Russia says attack on Makiivka killed 89. fault of cell phones
Plataforma - Portugal - 04/01/2023
Pharmacies in Macau still short of medicines
Lusa - Macau - 04/01/2023
Pharmacists told Lusa today that, almost a month after the start of the biggest outbreak of covid-19 in Macau, the territory continues to face a shortage of medication, mainly to treat symptoms of the viral infection.
Until Christmas, a rush to pharmacies left the shelves…
25 Russian torture camps discovered in Kharkiv
Jornal de Notícias - Portugal - 03/01/2023
Ukrainian police said they had located up to 25 facilities used by Russian forces to torture prisoners in the Kharkiv region, in the east, recently recovered by Ukraine.
In these prison camps, civilians were held in inhumane conditions and tortured, explained Volodimir…
Full Text: 2023 New Year Address by China's President Xi Jinping
Xinhua - 02/01/2023
On New Year’s eve, President Xi Jinping delivered his 2023 New Year Address through China Media Group and the Internet. The following is the full text of the address:
Greetings to you all. The year 2023 is approaching. From Beijing, I extend my best New Year wishes…
Beginning of the wake of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI for the last farewell of the Catholic faithful
Plataforma - Portugal - 02/01/2023
The wake of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was opened to the public today at 9:00 am local time when hundreds of people were already waiting in line to enter St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
The body of Benedict XVI, who died on December 31 at the age of 95, was…
Benedict XVI, Pope emeritus, dies
Jornal de Notícias - Portugal - 31/12/2022
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died this Saturday at the age of 95 at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery in the Vatican, where he had lived for about ten years. Benedict XVI, whose birth name is Joseph Ratzinger, was elected to preside over the fate of the Catholic Church in 2005…
"Brazil has long liked to have a representative here in Macau"
Plataforma - Macau - 30/12/2022
Camila Macedo is the first reader in the Brazilian Lectorate Program in Macau. The initiative funds Brazilian scholars to work in foreign higher education institutions and promote the Portuguese language and Brazilian literature. For six months in the Region, she says the…
Widespread infection weakens Macau's health system
Plataforma - Macau - 30/12/2022
Medical staff drops in half, while the number of patients quadruples. Staff at Conde São Januário’s Hospital and Macau’s residents show discontent with the way authorities are dealing with the situation. A virologist gives a solution to the disparity between…
Best player in history, Pelé dies at 82
Folha de S. Paulo - Brazil - 29/12/2022
Edson Arantes do Nascimento died at the age of 82, a man like any other, with qualities and defects. In this case, more qualities than defects, although these prevented him from being an even more influential citizen than he was. Pelé died as a result of multiple organ…
'Grandma, we've been hit': Russian strikes rock Kyiv
AFP - Ukraine - 29/12/2022
Georgiy Yatsenko was hiding in the basement trying to comfort his anxious grandchildren on Thursday morning when an explosion rocked his normally sleepy street in southern Kyiv.
The blast blew out all his windows but the scene that greeted him when he stepped outside was…
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention studies excess deaths from Covid
TSF - Portugal - 29/12/2022
China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention will study the excess deaths and make these numbers public, given the suspicion that official data on Covid-19 do not reflect the magnitude of the pandemic in the country.
The Center’s main epidemiologist, Wu…
