"We are not going to get rid of the masks anytime soon"
Diário de Notícias - Portugal - 20/09/2020
US presses Vatican not to renew deal with China
Istoé - Brazil - 20/09/2020
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has asked the Vatican not to renew an agreement with China regarding the appointment of bishops of the Catholic Church.
The pact was signed in 2018 and expires next October, but the Holy See has already confirmed its intention to extend…
Who wants to be queen has to be a soldier
Diário de Notícias - Portugal - 20/09/2020
Elisabeth of Belgium began her studies at the Royal Military School this year, Victoria of Sweden did it before and Leonor of Spain should also do it.
Isabel II was the first. Europe is preparing to be governed by queens and “getting to know the military of its…
Is Venus a Russian planet? Moscow says yes
Diário de Notícias - Portugal - 19/09/2020
Head of the Russian special program says Venus is a Russian planet and the country has plans to organize its own mission to investigate the possibility of life.
Dmitry Rogozin, head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, revealed that the country plans to send its own…
Coronavirus found to be heat tolerant, self-healing and very resilient in lab tests
Plataforma - Macau - 19/09/2020
A Hungarian team finds virus particle withstands being probed by a nano needle 100 times, possibly making it the most physically elastic virus known. And French scientists find it can replicate in animal cells after being exposed to temperatures of 60 degrees Celsius.
A…
Man arrested after climbing skyscraper in Paris
AFP - France - 19/09/2020
A man was arrested on Friday night after trying to climb the Montparnasse Tower, the tallest skyscraper in the French capital, without a rope, a police source said.
The man, Polish national, whose identity has not been revealed, was arrested at 8 pm local time, on the top…
US early voting kicks off in Virginia, Minnesota
AFP - USA - 19/09/2020
Virginia voters queued for up to four hours Friday to cast ballots on the state’s first day of early voting, turning out in force in the fiercely contested US presidential race.
The state bordering the US capital Washington joined Minnesota, South Dakota and…
Peru President Vizcarra survives impeachment vote
AFP - International - 19/09/2020
Peru’s President Martin Vizcarra survived an impeachment vote in Congress on Friday as his opponents failed to win the votes necessary to remove him from power.
Congress had voted last week to open impeachment proceedings against the 57-year-old president for…
US military strengthens deployment in Syria
AFP - USA - 19/09/2020
The US Army announced Friday it was stepping up its military deployment — both troops and equipment — in northeasternSyriadespite a push to limit its presence there, a move that follows tensions with Russia in the region.
US Central Command…
Trump expects enough Covid-19 vaccines for every American by April
Plataforma /AFP - Brasil - 18/09/2020
US President Donald Trump said Friday he expects enough Covid-19 vaccines “for every American” will be produced by next April, and that the first doses will be distributed immediately after approval later this year.
Claiming “historic progress”…
Dutch sex toy firm banned as football shirt sponsor
AFP - Netherlands - 18/09/2020
The Dutch football federation has blocked FC Emmen from having a sex toy company as a shirt sponsor, leaving the top-tier side “amazed and upset”.
The Eredivisie team had signed a contract with EasyToys — which sells a range of products online including…
