Former Defense Minister Júlio de Lemos Pereira Castro Caldas died on Saturday morning at 76. Castro Caldas was Minister of Defense in the second government of António Guterres between 1999 and 2001 and president of the Bar in two terms, from 1993 to 1999. Prior to being a minister, Julio Castro Caldas had been a … Read more
THE SCAN SPORT – Less than a month after his rescue in the Arctic, the South African will set off for the Saudi desert on Sunday alongside Cyril Despres, five times winner of the race. “I was stuck in the ice for a month and now I’m headed for Jeddah.” Rescued on December 8 with … Read more
Angolan businesswoman Isabel dos Santos, who saw the seizure of nine companies in which she has shareholdings and bank accounts, appealed today for the “tranquility and confidence” of her work teams. The Angolan businesswoman, who has been abroad for several months, used her Twitter account to leave the message, stressing that “the road is long” … Read more
Considered the world’s oldest black rhino, she died at age 57 in Tanzania. Fausta was only three years old when she was first sighted in 1965 at the Ngorongoro Crater. After more than five decades of freedom in a region that is one of Tanzania’s biggest tourist attractions, old age and some health problems have … Read more
The government of Nicolás Maduro announced on Saturday that it had activated the “diplomatic procedures” to request Brazil to hand over five Venezuelan military detained in the state of Roraima, accused of robbing a military barracks. “The necessary diplomatic procedures have already been activated to request and facilitate the handover of this group of citizens … Read more
At least 16,506 violent deaths have occurred in Venezuela this year, the Venezuelan Violence Observatory (OVV) reported this Friday, which means a homicide rate of 60.3 per 100,000 people, yet 21% less. than in 2018. Despite the fall and a reduction in homicides for the third year in a row, the non-profit non-governmental organization (OVV), … Read more
The Angolan President, João Lourenço, exonerated, this Friday, “at his request”, the Secretary of State for Cultural Creative Industries, João Domingos Silva Constantino and, in his place, appointed João Pedro da Cunha Lourenço. The Civil House of the President of the Republic of Angola further advances that João Lourenço also dismissed two deputy governors of … Read more
Vitor Hugo Valente, president of Vitória de Setúbal, was beaten this Thursday in the city center on Avenida Luísa Todi. The sadino leader had bruises on his face and went to the hospital in Setúbal to be assisted. Victor Hugo Valente was involved last week in a controversial case in which he was accused of … Read more
At least 24 people were killed in Angola in the event of homicide, drowning and traffic accidents, from December 24 until 12.30 pm last Wednesday, Angolan police said. The information was transmitted this Thursday by the director of the Institutional Communication and Press office of the Angolan police general command, Orlando Bernardo, saying that during … Read more