One of Lisbon’s main tourist attractions, the Padrão dos Descobrimentos – which exalts figures from the days of navigation and the start of Portuguese colonization…
‘I’m rebuilding my life’, says Belarusian who could be Brazil’s 1st refugee – 08/09/2021 – World
Viktoria, Anastassiya and Aliaksandra Mirontseva are the youngest of six sisters. They studied in the same art school: painting, the first two, classical piano the…
In a new offensive, the Taliban seize the 6th capital of Afghanistan in 4 days – 08/09/2021 – Worldwide
The fundamentalist Taliban group took control of Afghanistan’s sixth provincial capital on Monday (9) in just four days. This time it was the town of…
Trump blurred the line between fascism and populism – 08/09/2021 – Latinoamérica21
A fundamental difference between populism and fascism is that for populists election results matter. Fascism, on the contrary, implies permanent power, independent of the ballot…
On the shoulders of the dwarves – basic science
By Luiz Augusto Campos Inequality within science * “If I could see beyond that, it was because I was on the shoulders of the giants.”…
New York governor’s adviser resigns amid sexual harassment scandal – 08/09/2021 – world
A senior adviser to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned on Sunday (8) after a five-month investigation found the Democrat sexually harassed 11 women and…
Brazilians living in Portugal can double official numbers – 08/08/2021 – World
According to official statistics, after four consecutive years of increase, the number of Brazilians living in Portugal reached its all-time high in 2020, with 183,993…
Sullivan’s visit to Brasilia reveals Washington’s certainties and weaknesses – 08/08/2021 – Mathias Alencastro
The most important official visit of the US government to Brazil since the coming to power of Joe Biden has brought certainty about the American…
Imagine if it was me, Trump tells Fox News, of Biden and the Delta – 08/08/2021 – Nelson de Sá
Former US President Donald Trump returned to Fox News and was asked about the “explosion” of Covid cases in the United States. Reply : “Imagine…
Instrument breaks record and detects exoplanets with only 40% of the earth’s mass – Sidereal Messenger
An international team with the Very Large Telescope in Chile has achieved an impressive achievement: the discovery of an exoplanet of around 40% of the…