The Portuguese startup CRE.MAR produces diamonds based on ashes that arise from the cremation of bodies and, for this ingenious idea, won the Road2WebSummit. The founder of the startup, Víctor Oliveira said that the idea came up in 2017, and for now intends to stabilize the business in the Portuguese market and, next year, progressively enter the...
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Mozambique already has a marine management plan
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, launched today in the city of Vilankulo, Inhambane province, a maritime spatial planning plan as part of the strategy of good governance of the sea and sustainable management of marine resources. This is an instrument that includes five categories and classes of space, namely Total Protection Zones, Qualified Zones, Qualified...
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UN and Gates Foundation Donate $2.7MM for Access to Family Planning
In total it is about 3.1 billion dollars that the United Nations and the Bill Gates Foundation will provide over the next five years so that women and girls around the world have access to family planning. The information was announced by the Family Planning 2030 partnership that brings together several civil organizations to protect...
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Government considers that terrorism makes the sustainable exploitation of marine resources unfeasible
Violent extremism is the main factor that prevents the implementation of several projects that would enable the sustainable exploitation of ocean resources for the benefit of the population. According to the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, who was speaking at the opening in Vilankulo of the second edition of the Crescendo Azul Conference that runs until tomorrow, terrorism is a threat...
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Rain and strong winds alert for the south zone
The southern region of the country could from today, be battered by rain and strong winds. The alert is the National Institute of Meteorology (INAM) that predicts strong winds with gusts up to 70 kilometers per hour and rain that can be "locally very strong" and accompanied by "severe thunderstorms. "The alert covers several districts...
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US asks China, Japan and India to open up oil reserves
The United States of America (US) has asked most oil-consuming countries to release their reserves in order to reduce high energy prices, as well as rising prices for fuel and other consumer products. This request by the US president, Joe Biden, translates the frustration of the US...
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Evergrande sells stake for 241 million
In a clear attempt to ease its cash crunch, real estate giant Evergrande today announced the sale of its stake in video streaming platform Hengten for the equivalent of 241 million euros, writes a news website. The company has liabilities equivalent to 260 billion euros, including...
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Government answers questions to MPs today
The government returned today to the Assembly of the Republic (AR) to answer the questions of insistence, referring to the General State Account of 2020, placed by the members of the three benches. During the presentation of the General State Account for the economic year 2020, the Prime Minister, Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, said on Wednesday that the executive has...
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Frida Kahlo's self-portrait auctioned for $34.9 million
Frida Kahlo's work "Diego y yo", (Diego and I) has sold for about 34.9 million dollars at a Sotheby's auction in New York to the founder of the Museum of Latin American Art. This is the highest value for a painting by a Latin American artist. The 30-centimeter work of...
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Government is modernizing state financial administration
The Government is already working to modernize the financial administration of the State at all levels. The information was advanced by the Prime Minister, Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, this Wednesday in the Assembly of the Republic during the plenary session. "We are improving to expand the use of information and communication technologies for the management of public finances. A...