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Business : B. Grimm Urges Faster ASEAN Energy Integration To Harness Laos' Hydro And Malaysia's Solar Capacities
Bernama
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August 17, 2025
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (Bernama) – The groundwork for ASEAN energy integration has long been laid, but sharper focus and faster action are needed to propel renewable energy to the next level by harnessing each member’s...
World News | Shanghai's Diplomatic, Business and Indian Community Celebrate Independence Day and Janmashtami
Latestly
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August 16, 2025
Shanghai [China], August 16 (ANI): In a celebration of India's rich heritage, Shanghai's diplomatic, business and Indian community celebrated the 79th Independence Day and ShriKrishnaJanmashtam with fervour and enthusiasm, the Consulate General of...
Portugal’s Brightest Startups
The Portugal News
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The goal is simple: to take the best of the country’s innovation scene straight to the global stage in Lisbon this November. From the 10th to the 13th, the city will once again host one of the world’s biggest technology conferences, bringing...
Nvidia says H20 export controls didn’t stop China’s AI progress — claims 'they only stifled U.S. economic and technology leadership'
Tom's Hardware
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August 16, 2025
Nvidia shared an opinion piece by Aaron Ginn, co-founder of AI company Hydra Host, stating that despite the U.S.’s export controls on Nvidia’s H20 chips, China continued to achieve AI breakthroughs. Nvidia shared Ginn’s thoughts on the matter on...
Portugal and the EU on a Collision Course
The Portugal News
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In a rare move, Portugal has publicly challenged the European Commission, voicing reservations over the proposed revision of the Tobacco Excise Directive (TED). Lisbon’s position, expressed by the Ministry of Finance, warns of the risks of...
Lisbon schools ready for the new year
Salem News - Ohio
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LISBON — With the new school year just days away, the Lisbon Exempted Village School District is ready to hit the ground running. During the August school board meeting held Thursday, David Anderson principal Keith Edenfield, David Anderson...
Lisbon schools ready for new year
Morning Journal - Ohio
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LISBON — With the new school year just days away, the Lisbon Exempted Village School District is ready to hit the ground running. During the August school board meeting held Thursday, David Anderson principal Keith Edenfield, David Anderson...
Trump tariffs affect Portuguese entrepreneurs in Brazil
Portugal Pulse
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August 16, 2025
The president of the Federation of Portuguese Chambers of Commerce in Brazil, Carlos Alberto Lopes, emphasized that recent tariff changes “directly affect Portuguese companies established in Brazil or businessmen of Portuguese origin” in the...
Lisbon Introduces City-Wide Reusable Cup Program
Packaging World
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August 15, 2025
The city of Lisbon, Portugal, is giving single-use plastics the night off with a new city-wide reusable cup program. The program aims to cut plastic waste and emissions for the city’s nightlife and hospitality sectors. Its launch starting in late...
Lisbon Stock Exchange ends the week on a high with PSI rising 0.75%
Portugal Pulse
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August 15, 2025
Of the 15 companies listed on the PSI, only three ended in the red. Ibersol remained unchanged at 9.62 euros, while the rest saw gains. Leading the gains was BCP, rising 2.03% to 0.77 euros. Among the top gainers were Mota-Engil, which increased...
Portugal’s TAP Gets Open Door in Argentina’s Changing Aviation Sector
The Rio Times
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August 15, 2025
Argentina has handed TAP Air Portugal an unlimited license to do business in the country, a step published through the national civil aviation authority and confirmed in public government documents. The change comes after the Milei administration...
Portugal protests expulsion of reporters from Guinea-Bissau before election
WKZO - Michigan
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August 15, 2025
LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal’s government on Friday condemned the expulsion of reporting teams of state news agency Lusa and two African units of broadcaster RTP from Guinea-Bissau in the run-up to a postponed election scheduled to be held in...
The small revolution of Portugal’s winegrowers
El País
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August 16, 2025
Angelo Rocha meets with his team at eight in the morning to organize the day’s tasks at Quinta da Comenda, a beautiful property in São Pedro do Sul, a municipality in the Central Portuguese district of Viseu. The estate once belonged to the mother...
Mets Urged To Swing Blockbuster Offseason Trade For $116 Million All-Star
Newsweek
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August 16, 2025
By Zach Pressnell is a Newsweek contributor based in Columbus, Ohio. His focus is MLB content. He has an extensive knowledge of professional baseball and all things that come with it after working closely with the sport for years. Zach has been...
England can learn from Portugal’s pay for performance model in primary care
British Medical Journal
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Incentives will only have a real impact if they are adaptable to the needs of patients and healthcare teams, write Margarida Gil Conde and Ivone Gonçalves Gaspar Recent publication of the NHS’s 10 Year Health Planfor England, with its renewed...
Portugal fines company over Madeira banana abuse
Fresh Plaza
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August 15, 2025
The Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC) has sanctioned a company for abusing its dominant position in the market for the collection, distribution, and commercialisation of Madeira bananas. The undertaking cooperated with the AdC under a...
Desire Lines: Portugese brand Salsa brings the wide-leg jean back around
Irish Examiner
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August 16, 2025
The latest addition to Portuguese jeanswear brand Salsa’s ‘Push-In’ collection is the wide leg (we told you it was back in a big way). The range is known for its flattering fit which keeps you comfortably held in, and this relaxed wide leg variety...
Lockheed’s F-35 fighter jet is a sonic boon for North Texas economy
The Dallas Morning News - Texas
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August 15, 2025
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II is promoted as the most advanced fighter jet in the world, and it has an outsized impact in North Texas. Final assembly primarily takes place in Fort Worth, but the F-35 requires 1,900 high-tech subcontractors...
Fanduel Announces Market Access Agreement With St. Louis CITY SC Ahead Of Upcoming Missouri Launch
MENAFN
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August 15, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- FanDuel, North America's premier online gaming company, today announced a new market access agreement with St. Louis CITY SC. The partnership comes ahead of the launch of mobile sports...
For the Portuguese Community, Southern Massachusetts Is a Hub of Festas, Food, and Family
Conde Nast Traveler
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August 15, 2025
“I'm considered [part] of the younger generation,” says Kuchar. Thus there's a responsibility to carry on traditions, which is why her mother began passing down recipes as soon as the family settled in their new home of America. “My mother was...