Costa guarantees that Germany “can count on Portugal 100%” for the gas pipeline
Diário de Notícias - Portugal - 12/08/2022
The prime minister assured this Thursday that “Germany can count 100% on Portugal’s commitment to the construction of the gas pipeline”, after the German chancellor called for the construction of this infrastructure to reduce dependence on Russian…
Scholz defends pipeline from Portugal
TSF - Portugal - 11/08/2022
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke out this Thursday in favor of a pipeline that transports gas from Portugal through Spain and France to the rest of Europe, to reduce the current dependence on Russian gas.
In a press conference, Scholz regretted that this link had not…
Guterres urges Russians and Ukrainians to cease military activity at nuclear power plant
Jornal de Notícias - Portugal - 11/08/2022
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the situation around those facilities, located in southern Ukraine and containing 1,200 tonnes of nuclear fuel, was serious, and called on the parties involved in the conflict to refrain from endangering its…
Ryanair president warns that flight time has run out at 10 euros
Lusa - Portugal - 11/08/2022
Ryanair’s chief executive, Michael O’Leary, warned today that the time for flights at 10 euros is over, due to the rise in energy prices, which accelerated with the war in Ukraine.
“I don’t think there will be flights at 10 euros, because oil prices…
War leads to Portuguese rush for imports from Angola, Brazil, Spain, Congo and Tobago
Diário de Notícias - 10/08/2022
The search for alternatives to Russian energy and grain from Ukraine brings new suppliers such as Congo and Trinidad and Tobago, for example, to the forefront, according to data from the INE.
The profile of Portugal’s foreign trade (goods) with the rest of the world…
President of Portuguese Parliament believes in calm climate during Angolan elections
Jornal de Angola - 10/08/2022
The Ambassador of Angola in Portugal, Carlos Alberto Fonseca, was received yesterday by the President of the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic, Augusto Santos Silva, to whom he informed about the process of preparation of the Elections on the 24th of this month.
Carlos…
The EU’s medicines regulatory body said Wednesday (10) that it is aiming to approve in the autumn boreal season a Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine adapted for two rapidly spreading subvariants of the omicron strain of Covid-19.
Also read: Macau announces fourth dose of…
What we know of the symptoms and spread of monkeypox
AFP - France - 10/08/2022
With monkeypox surging across the world, experts are gathering more evidence on how people catch it and its typical symptoms.
Several months into the epidemic, it is clear the wave of infections is linked above all to sexual intercourse between men.
Nearly 28,000 cases…
Macau lowers tropical cyclone alert, which is moving away from the territory
Lusa - Macau - 10/08/2022
Macau lowered at 13:00 the warning signal for tropical cyclone Mulan, as it moves away from the territory.
The Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Services Directorate said that the weather “remains unstable due to the influence of the tropical cyclone circulation…
Russian oil transit via Ukraine halted due to sanctions
AFP - Russia - 09/08/2022
The supply of Russian oil to three European countries through Ukraine has been halted as the transit payment cannot be processed due to sanctions, Russian firm Transneft said Tuesday.
“On August 4, the delivery of Russian oil via the territory of Ukraine was…
