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Portuguese president tours Marin, helps launch Tiburon mural
The event capped a tour of California for President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who visited Merced County, met tech luminaries in San Jose and threw out the opening pitch at …
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President of Portugal talks sustainability during visit to Stanford
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa discussed Portugal and California’s shared climate challenges and opportunities, and said he hoped his visit would be the beginning of a “long-lasting friendship” with Stanford. …
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R.I.’s U.S. Attorney proud of his Portuguese roots; wants to curb violence, drugs and guns
U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island Zachary Anthony Cunha, 46, is not the first Portuguese-American to serve as U.S. attorney, but surely belongs to a very small exclusive …
Angola’s main opposition party challenges election results
LISBON (Reuters) – Angola's main opposition party has submitted a legal complaint challenging the electoral commission's finding that the governing party won last week's election, a letter seen by Reuters …
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Pros and Cons of Moving to Luanda
Expats moving to Angola’s capital will have much to consider and plan for. Although elements of culture shock may be felt and visa processes can be stressful, Luanda has plenty to …
Five years on from wildfire tragedy, Portugal again at mercy of heat and drought
But five years on, blazes are again ravaging a countryside that, with those fire prevention measures poorly enforced in forests and plantations reduced to tinderboxes by a searing heatwave and …
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