I am a female, and I am a journalist, and this is what Taliban cannot stand
Plataforma Macau - 25/10/2021
“Our lives, the hopeless Afghans, are at stack”
Plataforma Macau - 21/09/2021
The international community is cautiously observing the Taliban’s governance in Afghanistan. In the country, thousands of people are displaced; beyond the political crisis, there are unemployment, hunger, and the drought that devastates the country... “The war is over”, Mirwais Maiwandwal said, the former newsdesk manager of the Weesa Daily, one of the largest independent newspapers in Afghanistan. However, the new Government leaves an enormous uncertainty in the air; and despite the return to peace, “the social, economic and political situation worsened”.
Elections: Cloee Chao says CAEAL "has no evidence" for disqualification
Hoje Macau - 16/07/2021
Cloee Chao and Jeremy Lei believe that the Legislative Assembly’s Committee on Electoral Affairs has no evidence or clear explanation for the disqualifications it announced. Both guarantee fidelity to the Basic Law of the Macao SAR and remember the participation in…
China and Portuguese-speaking countries featured in the gender gap world ranking
Plataforma - Macau - 31/03/2021
China and portuguese speaking countries were featured in an annual report by the World Economic Forum, which analyzes and elaborates a worldwide “ranking” on equality between men and women in each country. Positive highlight for East Timor, which was considered by the…
NASA releases first audio from Mars, video of landing
AFP - USA - 23/02/2021
The US space agency NASA on Monday released the first audio from Mars, a faint crackling recording of a gust of wind captured by the Perseverance rover
NASA also released the first video of last week’s landing of the rover, which is on a mission to search for signs…
Delayed Ebola vaccination drive to begin in Guinea
AFP - International - 23/02/2021
Guinea will launch an Ebola vaccination drive Tuesday after a flight delayed by a Saharan dust storm arrived carrying thousands of jabs, as the West African country fights to stamp out a resurgence of the deadly virus.
The outbreak, declared last weekend, is the first…
Two bosses, one 'American ideal': Bruce and Barack make a podcast
AFP - USA - 23/02/2021
Streaming giant Spotify on Monday unveiled a new show featuring two American cultural heavyweights: rock star Bruce Springsteen and former US president Barack Obama
Two episodes of the eight-show audio series “Renegades: Born in the USA” are now available…
Boeing grounds 777s after engine fire in Colorado
AFP - USA - 23/02/2021
Dozens of Boeing 777 planes were grounded worldwide Monday following a weekend scare on a United Airlines’ plane that suffered engine failure and scattered airplane debris over suburban Denver
The incident on the flight out of Denver — which quickly returned…
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…
World Trade Organization wants vaccine for poor countries
Agência Brasil - 17/02/2021
Statement by future WTO leader Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the future leader of the World Trade Organization (WTO), said that the organization should return to the goal of improving people’s living standards and promoting poor countries’ access to…
Italy's Draghi says will fight pandemic 'with all means'
AFP - Italy - 17/02/2021
Italy’s new Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Wednesday his priority was fighting the coronavirus pandemic “with all means”, in his first address to parliament since taking office.
“The main duty to which we are all called, starting from me as prime…
