Portuguese rescued in Nepal almost a week after violent floods

A Portuguese citizen was rescued in Nepal almost a week after the violent floods that affected the country, in a catastrophe that has already caused more than a thousand deaths in Nepal and China. The rescue highlights the ongoing rescue efforts following the devastating floods that struck the region.

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It's official: EU will suspend purchase of this meat and has until this date to eat it one last time

The European Union will suspend the import of Brazilian beef from Thursday, September 3, a decision confirmed by the office of the European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, Oliver Varhelyi, to Irish MEP Ciaran Mullooly. The suspension, which covers the entire European market, comes after Brazil tried, unsuccessfully, to reverse or delay the measure, which is related to food safety issues that remain unresolved.

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The Covered Pool of La Vall d'Uixó Reborn After 63,000 Euros in Improvements

The Municipal Covered Pool of La Vall d'Uixó began the new season with significant improvements after an investment of 63,000 euros by Emsevall, the municipal public company responsible for managing the facility. The maintenance works were carried out during the month of August, coinciding with the annual technical stop, when the facility is not in operation.

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Available places in the second phase of access to higher education rise to 11 thousand. See here the courses with places

The Ministry of Education announced that approximately 11,112 places are available in the second phase of the national higher education access competition in Portugal, an increase from the initial 6,639, due to 4,512 students placed in the first phase who did not enroll. Among the courses with available places are Medicine at the University of Coimbra (5 places), Medicine at Nova University of Lisbon (1 place), and Law at the University of Lisbon (57 places). The course with the most places is Computer Engineering at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, with 74 places. Applications are open until September 20th and results will be announced on September 30th, with approximately 2,302 candidates already registered, 17.9% fewer than the previous year.

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A country with more people, but increasingly unequal

Portugal faces a demographic paradox: with around 11.4 million inhabitants, the country reached its highest ever population number, but simultaneously registers an increase in social inequalities. This apparent contradiction between demographic growth and the deepening of economic and social disparities marks Portugal's current reality.

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