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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
Mar 22, 202212 min read
Lithium Mine Threatens Way of Life
For three years, many in Montalegre , Portugal, have opposed the proposed mine with protests, petitions and links with other groups. At...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
Mar 16, 20224 min read
Saharan “Rain of Dust” in Portugal Expected in Caribbean
Dust from the Sahara Desert in North Africa traveled first to Spain on March 14 and, then, to Portugal on the following day, painting the...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
Mar 15, 20221 min read
Recipe for a Hero/Receita para Fazer um Heroi por Reinaldo Ferreira
Valentyna Konstantynovska, 79, in combat training for civilians in Mariupol, Ukraine (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/The Associated Press) Tome-se...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
Mar 8, 202210 min read
Have Your Say on Lithium Mine by May 10
The site of the proposed Romano mine An opponent of the potential lithium mine in Portugal’s Montalegre likened the “Romano” mine to...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
Mar 1, 20229 min read
Serra da Estrela Saved From Lithium Mining
Nearly 150 in Celorico de Basto protested approval of lithium exploration in Seixoso-Vieirios: “It’s a fight of all for all.” The UNESCO...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
Feb 28, 20222 min read
20 Ukrainian Residents of Portugal Go Home to Fight
Demonstration of support for Ukraine In response to the request to mobilize for defense, about 20 Ukrainians living in Portugal began...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
Feb 28, 20223 min read
Portugal: How to Help Ukrainians
In a demonstration against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Association of Ukrainians in Portugal announced the creation of a...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
Feb 21, 20224 min read
Belize: "Talking Drums" on COVID-19
COVID-19 protocols are still in place, including wearing a properly fitted face mask in public. When I visit family in Belize, there is...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
Feb 14, 20225 min read
Beware of Toxic Processionary Caterpillars
Anytime in the spring from February onwards, the caterpillars leave the nests in a long line, which can be composed of as many as 300...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
Feb 7, 20224 min read
Pedrogao: Unpredictable “Fire Whirlwinds”
“Fire whirlwinds” in Pedrogao Grande prevented the prediction of “the right direction” of the deadliest fire in Portugal’s history,...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
Feb 7, 20229 min read
Where Portugal Stands in EU Fight Against Corruption
“The vaccination process in Portugal went well because we came together. After a somewhat troubled start, we managed to prevent anyone...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
Feb 2, 20225 min read
Portugal OKs 6 Out of 8 Sites for Lithium Prospecting
The Directorate-General of Energy and Geology map of the six approved areas After completing a Strategic Environmental Assessment, the...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
Jan 31, 20223 min read
Pedrogao Fire Housing Trial: Ex-President Gets 7 Years
“This was a surprise,” said Valdemar Alves, ex-president of Pedrogao Grande municipality, accompanied by his wife as they left the Leiria...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
Jan 30, 20223 min read
Portugal: Worst Drought Status in 17 Years
“The 2005 drought was the one with the highest percentage of territories in the severe and extreme drought classes, but the current one...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
Jan 24, 20223 min read
Pedrogao Fire “Rotated” Suddenly
Augusto Arnaut, the commander of Pedrogao Grande firefighters, is one of the 11 defendants. (Photo by Arturo Machado/Global Imagens) A...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
Jan 24, 20224 min read
Portugal: 18+ Can Book Boosters Online
“This is how pandemics end; two ‘echo’ waves each being less and less significant” said immunologist Dr. James R. Baker, Jr....
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
Jan 21, 20228 min read
"The Lenny Bruce of Painting": Robert Colescott
In Nubian Queen, “the titular figure is a wavering black form standing in a field of vibrant, swirling hues and smiling at a sun of...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
Jan 17, 202218 min read
Solidarity Fighting Pandemic in Belize, Cuba and Puerto Rico
COVID-19 testing site on Belize’s Caye Caulker, a popular tourist spot The Caribbean features variety in people, natural beauty and its...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
Jan 11, 20223 min read
Pedrogao Fire: "Roof Tiles Flying Through the Air"
The firefighter ex-commander testified that he had little visibility on the road. The commander of the Volunteer Firefighters of Figueiro...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
Jan 8, 20229 min read
How Portugal Can Become Economic “California of the European Union”
“To embrace the ugly is beautiful: Respect all that nature gives us in all of its forms. In 2020, we saved more than 3,000 tons of food...
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