China and Portuguese-speaking countries featured in the gender gap world ranking
Plataforma - Macau - 31/03/2021
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…
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…
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…
Russia says may remain in Open Skies accord if US rejoins
AFP - Russia - 16/02/2021
Russia said Tuesday it was prepared to stay in the Open Skies defence accord that allows signatories to conduct surveillance flights over each other’s territories if the United States rejoins.
The Open Skies Treaty, which Russia had said it was leaving in January…
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…
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)…
Macron, Le Pen in battle for support of right
AFP - France - 15/02/2021
French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking togain ground onfar-right leader Marine Le Pen ahead of a possible duel in 2022 elections by seizing voteson the right, with a tough-talking interior minister and a bill cracking down on radical…
Israel confirms good news: Pfizer vaccine reduced symptomatic covid-19 cases by 94%
Jornal de Notícias - Portugal - 15/02/2021
Israel’s leading health insurer revealed on Sunday that the new coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer / BioNTech was 94% effective in the country, according to a study of more than one million people vaccinated.
According to insurance company Clalit, 600,000 people who…
