The news of this arrest, advanced by the American television station CNN, happened a few days before the inauguration of President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, scheduled for Wednesday. According to CNN, the arrest took place at 6:30 pm local Friday (11:30 pm in Lisbon), when the man approached one of the police checkpoints … Read more
House of Representatives President Nancy Pelosi has announced that legislation will be put forward for a new impeachment process against outgoing President Donald Trump. In a letter to Democrats in that chamber of Congress, Pelosi wrote that Vice President Mike Pence will be asked to “activate the 25th amendment [da Constituição] to declare the President … Read more
So far, only one senator, Josh Hawley, has expressed an intention to formally question the Democrat’s victory on Wednesday, an unusual act that threatens to expose tensions within the Republican Party. “Congress must immediately appoint an electoral commission, with full authority to investigate “possible” electoral fraud, “seven acting senators and four newly elected senators said … Read more
Hundreds of starlings were found dead around Rome’s Termini station, allegedly because of the fireworks that were launched to commemorate the arrival of 2021. It is estimated that the birds were frightened and became disoriented by the fireworks, eventually hitting high-voltage windows or cables. A Italian agency ANSA nicknamed “massacre” what happened in Rome, while … Read more
A team of Swedish rescuers and Norwegian search and rescue dogs are helping to rescue 10 missing people following a landslide last Wednesday on a hillside in Ask, 25 kilometers northeast of Oslo, the capital of Norway , which caused the collapse of some houses. The rescue operation has the help of helicopters, having already … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) is being accused of conspiring with the Italian health ministry to hide a report that revealed the country’s poor management at the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic. At issue is the lack of updating of the pandemic plan since 2006. That is, 14 years ago. The news is advanced by … Read more
Do you think that a swimming pool 10 meters deep is something of the other world? Now imagine one 45.4 meters. It is not fiction, it is really reality, and it was recently opened in the Polish city of Mszczonow, becoming the deepest pool in the world. It took two years to build and takes … Read more
At a time when vaccine approval and subsequent vaccination is on the agenda, many are wondering when the world will return to normal, even though experts warn that it is necessary to continue taking precautionary measures over the next year. While it is still difficult to set a deadline, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates estimated in … Read more
The sophisticated world of ceramics in New Zealand was shaken by controversy, after a proposal was made to organize a vibrator manufacturing workshop. The now former president of the Wellington Potters Association, Nicole Gaston, proposed to organize the workshop with Mexican artist Iza Lozano. According to Nicole, clay sex toys have several advantages over latex … Read more
The process of universal vaccination of all Portuguese people against covid-19 will take place entirely in the infrastructures of the NHS: first in health centers and then in other facilities, possibly even in field hospitals and other similar infrastructures. The plan will be announced on Thursday. And Infarmed’s headquarters in Lisbon will be the center … Read more