CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD

Alzira Luiz in front of her house in Rapos, Castanheira de Pera, which was destroyed by the fire and still was being rebuilt in September...

Most of the deaths occurred on National Road 236-1, which connects Castanheira de Pera and Figueiro dos Vinhos. Portugal has an...

MAP OF SUSCEPTIBILITY TO RADON -- Parishes with more than 10% high-risk area are considered highly susceptible (Elevado) (1,812...

Prince William danced in the Garifuna village of Hopkins, Belize. The Garinagu (plural of Garifuna) are descendants of an...

For three years, many in Montalegre , Portugal, have opposed the proposed mine with protests, petitions and links with other groups. At...

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...

Valentyna Konstantynovska, 79, in combat training for civilians in Mariupol, Ukraine (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/The Associated Press) Tome-se...

The site of the proposed Romano mine An opponent of the potential lithium mine in Portugal’s Montalegre likened the “Romano” mine to...

Nearly 150 in Celorico de Basto protested approval of lithium exploration in Seixoso-Vieirios: “It’s a fight of all for all.” The UNESCO...

Demonstration of support for Ukraine In response to the request to mobilize for defense, about 20 Ukrainians living in Portugal began...

In a demonstration against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Association of Ukrainians in Portugal announced the creation of a...

COVID-19 protocols are still in place, including wearing a properly fitted face mask in public. When I visit family in Belize, there is...

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...

“Fire whirlwinds” in Pedrogao Grande prevented the prediction of “the right direction” of the deadliest fire in Portugal’s history,...

“The vaccination process in Portugal went well because we came together. After a somewhat troubled start, we managed to prevent anyone...

The Directorate-General of Energy and Geology map of the six approved areas After completing a Strategic Environmental Assessment, the...

“This was a surprise,” said Valdemar Alves, ex-president of Pedrogao Grande municipality, accompanied by his wife as they left the Leiria...

“The 2005 drought was the one with the highest percentage of territories in the severe and extreme drought classes, but the current one...

Augusto Arnaut, the commander of Pedrogao Grande firefighters, is one of the 11 defendants. (Photo by Arturo Machado/Global Imagens) A...

“This is how pandemics end; two ‘echo’ waves each being less and less significant” said immunologist Dr. James R. Baker, Jr....