Infarmed: AstraZeneca benefits outweigh risks
Portugal’s National Medicines Authority (Infarmed) issued a statement on Friday saying that the AstraZeneca vaccine’s benefits outweigh the risks. The statement came after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said the
Homeschooling – a time to reflect and be kind!
Editor’s note: Article written before the government’s “step-by-step” deconfinement plan was announced. Crèches, pre-schools and primary schools reopened on Monday. Parents, teachers and students have been thrown into a second
Vila do Bispo awards 26 university scholarships to local students
Vila do Bispo Council has awarded 26 university scholarships to local students pursuing higher education, the local authority announced last week. The scholarships range from €635 to €6,350 for each
Land cleaning and rural fire prevention
With the emphasis on Covid-19, it is easy to forget other important matters than can pose a risk to our safety in Portugal – one of these being the risk
Gulbenkian’s road to riches
One of the guiding principles in Gulbenkian’s life was that no one power should have a dominant interest in oil production. When he founded Turkish Petroleum Company (later Iraq Petroleum
Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Science
On July 30, 2020, an Atlas rocket from the United Launch Alliance lifted off from Cape Canaveral on its seven-month journey to Mars. Its payload was the Perseverance Mars rover
The story of the Amigos de Música
This year marks the 30th anniversary of this Circle of Music Friends and it well deserves to be celebrated. This non-profit, private members’ organisation was incorporated in March 1991 as
Calouste Gulbenkian
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation located close to the centre of Lisbon is one of the wealthiest foundations in the world, having inherited its riches from Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian, the Armenian
Portuguese author on Dublin Literary Award longlist
Portuguese author António Lobo Antunes has been selected among 49 nominees for the Dublin International Literary Award 2021, for his book ‘Until Stones Become Lighter Than Water’, the organisation revealed
COVID-19 – What is true? What is false? What is misinformation?
On February 3, 2020 I wrote a feature for the Algarve Resident newspaper as it was clear that we were about to experience a global health crisis and that accurate