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Portugal Heatwave Claims Over 1,300 Lives
Sada Elbalad
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August 23, 2025
Sat 23 Aug 2025 | 07:28 PM Portuguese authorities have confirmed that more than 1,300 people lost their lives during the severe heatwave that struck the country between 27 July and 15 August. The death toll reached 1,331, marking a 25 percent rise...
Largest birdwatching festival in Portugal returning
The Portugal News
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During these four days, all roads lead to Sagres for Portugal’s largest event dedicated to nature and birdlife – the Birdwatching & Nature Activities Festival – which once again celebrates the spectacular autumn migration. Hundreds of seabirds...
Portugal suffers new wildfire death as Spain beats back blazes
Toronto Sun
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August 23, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links World Author of the article: Published Aug 23, 2025 • 2 minute read Firefighters have been risking their lives to contain the wildfires. Photo by MIGUEL RIOPA /AFP/File Madrid (AFP) — A fourth Portuguese firefighter died of...
Climate catastrophes do not discriminate between India and Pakistan
Mint
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August 23, 2025
Dear reader, The climate crisis does not recognise borders. India and Pakistan spent 14th and 15th August busy demonising each other, while celebrating their common independence from colonialism. Meanwhile, deadly cloudbursts and flash floods were...
Portugal contributing to fake immigration news
The Portugal News
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According to EDMO's monthly report, of the 1,433 articles intercepted by the 33 organizations that make up the fact-checking network, 164 (11%) focused on immigration-related disinformation and 119 (8%) on climate change-related disinformation....
Director of Environmental Health resigns in Salem
Morning Journal - Ohio
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SALEM — The Director of Environmental Health has resigned from the health department. During the board of Health’s meeting Wednesday Health Commissioner Kayla Crowl said that she had been notified by Director of Environmental Health Alan Masters...
Debt, climate shocks threaten Africa’s health systems – Expert
Realnews Magazine
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August 25, 2025
Health EBERE Okereke, a global health expert and Chief Programme Officer at Reaching the Last Mile, has warned that Africa’s fragile health systems risk collapse unless leaders confront mounting systemic threats. Okereke gave the warning in a...
Portugal Nears 80% Renewable Energy in 2025
The Portugal News
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These results, detailed in the latest Renewable Electricity Bulletin, show how the country is turning climate ambition into measurable results and positioning itself as one of Europe’s leaders in clean energy. During the month, total electricity...
‘We cannot do it the way our fathers did’: farmers across Europe struggle to adapt to the climate crisis
The Guardian
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August 25, 2025
“I’m not ready to change jobs,” says Stellios Boutaris, a wine producer with vineyards in Naoussa and Amyndeon in northern Greece, as well as on the island of Santorini. But, he adds, “we cannot do it the way our fathers did.” Boutaris is...
Ongoing wildfires claim a fourth victim in Portugal
Macao News
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August 24, 2025
Eleven days into its latest bout of wildfires, Portugal is mourning a fourth victim as firefighters respond to the ever-evolving threat, according to multiple media reports. The Portuguese National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC)...
A New Foreign Policy for Europe
Dissident Voice
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August 28, 2025
The European Union needs a new foreign policy based on Europe’s true economic and security interests. Europe is currently in an economic and security trap of its own making, characterized by its dangerous hostility with Russia, mutual distrust...
A must see in Lisbon: Bansky Museum
Free! Magazine
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August 24, 2025
Bansky, the probably most famous street artist in the world, has been for decades a symbol for many anti-system beliefs around the world. His enigmatic persona, as nobody knows who is the person behind the artist, his recognizable trademark in his...
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Russia Coastline
Newsweek
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August 28, 2025
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston...
The Center Left Is in Denial About NATO’s New Normal
Jacobin
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The last few months are set to enter European history as the summer of humiliation. This August saw European leaders first ignored and then granted an appearance before Donald Trump’s desk, where they stood like truants hauled before the...
Travel chaos in Spain: Dozens of flights cancelled as heavy rainfall batters Catalunya and Balearic Islands
Olive Press
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August 28, 2025
THOUSANDS of holidaymakers are currently stranded at airports across Spain after AEMET, the state weather agency, issued an orange weather alert for heavy rainfall. Dozens of flights have been cancelled at Barcelona El-Prat Airport after...
Portugal’s Hospitality Sector: Where Global Capital Meets Residency
The Portugal News
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Portugal’s immigration authorities report over €7 billion in investment since the program’s launch in 2012, while the Bank of Portugal and the Portuguese National Tourism Board recorded a historic €25 billion in tourism revenues in 2023. Mercan...
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Atlantic Portugal Transforms Support Space for Children and the Elderly in Estoril
The Portugal News
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The volunteer initiative involved painting the centre’s wall and entrance gate, with the goal of improving the surrounding environment and providing greater dignity to those who rely on the centre’s services each day. More than a simple aesthetic...
Dolphins GM Admits Team Is In Middle of Financial 'Reset'
Newsweek
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August 28, 2025
By Andrew Wright is a Newsweek contributor based in Lancaster, South Carolina. His focus is MLB content. Andrew has been with Newsweek since April 1st and previously worked at Yardbarker, SEC Unfiltered and more. He is a graduate of Charleston...
Portuguese AI Talent Joins Europe’s Elite Through Asset Flow
The Portugal News
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The national company AssetFloow has been invited to join the EU AI Champions Initiative, a selective program that brings together Europe’s most innovative players in artificial intelligence. With this milestone, Portugal now has two...
Coupling Chemical and Antennal Responses: A Streamlined GC-MS-EAD Approach in Sand Flies
LCGC International
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A recent study presented a simplified gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-electroantennographic detection (GC-MS-EAD) setup adapted for screening bioactive compounds in sand flies, in which the chemical identification and antennal responses are...