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Portuguese Celebrates Digitization of “Most-Spoken Language in Southern Hemisphere”
Language Magazine
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June 24, 2025
The theme for this year’s celebration of World Portuguese Language Day was “the promotion and dissemination of the Portuguese language and cultural diversity of CPLP (Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries) member states: from traditional...
Marcelo sees Mozambique “looking to the future”. Chapo comes to Lisbon
Portugal Pulse
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June 24, 2025
“Satisfied to see a country looking to the future, with a climate aiming for economic and social development, financial progress, justice, and consequently political and institutional stability,” remarked President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa upon...
TAAG's third Airbus is now in the country
Ver Angola
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In a statement sent to VerAngola, TAAG reported that "the latest aircraft in the fleet, called D2-TAI, was given the traditional name 'Curoca' in homage", having landed this Monday at Dr. António Agostinho Neto International Airport, "in Montreal...
João Lourenço visits Portugal at the end of July, confirms Portuguese PR
Ver Angola
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"It is very gratifying for me, before the end of my second term, to receive President João Lourenço at the end of July, on the last weekend of July", said Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, confirming the official visit during the short stopover in the...
NNN wants stronger energy partnerships
New Era
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LUANDA – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah described energy as a powerful driver of economic growth and development. She said Namibia is prepared to take the lead in the global shift toward clean and sustainable energy. She was speaking at the...
New Brazilian literary prize will distribute 30 thousand euros to Portuguese-speaking authors
Ver Angola
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In a statement, the organizers of the award announced that interested writers and reading agents from Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe can register for the categories of novel, short story, poetry, cover,...
Starting in September, TAAG will operate international flights from a new airport.
Portugal Pulse
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June 23, 2025
The state-owned Angolan operator announced today that it will fully transfer its operations from the 04 de Fevereiro International Airport in Luanda to AIAAN in Icolo and Bengo province, starting on September 15. This historic milestone marks the...
First Lady lauds Merck Foundation’s commitment in healthcare systems
Business Ghana
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The First Lady, Lordina Mahama, has commended Merck Foundation for strengthening the healthcare system in Ghana and Africa through medical training scholarships. Merck Foundation’s scholarship programme has so far extended the scholarship...
TAAG transfers all international flights to new airport from 15 September
Ver Angola
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"TAAG Linhas Aéreas de Angola informs about the transfer of its entire operation from the 4 de Fevereiro International Airport in Luanda to the Dr. António Agostinho Neto International Airport (AIAAN), located in Bom Jesus, province of Icolo and...
Russian Warship Spotted Escorting Two Inbound Stateless Tankers
The Maritime Executive
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Two stateless tankers inbound to the Russian oil operations in the Baltic were spotted traveling with a Russian warship. Russia in the past has been seen escorting some of its military cargo ships, and in May appeared to be escorting outbound...
Fact Check: Did President Donald Trump Really Ban Americans From Leaving the Country?
Green Matters
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June 23, 2025
Amid escalating global tensions, travel may be dangerous. Amid dangerously high tensions in certain parts of the world, many throughout the U.S. have wondered if President Donald Trump has banned Americans from leaving the country until further...
Could Anything Be More Bigoted Than Trump’s Travel Bans?
The American Prospect
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June 23, 2025
In her early nineties, my mother had emergency surgery to remove her gallbladder, which had somehow managed to flip over and begun to rot. The physician who performed the surgery—from which she recovered completely—was an Iranian immigrant. I was...
Carvalho makes Isthmian Premier move
KentOnline
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June 10, 2025
Gil Carvalho has completed an Isthmian Premier move after leaving Sheppey. Forward Carvalho, 28, a São Tomé and Príncipe international, arrives at Welling as part of new boss Lee Martin’s rebuild ahead of the 2025/26 campaign. Gil Carvalho - the...
Weaponising hunger: Frederick Forsyth’s account of a starved region the world ignored
The Economic Times
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June 22, 2025
The late Frederick Forsyth was best known for his thriller novels. But his most remarkable work might have been his first book, The Biafra Story (1969), reporting about the region that tried to break away from Nigeria, but was brutally subdued...
Forest extend Nuno’s contract after European qualification
The Gleaner
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June 22, 2025
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP): NOTTINGHAM FOREST manager Nuno Espirito Santo has been rewarded with a contract extension for leading the club to its first European qualification for almost 30 years. The 51-year-old Nuno signed a three-year deal to stay...
A raggedy ferry ride into forgotten, dark history
The Economic Times
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June 21, 2025
I recently spent an entire week in the country where I live. Didn't go anywhere, didn't even fly. Flying less than once a week always struck me as somewhat improbable. Now that I am back on the road again, I realise that there is no avoiding home...
Sports News | Nottingham Forest Extends Manager Nuno Espirito Santo''s Contract After European Qualification
Latestly
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June 21, 2025
Nottingham, Jun 21 (AP) Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo has been rewarded with a contract extension for leading the club to its first European qualification for almost 30 years. The 51-year-old Nuno signed a three-year deal to stay...
“They are destroying our communities”: Catholic Archbishop in Angola Calls for Criminalization of Diviners
ACI Africa
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June 20, 2025
“We must break free from the myths and falsehoods that make us believe death is always caused by someone else. Ours must become a society of knowledge, science, and reason,” the Angolan Catholic Bishop, who serves as the President of the Bishops'...
Nottingham Forest extends manager Nuno Espirito Santo's contract after European qualification
Hindustan Times
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June 21, 2025
NOTTINGHAM, England — Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo has been rewarded with a contract extension for leading the club to its first European qualification for almost 30 years. HT Image The 51-year-old Nuno signed a three-year deal to...
Calema concert today in Luz is a “historic” moment for Lusophony.
Portugal Pulse
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June 7, 2025
António and Fradique Mendes Ferreira, born in 1992 and 1987 in São João dos Angolares, São Tomé and Príncipe, have amassed millions of views and streams online and boast over a million social media followers. As children, their thoughts were just...