The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) estimates that at least 61 journalists have died in the war between Israel and Hamas, one of the bloodiest for journalism since the organization began collecting information in 1992. On December 1, the CPJ estimated the death toll at 54 Palestinians, four Israelis...
President Joe Biden met today with the President of Angola, João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, in the Oval Office of the White House, on the occasion of 30 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. He said that he intends to visit Angola again. "I've been there [to Angola] and I'll be back," said Biden, quoted in a White House report....
A report by Swiss investment bank UBS revealed on Thursday that the number of billionaires in the world has increased by seven percent compared to last year. Their wealth increased by nine percent. The UBS Billionaire Ambitions Report 2023 indicates that in 2022 there were 2,376 billionaires in the world,...
On Monday, the President of Angola, João Lourenço, inaugurated the country's largest diamond exploration project, the Luele mine, for which the consortium has already invested 635 million dollars. The Sociedade Mineira do Luele consortium is made up of Catoca with a 50.5% stake, Angolan state diamond company Endiama, 25%,...
Ford has announced that the Ford Ranger 2024 model has broken a pre-sale record by selling 400 vehicles in four hours, according to the Brazilian press. In around 30 minutes, 250 vehicles were ordered. The first 200 pickup trucks should reach their owners in February 2024. The second batch should be completed by...
In an operation aimed only at professional investors, the Portuguese construction company Mota-Engil will issue between 50 and 60 million in bonds. Mota-Engil announces the launch of a new subscription offer for book-entry and registered bonds with a nominal unit value of one thousand euros, a minimum global value of 50 million euros and...
If you thought that the two biggest rivals in world soccer would no longer meet because they had disconnected from European soccer, you were wrong. But if you were hoping for a clash, even though they are poles apart, this dream could come true. Inter Miami, the North American club where Argentinian Lionel...
The UK's development bank, British International Investment, is willing to consider financing energy projects in Africa that run on natural gas, if they increase access to electricity on the continent, according to officials. As the world prepares for the next round of United Nations climate negotiations, which begin...
The University of Minho, in partnership with a Spanish team, is developing a project inspired by nature, which aims to make it easier to adapt to the changes caused by the climate crisis. It is a flexible nanodevice, inspired by plant photosynthesis, with sustainability in mind. The device should be able to absorb solar energy and convert it into electricity, as well as...
At least 11 miners died on Monday (27) at the Impal Platinum mine (Implats) in Rustenburg, in northwestern South Africa, after a cable in the elevator that was to transport them to the surface snapped, causing the mine to collapse. South Africa employs thousands of Mozambicans in mines and pharmas, but...