The Chinese government implemented preventive measures against the Covid-19 pandemic and imposed restrictions on visas to restrict the work of journalists, which contributed to a “rapid decline” in freedom of…
Iran intensifies the pressure on the US and calls for the lifting of the nuclear sanctions
The Iranian government has reiterated that for a possible return of Washington to the Iranian nuclear program agreement, it will only return to the negotiating table with the United States…
North Korea’s mysterious kitschy interior | Architecture
North Korea has been one of the most reluctant countries in the world for decades. Its isolation from the outside, promoted by today’s communist regime under the leadership of Kim…
Large families can now charge a discount on the light VAT electricity
Families with five or more members can apply to their supplier for a VAT reduction on electricity from this Monday and must prove their status as a large family. It…
Five days of a virtual Berlinale (for now)
The Berliner Festspiele will take place exclusively online from March 1st to 5th and reserve the festive meeting with the public and the city for June. A challenge that believes…
Telework bourgeoisie | Editorial
In an interview with the newspaper i, economics professor and PUBLIC columnist Susana Peralta defended: “There was a significant part of the people in Portugal who did not lose their…
Diogo was born | timeline
Now there is Diogo. Diogo was born to my daughter Sara on Saturday evening. It’s beautiful, chubby, blonde, calm. I’ve seen so many photos of him that I feel like…
The first serious success of the Portuguese presidency opinion
Last Thursday, the EU Council of Economic Ministers, on which the Portuguese Pedro Siza Vieira sits, approved the most important proposal for us, which most of us have never heard…
The ball and the pen opinion
In a popular YouTube video, physicist Brian Cox shows that a bowling ball and a spring fall at the same speed in a vacuum, that is, without air resistance. Although…
The announced return of austerity measures? | opinion
In the US, the controversy initiated by Larry Summers and somewhat intensified by Olivier Blanchard over the third stimulus package, which, as mentioned in the last column would be excessive…