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How much plastic reaches the ocean each year?

Every year, it is estimated that 4.8 million to 12.7 million tons of plastic end up in the oceans, the human-made material now most abundant on Earth, after steel and cement.

Teresa Firmino

54.4C! Death Valley temperature may beat world record

This temperature was recorded in California on Sunday, just after 3PM. Weather experts say the readings need to be verified before any record is set.

Greta Thunberg awarded Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity

In this first edition, the one million-euro prize distinguishes people and organizations from all over the world that contributed to mitigate climate change in an innovative manner.

Andrea Cunha Freitas

Russia interfered with Brexit and Scottish independence referendums

The Intelligence and Security Commission of the British parliament was concluded in March 2019, but its findings have only now been made public. The conservative party received contributions from a business impresario friend of Boris Johnson, who worked for the Russian government.

António Rodrigues

Portugal bought hundreds of thousands of masks without quality guarantee

ASAE seized 627,000 FFP masks, which are used by health professionals in the fight against covid-19, for not meeting safety requirements. It may be the tip of the iceberg: hospitals, DGS, city halls and other public entities have bought masks with documents that appear to be CE certified, but are not proof of quality.

Rui Barros

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Miguel Dantas

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Mariana Oliveira

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Mara Tribuna

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Hélio Carvalho

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Sofia Correia Baptista

“Portugal is ready”: three Portuguese beaches in the top 10 of “the safest beaches in Europe”

European Best Destinations selects Comporta, Porto Santo and Meia Praia.

Fugas

Spain moves forward with minimum wage

The Government’s programme measure aiming to avoid extreme poverty is different from the one that inspired a pilot-project in Finland, which was not completed.

Nuno Ribeiro

Johan Giesecke, Swedish epidemiologist, ‘The number of deaths from covid-19 will be almost the same in all European countries.’

We will all be Swedish in the next few months claims the doctor and epidemiologist, Johan Giesecke. The model which has been seen in a dubious light since the United Kingdom abandoned it is where all countries are looking now, as they plan to open up again.

Isabel Salema