first century CE, he claimed to have discovered a country blessed with a mild climate and a beautiful coastline, but whose inhabitants were ungoverned and ungovernable. Today, the Portuguese are still impulsive, set in their ways, and resistant to change, yet they […]
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