London, Oct 4, 2021 (Lusa) – An exhibition of illustrations from the children’s book “, which celebrates the life of Madeiran poet João Gomes de Sousa, author of ‘Bailinho da Madeira’, begins today in London with a tour of Portuguese communities in several countries. The drawings by artist Rafaela Rodrigues…
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Lisbon, Oct 3, 2021 (Lusa) – The Estádio da Luz as a setting to play was unthinkable two weeks ago for Sadaf Sharifzada and her colleagues from the youth teams of Afghanistan, but this Saturday they proved that soccer can be a weapon against intolerance. When the dream of playing…
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Washington, Oct 02, 2021 (Lusa) – The United States today surpassed 700,000 deaths from covid-19, according to a count by Johns Hopkins University. The United States is officially by far the country with the most coronavirus deaths in the world, according to official data, ahead of Brazil and India. It…
The Minister of National Defense revealed today that Portugal has identified 72 Afghans who collaborated with the Portuguese military in Afghanistan, and intends to withdraw them from the country, pointing to the “moral duty” to help these citizens. “We have today identified 19 families, with a total of 72 people,…
New York, 10 Sep 2021 (Lusa) – Former president of a Portuguese civic association Tony Castro told Lusa that the daily fear of a new terrorist attack after September 11 was one of the big changes for the people of the United States, including the Portuguese. Emigrated in the US…
Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Azores, Sep 11, 2021 (Lusa) In the second smallest island of the Azores, Graciosa, a very rich cultural past left an impressive legacy of pianos, a phenomenon that was studied by the Graciosa pianist Fábio Mendes. “There was a time here on the island when it…
The Portuguese bid farewell on Sunday to former President Jorge Sampaio in a solemn ceremony with the main figures of the state and foreign guests and with “cheers for freedom” near the Jeronimos Monastery in Lisbon. The three main state figures, the President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the speaker of parliament, Ferro Rodrigues, and the prime…
The Council of the Portuguese Communities (CCP) unanimously approved a motion to mourn the death of former President Jorge Sampaio, who “always believed in a fairer society for all people,” it was announced today. In a statement released today, the CCP presents to family, friends, and admirers of Jorge Sampaio…
Jorge Sampaio, a former president of Portugal, has died at the age of 81, a source in his family told Lusa on Friday. The former head of state had since 27 August been at Lisbon’s Santa Cruz Hospital, having been admitted with respiratory difficulties. Sampaio had been in the Algarve,…
Lisbon, 28 Feb 2020 (Lusa) – Portugal has so far had 59 suspected cases of infection with the new coronavirus (Covid-19), of which 57 were negative and the remaining two are awaiting laboratory results, the Direção-Geral da Saúde (DGS) announced today. The data are in the daily epidemiological bulletin of…
Washington, 04 Oct 2019 – The unemployment rate in the United States declined in September to 3.5%, the lowest since December 1969, the Labor Department said today. August’s numbers were revised upwards and this month 168,000 jobs were created, instead of the 130,000 initially calculated. This month, the unemployment rate…
The President of the Republic said today at the United Nations in New York that Portugal was the first country to commit to being carbon neutral by 2050 and called for urgency in the global fight against climate change. “Too much time has been lost. Complacency and indifference are no…
Portugal’s leading male surfer, Frederico Morais, won the Azores Airlines Pro, part of the surfing qualification circuit, beating out Mitch Crews of Australia at the end of the competition on the Azores island of São Miguel. ‘Kikas’, as Morais is better known, secured 15.93 points (8.5 and 7.43) against 6.1…
Serra da Estrela’s candidacy for World Geopark was approved by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at the 4th Session of the World Geoparks Council, held in Indonesia, was announced today. “The Serra da Estrela region saw last Monday its application for World Geopark been approved by…
Soccerex, an event that brings together former players, managers and other members to debate the soccer industry, is to make its debut in Portugal and the marketing director, David Wright, justified the country’s choice as a market leader. “We are talking about the European champions in the title, a federation…