Parliament approves law that makes education free
Jornal de Angola - 22/05/2020
Parliament approves law that makes education free May 22, 2020 Yesterday, Parliament unanimously approved the legislation amending the Basic Law of the Education and Teaching System, with 205 favorable votes.
The document contemplates free primary education and distance…
The butler who served 11 presidents died by Covid-19
Jornal de Notícias - Portugal - 22/05/2020
Wilson Roosevelt Jerman, who worked in the White House for 11 US presidents, died at age 91 after contracting covid-19, the family announced.
Theman who started working as a cleaning employee in the White House when he was President Dwight Eisenhower (1953-1961) was…
Hydrogen: Government has 7 billion investment until 2030
Dinheiro Vivo - Portugal - 22/05/2020
Council of Ministers approved a national strategy for hydrogen.
It plans to save up to 600 million euros in natural gas imports this decade. The Government has an investment of 7 billion euros in projects related to hydrogen until 2030. The national strategy for hydrogen…
English players refuse to train
Diário de Notícias - 22/05/2020
Kanté was dismissed by Chelsea for being infected and a past family suspect.
Troy Deeney has not returned to a baby with respiratory problems and Danny Rose sees the players using lab rats. The fear of circumventing the coronavirus is marking or returning to the training…
Trump's Florida company laid off 250 workers
TSF - Portugal - 22/05/2020
The USA is the country most affected by the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus.
A Trump Miami Resorts Management company has not authorized Florida state officials to fire 250 workers from the hotel and golf complex it owns in Doral (Miami-Dade).
These 250 people…
The delay in the US blockade caused at least 36,000 deaths
Xinhua - China - 22/05/2020
If the United States had started to impose social distance measures a week earlier in March, about 36,000 fewer people would have died in the COVID-19 pandemic, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing new estimates from Columbia University .
Analysts also…
Sonae. Provisions due to covid lead to losses of 59 million by March
Dinheiro Vivo - Portugal - 21/05/2020
Covid-19 pandemic led the group to record non-cash contingencies of 76 million euros in the quarter, taking Sonae to the negative.
Provisions made to guard against the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the operation led Sonae to negative in the first quarter. The group…
UN chief invites Palestinian president to join meeting over Palestinian cause
Xinhua - China - 21/05/2020
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres invited on Wednesday Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to join a meeting to discuss the Palestinian cause.
The official Palestinian News Agency WAFA reported on Wednesday that the International Quartet, which comprises…
Deco warns that if airlines go bankrupt there is no mechanism that requires refunds
TSF - Portugal - 15/05/2020
A Deco expert explained that there is nothing to guarantee the consumer a refund in the event of bankruptcy.
Deco criticizes the European Commission for failing to protect consumers who have purchased travel with airlines that go bankrupt. In this specific case, customers…
EU suspends delivery of Chinese-made masks for quality reasons
TSF - Portugal - 15/05/2020
The decision comes after Poland received 600,000 masks that did not meet medical standards or had a European certificate.
The European Commission today announced the suspension of the delivery of 10 million Chinese-made personal protective masks to Member States and the…