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Portugal: How Wood-Pellet Stoves Really Work
Pellet stoves are the cleanest solid-fuel residential heating appliances, reported the U.S. Department of Energy. Yet, the source of the...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
- Nov 30
- 6 min
Concrete Alternative Made of Sugarcane Waste
“This will benefit and revolutionize the construction industry, ” said a researcher at the American University in Cairo. Architects,...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
- Nov 23
- 10 min
“Voting Paradox” in Portugal’s Snap Election Ahead
“Before 1974, the role of elections was to confirm the continuity of the ruling party, giving the international community the impression...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
- Nov 13
- 1 min
Rare Aurora Borealis in Portugal
The northern lights at the seaside city of Figueira da Foz (Photo by Miguel Marques) To capture the northern lights at a seaside city on...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
- Nov 9
- 16 min
Wild Boar Explosion: Portuguese City Wants OK to Shoot
About a dozen javalis in Abrantes city center (Video from Tomar na Rede) Wild boars are shaking up Portugal, presenting challenges...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
- Oct 31
- 3 min
Age of Portugal’s Beloved Bobi, World’s Oldest Dog, to Be Probed
Bobi, the only one in his litter to avoid deliberate burial, was recognized as the world’s oldest dog ever before he died at age 31 in...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
- Oct 27
- 8 min
Belize and Regional Nations Urge Consistent U.S. Migration Policy
“If we work together, and we coordinate our efforts and bring all our resources . . . together, then we are able to take on any problem...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
- Oct 26
- 1 min
Purple . . . Rain . . . Olive Harvest in Portugal
Day 7 of a wet -- but mild weather – olive harvest in Oliveira do Hospital Municipality, Coimbra District
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
- Oct 19
- 2 min
High Winds, Intense Rain Expected to Batter Portugal
(Photo @ Sara Matos/Global Imagens) A second low-pressure system is expected to clobber mainland Portugal on October 19, with strong...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
- Oct 17
- 6 min
The Caribbean and Country Music: A 75-Year Love Affair
When the radio in New York would play “I found my thrill, on Blueberry Hill”, my mother and father would find their way to each other and...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
- Oct 10
- 4 min
Belize Plans $50 Million Sargassum-to-Fuel Plant
Belize Prime Minister John Briceño (left) met with several German government officials, including Dr. Tobias Lindner (right), Minister of...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
- Oct 9
- 1 min
“Recipe for a Hero”/”Receita para Fazer um Heroi” por Reinaldo Ferreira
Corporal Naama Boni, 19, enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces only seven months ago. She was among the 1,100 dead in three days after...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
- Oct 3
- 9 min
Controversial Zé Povinho and the 1910 Portuguese Revolution
The Sovereign! - Zé Povinho. Signed: Raphael Bordallo Pinheiro. "Album das Glórias", Volume I, Nº 32, Lisbon, September 1882. Before the...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
- Sep 26
- 1 min
Remembering the Unmistakable Botero in Lisbon: “Maternity”
Maternity is located at the top of Parque Eduardo VII, according to the news agency, Lusa (September 15). (Photo by Harvey...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
- Sep 18
- 14 min
Museum of Carmen Miranda, the Most Famous Portuguese Woman, Reopens in Brazil
Carmen Miranda sings Tico-Tico no Fuba in the 1947 film, Copacabana, in which she co-starred with comedian and actor Groucho Marx. She...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
- Sep 10
- 8 min
Portugal OKs 2nd Lithium Mine, But Opponents Say “We Won’t Stop”
The author lives in the foothills of the Serra da Estrella which, until February 2022, had been considered for lithium exploration. She...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
- Sep 8
- 6 min
Remembering the Dead at Portugal’s Unique “Little Souls”
A votive candleholder left at a granite pillar "little soul" in a village of Oliveira do Hospital Municipality, Coimbra District ...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
- Aug 31
- 6 min
“If Ireland Did It, Why Can’t Portugal?”
Convergence: Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in purchasing power parities -- It is curious that Ireland was as developed as the...
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
- Aug 28
- 4 min
Belize Signs for $77 Million Solar Energy Loan From Saudi Arabia
Prime Minister of Belize, John Briceno (left), signed the agreement with Sultan Al-Marshad, the CEO of the Saudi Fund for Development....
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@ Cynthia Adina Kirkwood
- Aug 26
- 9 min
FIFA Bans Rubiales for 3 Years After Controversial Kiss
At a congratulations lineup after Spain’s victory in the Women’s World Cup, the male president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation...
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