China and Portuguese-speaking countries featured in the gender gap world ranking
Plataforma - Macau - 31/03/2021
US in mourning over 500,000 Covid deaths, UK sees hope
AFP - USA - 23/02/2021
President Joe Biden ordered flags lowered to half mast Monday after the United States crossed the “heartbreaking” milestone of 500,000 Covid-19 deaths, while Britain eyed lifting lockdowns in the latest sign of global gains against the pandemic.
“I…
Hundreds of students and several teachers kidnapped in Nigeria school attack
Lusa - Portugal - 17/02/2021
A group of armed men attacked a boarding school in central Nigeria’s Niger state on Tuesday night and kidnapped “hundreds of students” and several teachers, said a local official and one from the security forces today.
This abduction occurred two months after…
Economy and employment dominate contacts between Macau Executive and population
Lusa - Macau - 17/02/2021
The economic and employment situation dominated the contacts that the Macau Chief Executive maintained with workers, shopkeepers and residents, during the Lunar New Year holidays, in different areas of the territory.
During the festive period of the Lunar New Year, which…
Boris Johnson and António Guterres discuss increased vaccine production
Lusa - International - 17/02/2021
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres spoke on the telephone today about the importance of expanding the global production of vaccines against covid-19 and ensuring access to developing countries
According to a…
Macau received almost 63,000 visitors over the five days of the Lunar New Year
Hoje Macau - 17/02/2021
In the first five days of the Lunar New Year, the number of visitors exceeded 62 thousand, which still represents a decrease of 71.6 percent compared to last year.
Between Thursday of last week and Monday, Macau received 62,984 visitors, which is equivalent to an annual…
New cases of covid-19 decreased 16% last week
AFP - International - 17/02/2021
The number of new cases of covid-19 recorded in the world decreased by 16% last week, to 2.7 million, announced the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday night (16)
The number of new deaths reported has also decreased 10% from the previous week, according to the WHO…
Clandestine parties gather more than 10,000 people in São Paulo
Band - Brazil - 16/02/2021
Streets taken by people without masks, crowded and with no respect for life. This was the weekend in São Paulo, in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic and with Carnival canceled.
In total, the Metropolitan Civil Guard task force dispersed 13,000 people in the city…
UK soldiers ousted due to sexuality can reclaim medals
AFP - United Kingdom - 16/02/2021
Britain said on Tuesday it would allow former military members dismissed because of their sexuality to reclaim lost medals, a move welcomed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Homosexuals were not allowed to serve in the military until 2000 and a number of personnel were…
To avoid having more plastic than fish in the sea, oceans are debated in Lisbon
Diário de Notícias - Portugal - 16/02/2021
The Conference Ocean That Belongs to All will gather on the 22nd and 23rd three dozen participants from 17 nationalities. António Guterres has now launched a serious warning about the tragic fate of the seas, and his special envoy for the Ocean, Peter Thomson, will be one…
North Korea tried to hack Pfizer systems
AFP - South Korea - 16/02/2021
North Korean hackers tried to break into the systems of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to find information about the vaccine and treatments for the coronavirus, media reported on Tuesday, citing South Korean intelligence.
The National Intelligence Service (NIS)…
