LOS ANGELES (Lusa) – The new film co-produced by Brad Pitt, “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” features the musical performance of Portugal’s Virginia Costa Figueiredo, a clarinetist based in Los Angeles. The teacher, a doctorate in clarinet, recorded the song for the film, which will be presented at…
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Washington, Dec. 24 (Lusa) – The United States on Sunday signed an order for the withdrawal of US troops in Syria, a process that US President Donald Trump wants to be “slow and highly coordinated” with Turkey , advanced the Pentagon. “The decree for Syria was signed,” a Pentagon spokesman said,…
Lisbon, Dec 17 (Lusa) – Some 90,000 Portuguese emigrated in 2017, down from 10,000 in 2016, with the United Kingdom remaining the main destination, according to the Emigration Report released today. According to the document, which compiles data for 2017, in the countries where they are available, “Portuguese emigration continues…
Lisbon, 03 Dec (Lusa) – The President of the Republic today defended that the United States of America “is a priority for Portugal” and considered that the two countries could “have new connections in the area of energy in the future, who knows. “The head of state spoke at the…
Internet creator Tim Berners-Lee defended, in Lisbon, the creation of a “contract” between users, companies, and governments around the world to “make the web a better place”, reducing inequalities and improving issues such as privacy. “We have to create a contract for the web. […] And this must be an…
Former world chess champion and political activist Garry Kasparov warned today of the “fake news” mass industry built by Vladimir Putin, accusing the Russian president of using the internet as a weapon of war. At a press conference held at the Web Summit, the well-known opponent of the Russian president…
Peter F. Neronha won the election for Attorney General in Rhode Island by a substantial margin, confirming the Democrat’s favoritism in a state where also another seven Luso-descendants have won in various positions. With 99.8% of the polling stations counted, Peter Neronha won with 79.8% of the voter’s preference, corresponding…
Fado singer Katia Guerreiro presents her latest album “Sempre”, on Friday night, in Carnaxide, on the outskirts of Lisbon, whose starting point was the traditional melodies of fado, she told Lusa. Katia Guerreiro, in statements to Lusa, affirmed that “the vast traditional repertoire [of fado melodies] was the starting point for…