There is a risk of new variants of covid-19 with an increase in cases in China
Plataforma - Portugal - 29/12/2022
Rush to pharmacies leads to medication rationing in Macau
Lusa - Macau - 29/12/2022
Macau will limit, as of today, the purchase of medication in pharmacies in the territory, which is facing the biggest outbreak of covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, announced the Institute for Pharmaceutical Supervision and Administration (ISAF).
“There…
Pope Francis announces that Benedict XVI is "very ill"
Diário de Notícias - Portugal - 28/12/2022
Pope Francis announced this Wednesday that his predecessor, Benedict XVI, 95, is “very ill”.
“I would like to ask you all for a special prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict, because he is very sick, asking the Lord to console and support him,” Francis said…
China will start disclosing deaths and serious cases of covid-19 weekly and then monthly
Lusa - Portugal - 28/12/2022
The Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council of the Chinese executive declared on Tuesday that the deaths and serious cases of covid-19 in the country will be released weekly and later monthly, local media reported today.
The National Health Commission…
Children forced to grow up fast in Ukraine's frontline towns
AFP - Ukraine - 27/12/2022
Lisa Shtanko, 8, stood on the side of a muddy road watching Ukrainian soldiers pass by, one of only a few children left in a town hit hard by Russia’s invasion.
There was hardly any heating or electricity. Most of her friends were long gone. And just that morning a…
Russia again demands "demilitarization and denazification" of Ukraine
Jornal de Notícias - 27/12/2022
Russian diplomacy chief Serguei Lavrov on Tuesday demanded Ukraine “demilitarization and denazification” to stop being a threat to Moscow, otherwise the Russian army will see to it.
“Our proposals for the demilitarization and denazification of the…
Nucleic acid test for target groups canceled in Macau
TDM Rádio Macau - 27/12/2022
The New Coronavirus Type Contingency Coordination Center announced last night that from today, December 27, nucleic acid testing for target groups, people with suspicious symptoms and at-risk groups will be cancelled.
The announcement also states that if residents…
Huawei's service center in Lisbon moves to new facilities
Dinheiro Vivo - 27/12/2022
Huawei Service Center in Lisbon moves from Avenida António Augusto Aguiar to Rua Manuel da Silva Leal, in Benfica. Customer support space opens at the new location on January 2.
The Huawei Service Center in Lisbon will be relocated to a new location. Until now…
The end is nigh? Climate, nuclear crises spark fears of worst
AFP - United States - 27/12/2022
For thousands of years, predictions of apocalypse have come and gone. But with dangers rising from nuclear war and climate change, does the planet need to at least begin contemplating the worst?
When the world rang in 2022, few would have expected the year to feature the…
Floods in the Philippines leave at least 13 dead and 23 missing
Lusa - Portugal - 27/12/2022
At least 13 people died and 23 were reported missing in the floods recorded since Saturday in various regions of the southern and eastern Philippines, the natural disaster management agency said today.
In the latest update, the Philippine emergency team said that around…
Storm Elliot: Biden declares emergency in New York state
Plataforma - Portugal - 27/12/2022
The President of the United States approved the declaration of emergency for the state of New York, the most affected by Storm Elliot, to facilitate federal aid to respond to the needs of the population, announced the White House.
With this statement, Joe Biden approves…
