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Lawyers for businessman São Vicente consider hotel privatization illegal
Ver Angola
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According to the lawyers, the bidding process, limited by prior qualification, for the transfer of the right to operate and manage eight hotel units of the IU and BINA chains, promoted by the State Institute of Asset and Shareholding Management...
Portugal to start work on first high-speed rail line
EurActiv
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July 30, 2025
Work can begin on a new high-speed train line between Lisbon and Porto after the European Investment Bank (EIB) wrote out a first cheque for €875 million in financing on Tuesday. The first section of the Atlantic country's first-ever high-speed...
US Slaps Tyrant Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Moraes With Sanctions Under Magnitsky Law
The Gateway Pundit
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July 30, 2025
Brazilian conservatives are celebrating the sanction imposed on tyrant justice Moraes. Moraes will feel the full weight of US sanctions. All the freedom-loving people in Brazil are celebrating the decision by US Donald J. Trump administration to...
Are Chris Evans and Wife Alba Baptista Pregnant? Captain America's Father-In Law Might Have Dropped Major Clue
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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July 30, 2025
Are actor Chris Evans and his wife Alba Baptista expecting their first child? A seemingly innocent social media comment from Baptista's father went viral, causing widespread rumours, leaving fans eager for confirmation. While neither Evans nor...
Italy’s 22 Million Military-Fit Citizens Are a Silent Strength
24/7 Wall St.
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July 30, 2025
Key Points Italy ranks as one of the largest reservoirs of military-age citizens in Europe Italy has roughly 22 million citizens that are fit-for-service in the Italian Armed Forces This puts Italy ahead of Spain and France, but it falls short of...
Portugal launches public tender for five casino licenses
Yogonet International
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July 30, 2025
Portugal has launched a public tender to award five casino licenses across three regions —Algarve, Espinho, and Póvoa de Varzim— offering 15-year concessions in one of Southern Europe’s most tightly regulated gambling markets. The government...
Portugal grapples with widespread wildfires
Xinhua News Agency
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LISBON, July 30 (Xinhua) -- A total of 39 wildfires are currently active across Portugal, including nine major blazes stretching from the north to the south of the country, the National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection (ANEPC) reported...
Portugal, Spain fight wave of wildfires
WKZO - Michigan
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July 30, 2025
By Leonardo Benassatto and Miguel Pereira EL ARENAL, Spain/AROUCA, Portugal (Reuters) -Thousands of firefighters struggled to put out a dozen wildfires raging in northern Portugal and central Spain through the night and into Wednesday, in the...
Regulating the Depths: One International Step Back, and a National Step Forward for the Industry?
JD Supra - California
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July 30, 2025
As part of our ongoing monitoring of international and domestic legal developments, this article provides an update on the International Seabed Authority’s (“ISA”) Council Part II of the 30th Session and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Wildfires break out in Portugal, Greece and Spain while tornadoes lash tourist hotspots as Europe is hit by more weather extremes
Daily Mail
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July 30, 2025
Extreme weather is wreaking havoc across Europe, pushing emergency services to their limits as wildfires, heatwaves, and storms sweep across the continent. Blazes have erupted in Portugal, Greece, and Spain, while tornadoes have struck tourist...
Portugal gains control of some wildfires
The Standard
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Road signs are pictured on a wildfire area in Arouca, northern Portugal.[AFP] Firefighters gained control over some of the dozens of wildfires scorching Portugal on Wednesday, as fears mounted that weather conditions could further fan the flames....
Portugal economy bounces back with 0.6% quarterly growth
KFGO - North Dakota
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July 30, 2025
LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal’s economy bounced back to expand 0.6% in the second quarter from the previous three-month period when it shrank a revised 0.4%, the National Statistics Institute said on Wednesday, citing strong private consumption....
Angolan journalist Luís Alberto Ferreira dies in Portugal at age 93
Ver Angola
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Luís Alberto Ferreira was hospitalized at São Francisco Xavier Hospital in Lisbon, receiving treatment for pneumonia, after being admitted to the hospital about two weeks ago due to a fall, according to Irene Bernardo. The niece, who maintained a...
Over 3,000 personnel fighting fires in Portugal
The Portugal News
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According to the European Commission, "no request has yet been made to activate the European Civil Protection Mechanism," but the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC) has requested satellite imagery for the fires affecting the...
‘Beytna’ by Omar Rajeh Concludes the 31st Kalamata International Dance Festival
The National Herald
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July 30, 2025
KALAMATA – ‘Beytna’ by the Lebanese Omar Rajeh, an original artistic encounter of dance, music and cooking, concluded the 31st Kalamata International Dance Festival on July 27. Four choreographers and four musicians from Lebanon, Korea, Palestine,...
World : President Abbas Praises New York Declaration, Calls It A 'Historic Step Towards Achieving Peace'
Bernama
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July 30, 2025
RAMALLAH, July 30 (Bernama-WAFA) -- President Mahmoud Abbas expressed his high appreciation and welcome for the New York Declaration issued by the Foreign Ministers of 15 countries, Palestine News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. The declaration...
Bullish Arsenal star Viktor Gyokeres responds to Thierry Henry comparisons and hits out at critics of record in Portugal
The Sun
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July 30, 2025
LAST season, Viktor Gyokeres outscored Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane, Robert Lewandowski and Mohamed Salah. And yet because the Swedish international banged in 39 goals in 33 games in the Portuguese Primeira Liga – not considered one of Europe’s top...
Opera issues government complaint against Microsoft for Edge-y antics
PC World
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Anyone who’s tried to use a non-Microsoft browser on Windows in the last decade knows that Microsoft really, truly, desperately wants you to stick to Edge—and it’s not shocking that some of the competition is taking it personally. Opera, both the...
Moving to Portugal Show reports record early registrations
LondonlovesProperty
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July 30, 2025
The Moving to Portugal Show and Seminars – the UK’s premier event covering the financial, legal, lifestyle and property considerations of moving to Portugal – has announced the date of its latest event. The show will come to central London on 16th...
Main Living Costs in Portugal vs the USA
The Portugal News
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The cost of living in Portugal is approximately one-third lower than in the U.S. Groceries cost roughly 39% less, rent about 41% less, and eating out around 38% less. In Lisbon, one person’s monthly bills (rent, food, transport, utilities) total...