The Syrian regime said on Sunday it had regained control of the city of Aleppo, despite continuing the offensive against the ‘jihadist’ movement in the northwest of the country, according to international organizations and state media. Aleppo is the second largest city in Syria and the capital of a region with its name that had … Read more
Cabo Verde Airlines (CVA) announced the indefinite suspension, from March 1, of the route between the island of Sal and Salvador da Bahia, in Brazil, justified restructuring with new destinations. In a statement sent to Lusa, the Cape Verdean company, privatized in March 2019 and which succeeded the state-owned Transportes Aéreos de Cabo Verde (TACV), … Read more
Pope Francis thanked former President of Brazil, Luís Inácio ‘Lula’ da Silva, for visiting the Vatican and was pleased to be able to see him “walking down the street” after leaving prison in November. «I thank him for the gesture of coming, I thank him very much, and I am glad to be able to … Read more
A cruise with more than 2,000 people on board that was prevented from entering several Asian countries due to the risk of a possible spread of the new coronavirus, called Covid-19, docked in Cambodia today. The Holland America Line cruise ship was allowed to dock at the port of Sihanoukville after Thailand denied landing on … Read more
US President Donald Trump this Monday made an (unusual) prediction about the end of the coronavirus outbreak, pointing to the month of April. «Heat usually kills this type of virus. It will disappear in April ”, he said initially, reiterating, hours later, on the social network Twitter, a small modification to the initial declaration. «In … Read more
British Airways broke this Sunday the fastest subsonic transatlantic flight record ever, which corresponds to a speed lower than that of sound. As the North American television station CNN advances, the Boeing 747 left New York and arrived in London 4.56 hours later. A trip that normally lasts 6.13 hours. The flight, which took off … Read more
Published on : 02/09/2020 – 17:07Modified : 02/09/2020 – 17:07 – Malian musician Ballaké Sissoko accused the American airport security services (TSA) of having damaged his kora during a New York-Paris flight. The Malian government demanded compensation in the United States for this valuable instrument on Saturday. “A huge cultural prejudice,” said the Malian government … Read more
Published on : 02/08/2020 – 06:48Modified : 02/08/2020 – 06:50 – Since the beginning of 2020, 258 people have been infected with the Lassa virus in 19 of the 36 states in Nigeria. At least 41 people have died from this acute hemorrhagic fever. In Ondo, one of the provinces hardest hit by this new … Read more
The Government of São Tomé and Príncipe announced, this Saturday, a «daily communication line» and «a budget for Sao Tome students in Wuhan», a Chinese city considered the center of the infection of the new coronavirus, indicates, a statement, of the Council of Ministers. “The Government decided for greater articulation and exchange of information with … Read more
The leader of Chega, André Ventura, announced, this Saturday, the candidacy for the next presidential elections, scheduled for January 2021. Using a video sent to party leaders and activists, André Ventura states that Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will be a “difficult opponent to sell” but he also wrote that his “silence” in the face of … Read more