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Tough Draw for PSG, Real Madrid as UCL phase is revealed
The Sun Nigeria
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August 29, 2025
The UEFA Champions League league phase draw for the 2025–26 season has thrown up blockbuster clashes, with defending champions Paris Saint-Germain set to face both Bayern Munich and Barcelona in what promises to be a fiercely competitive group. In...
Forest firefighters hope for career advancement without fear of evaluations
Portugal Pulse
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August 29, 2025
“The recognition and enhancement of the career of forest rangers are needed,” stated Luís Damas, highlighting the work’s demanding nature and the significant effort and risk involved during summer. He also expressed a desire for increased funding...
‘We are all shocked’: Warming waters bring a stinging sea slug to Spain’s coasts
The Straits Times
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August 28, 2025
MADRID - When a pair of curious-looking sea slugs were found this month on the beach near Guardamar del Segura, few in the resort town in southern Spain noticed. But then, last week, the tiny blue creatures – capable of delivering one of the most...
‘Amazon, oh beautiful Amazon’ – Dom Phillips
Latin American Bureau
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August 28, 2025
How to Save The Amazon: This testimony book by the assassinated journalist lays bare the tragedy of Amazônia – of which he himself came to be one of the most painful examples – but also its uniquely marvelous nature. This review appeared in...
Juneau Co. authorities investigating apparent ‘swatting’ call
WMTV - Wisconsin
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August 29, 2025
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Juneau County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after an apparent swatting incident on Thursday. According to a Facebook post, authorities received a report of a possible suspect loading a long gun and a handgun on a...
Working with the Global South to chart a course through rising tourism
The National News
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Seven centuries ago, Ibn Battuta, the famed North African traveller, began a brief pilgrimage to Makkah that turned into a 29-year journey involving shipwrecks, kidnappings, political coups, royal meetings and the Black Death. Although few people...
Google's AI Live Translation and Learning Tools Are Here. How to Use Them
CNET
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August 28, 2025
Google Translate is getting an AI upgrade designed to make real-time conversations and language learning easier. The update is rolling out this week in the Translate app on iOS and Android. The first tool, for live translations, lets you have a...
Portugal surpasses 6.1 GW of solar capacity
pv-magazine
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August 20, 2025
Portugal’s solar capacity reached 6.17 GW in May, according to the country’s renewable energy association. While distributed generation is steadily expanding, a quicker rate of deployment across all market segments will be needed to meet 2030...
Trade | US exempts Portuguese cork from import tariffs – Portugal
Portugese American Journal
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August 23, 2025
Posted on 23 August 2025. Portugal’s cork industry has successfully earned a US tariff exemption under the new US-EU trade agreement, safeguarding one of the country’s most iconic and strategic exports. The exemption prevents a 15% tariff...
WAFCON final goal vs Morocco my best career moment – Ijamilusi
Punch
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August 28, 2025
China-based Super Falcons striker Folashade Ijamilusi talks about her journey from playing street football in Lagos, to becoming a WAFCON winner and more, in this interview with ABIODUN ADEWALE You got your first WAFCON start in the...
Mapping Two Decades Of Shark Product Trade: What It Means For Sustainability
Forbes
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A two-decade analysis shows that sustainable shark trade depends on collaborative global governance, improved traceability, and science-based catch limits, led by strong EU regulatory frameworks. getty The global shark meat trade is… complex, to...
Devils’ loss looks grim for Amorim
Free Malaysia Today
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August 28, 2025
No one would have dared write this script. Even the name sounds far-fetched. Anything starting with Grim… But it’s real: the place is named after a Viking warrior. And the location? Voted the worst spot to live in England. It’s a long way from...
‘The power of nature’: Under the radar New Zealand wines to seek out now
The New Zealand Herald
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August 29, 2025
Despite its short history of wine, these producers, from Central Otago and North Canterbury, are making bottles that are ravishing and distinctive. The modern history of New Zealand wine is surprisingly short, particularly here on the South...
The Best Art Galleries (and One Museum) in Lisbon, Portugal
The New York Observer
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August 23, 2025
Work by Miriam Cahn at MAAT. Artwork: Miriam Cahn / © Pedro Pina Lisbon has a reputation for being one of the most artistic cities in Europe, yet that reputation has long been tied to architecture—the pastel-toned Alfama buildings, the intricate...
Firefighter becomes fourth fatality in Portugal wildfires
RTE Ireland
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August 23, 2025
A firefighter killed in Portugal while battling a wildfire has become the fourth fatality in the emergency the country has faced this summer, the presidency said. The office of President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa sent condolences to the family of...
Europe burns as deadly infernos tear through Spain and Portugal in worst wildfire season on record - with fears 'catastrophic' blazes will continue
Daily Mail
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August 23, 2025
Deadly fires are raging through Spain and Portugal as the worst wildfire season on record continues across the continent. Villages have been evacuated, farmers drafted in to fight the flames, and huge areas of land have been destroyed, four times...
Lisbon Schools building improvements close to completed
Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun - Iowa
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August 20, 2025
The construction project at Lisbon Schools is finally nearing completion. Board member John Baker said that the majority of punch list items are being completed with the contractors right now, and the retainage for those items are being replaced....
Highlights and best moments in Stage 6 of La Vuelta 2025
VAVEL
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August 28, 2025
🆕🟥 Torstein Træen, the new leader There is a new wearer of the red jersey for the overall leader! Bahrain Victorious rider Torstein Træen, after a great effort to get into the breakaway, manages to take first place, beating Jonas Vingegaard by...
Portugal wildfires claim third victim
New Age Bangladesh
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Agence France-Presse . Lisbon, Portugal 20 August, 2025, 22:26 A man was killed while helping fight wildfires that have been scorching Portugal, the country’s civil protection service said Wednesday, bringing the death toll from the fires to...
Portugal wildfires death toll rises to three as heatwave fuels blazes
The Sun Daily
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August 20, 2025
LISBON: A man has died while assisting wildfire suppression efforts in Portugal, raising the death toll to three as multiple fires continue to rage across the country. The victim was working for a company contracted to help the northern...