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Tábua Mourns Eduardo Gageiro, Who Photographed Portugal's Pride and Shame
The portrait of dictator António de Oliveira Salazar was taken down from the headquarters of PIDE, the secret police, on April 25, 1974,...

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3 days ago4 min read
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Portugal's Mateus Rosé Was My First
(Photo from Reddit , 2023) In the heart of Portugal, white olive florets drift like snowflakes to the green and grayish hues of the mossy...

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May 293 min read
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"Vivid Memories of the Future": The Bare Midriff and Me
The Vivid Memories of the Future collection was a tribute to couturier Madeleine Vionnet (1876-1975), who is credited with introducing...

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May 193 min read
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"Home-Thoughts, from Abroad" by Robert Browning
Bluebells (Photo from Pixabay) Oh, to be in England Now that April's there, And whoever wakes in England Sees, some morning,...

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May 121 min read
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U.K. Applauded for Ban on Chinese Solar Panels Linked to Forced Labor
Human rights groups believe that China has detained more than one million Uyghurs against their will in “re-education camps”. There are...

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May 46 min read
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Portuguese Street Artist Bordalo II Trashes Excess in Paris Exhibit
(From Bordalo II's website) Bordalo II remains true to his artistic mission of exposing the devastation and excesses of some lifestyles...

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Apr 272 min read
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Pope Francis (1936-2025) Urged Dialogue About "Our Common Home", Earth
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis (2013-2025), riding the bus in Argentina (Photo from South St. Joseph blog,...

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Apr 215 min read
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EU Fast-Tracks 4 Lithium, Copper Projects in Portugal
(From European Commission website) For the first time, the European Commission has adopted a list of strategic projects to boost domestic...

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Apr 157 min read
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"Resist," Says Tribal Elder Leonard Peltier Freed After 49 Years
"Today I am finally free! They may have imprisoned me, but they never took my spirit! Thank you to all my supporters throughout the world...

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Apr 817 min read
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T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land" ("A Terra Desolada")
A U.K. first edition, hand-set by Virginia Woolf for Hogarth Press, which she and her husband, Leonard, had created to publish her...

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Apr 21 min read
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Belize Mourns Garifuna Icon, Aurelio Martínez, The Last of the Three Kings
Aurelio: "I know I must continue the culture of my grandparents, of my ancestors, and find new ways to express it. Few people know about...

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Mar 237 min read
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"Playbook of Authoritarians" in Arrest of Columbia University Student, Half of House Democrats Accuse U.S.
As part of a national day of action on March 15, hundreds in Times Square, New York, demanded the release of pro-Palestinian student...

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Mar 185 min read
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"It's Cal Worthington and His Dog, Spot", on the Trump White House Lawn
To the tune of a catchy jingle, a blaring "Cal Worthington and his dog, Spot" would introduce the car dealer's zany late-night television...

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Mar 142 min read
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Provocative Portuguese Poet Adília Lopes
"My poetry is an epic of a lesser life. It is not the discovery of a sea route to India. It is the path of the hallway in my house...

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Mar 89 min read
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In These Uncertain Times, Belize, CARICOM Deepening Ties With Allies
Front row center, from left to right: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of Germany (sky blue blazer); CARICOM Chair,...

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Feb 267 min read
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Spain's Ex-Football Boss Convicted of Sexual Assault Over World Cup Kiss
Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting the footballer...

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Feb 204 min read
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How to Win Against Bullies: Maria Teresa Horta (1937-2025), The Last of Portugal's "Three Marias"
"The Three Marias" became an international cause célèbre. Maria Velho da Costa, Maria Teresa Horta and Maria Isabel Barrreno co-wrote ...

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Feb 199 min read
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In U.S. Trump Chaos, Belizeans Offered Incentives to Return Home
U.S. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, whose adoptive mother is Belizean, receives the keys of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, in Belize in 2016....

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Feb 127 min read
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Portugal: Injunction Suspends Savannah Lithium's Work
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations recognized the Barroso region as a Globally Important Agricultural...

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Feb 73 min read
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Unauthorized U.S. Immigrants: Dos and Don'ts
Red "Know Your Rights" cards have been distributed at Los Angeles Unified School District and throughout the country. They advise people...

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Feb 311 min read
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