JN / Agencies Today at 13:27, updated at 13:48— China on Sunday confined about 1.5 million people in an area close to the capital, hit by a new outbreak of covid-19 infections, which the authorities describe as “serious and complex”. The country had managed to contain the evolution of contagions due to the new coronavirus, … Read more
Joaquim Gomes Today at 12:11, updated at 12:17— The driver of the vehicle died against it, which, on Friday, caused an accident on the A28, in the area of Fão, Esposende. Three people were injured, one of whom was in serious condition. Francisco Dinis Barroso, 77 years old, born and resident in the municipality of … Read more
JN / Agencies Today at 1:50 pm, updated at 2:15 pm— This Sunday morning, Ericeira’s lifeguard station assisted a recreational boat with seven people who were adrift in front of the Calada beach, in the municipality of Mafra. In a statement, the National Maritime Authority (AMN) states that the alert was received through the Lisbon … Read more
JN / Agencies Yesterday at 8:00 pm— An Ethiopian Orthodox monk, whose family says he is 114, survived the coronavirus after three weeks in hospital, having received oxygen and dexamethasone, a steroid successfully tested in the UK that should only be used in critically ill patients. Tilahun Woldemichael was discharged from a hospital on Thursday. … Read more
JN / Agencies Yesterday at 8:11 pm— The death of a young black man in Havana this week, allegedly by police shots and under unclear circumstances, is shocking Cubans, while Cuban authorities and state media remain silent about the incident. The young man’s death, which took place in the neighborhood of Guanaboca, on the outskirts … Read more
JN / Agencies Yesterday at 10:26 pm— Brazil is going to produce an experimental vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca against covid-19, which shows promising results in ongoing tests. According to the announcement by the Brazilian Ministry of Health, the country will pay 127 million dollars and receive material … Read more
JN / Agencies Today at 09:22, updated at 10:11— Swiss health authorities have quarantined some 300 people due to an outbreak of covid-19 in a Zurich nightclub, which spread extremely quickly. After six men tested positive for the covid-19 test days after being at the Swiss Flamingo Club on June 21, all 300 people who … Read more
JN / Agencies Today at 12:47— The Spanish newspaper “El País” acknowledged, this Saturday, the error published on Friday, after the Portuguese Government demanded the urgent and public correction of the title “Portugal orders the confinement of three million Lisboners”. “It is not a confinement as it is understood in Spain and as published yesterday … Read more
JN / Agencies Yesterday at 12:33— The young British man who pushed a child from a balcony at London’s Tate Modern museum in August 2019 was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a London court on Friday. In December, during his trial at the Old Bailey criminal court in the UK’s capital, Jonty Bravery, … Read more
Nuno Miguel Ropio Today at 2:46 pm, updated at 4:19 pm— Protest summoned by Chega took off with six times fewer participants than expected, but the group was formed along the way. Maria Vieira marched alongside Ventura. The demonstration of the Right called by the Chega party, in reaction to the anti-racist protests, took off … Read more