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Cape Verde: Unionized healthcare workers plan to stage 72-hour nationwide strike from 08:00 July 31
Crisis24
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The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a tornado warning for southern Warrick and west-central Spencer counties in Indiana on July 30. The warning is in effect until at least 19:00 and could be extended or expanded on short notice. This is...
Finding Hope at Drag University
The Japan News
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July 7, 2025
Casey Parks/The Washington Post Jazell Barbie Royale, left, a well-known model and drag performer, gives a class on how to dance and perform with Alex Grandstaff (known as Hermes as a drag performer), right, during a weekend session of Drag...
China’s Renewed Ambitions in Cabo Verde, the Frontier Between Africa and the EU
The Diplomat
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September 10, 2024
After the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit in Beijing last week, China has announced a $28 million donation to Cabo Verde, the African island country 570 kilometers (350 mi) off the western coast of the African continent in...
Cabo Verde: Airline pilots strike nationwide July 24-30
Crisis24
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Disruptions due to flooding are expected to persist in various central regions into late July. The provinces most affected include Anhui, Gansu, Jiangsu, Henan, Shaanxi, and Shandong. In Henan, heavy rainfall has occurred since July 14, leading to...
A Rare Atlantic Niña has Emerged and will impact Hurricane activity, with a Reversal Forecast for Season Peak and with Winter hints
Severe Weather Europe
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June 19, 2025
A rare Atlantic Niña event has developed in the tropics and is expected to impact hurricane activity in the coming weeks. But long-range predictions show that this anomaly will rapidly reverse into a warm Atlantic Niño event, which increases...
EIB and EU funding package to modernise Cabo Verde’s energy system
Smart Energy International
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September 15, 2024
Image courtesy EIB The government of the Republic of Cabo Verde, the European Union and the EIB have signed financing of €300 million ($330.6 million) for the country’s energy, digital and port sectors; more than half will go to building a grid,...
Florida retirees may face trial in France over sale of stolen gold from 18th-century shipwreck
The Independent
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July 4, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Spirit of Tasmania IV begins 27,000 km voyage to Hobart
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 30, 2025
Spirit of Tasmania IV has departed Scotland and is bound for Hobart, with its expected arrival announced as "late-August". In a statement, ferry operator TT-Line said the new ferry left Leith on Monday and will "travel to Hobart via Gibraltar,...
(FOCAC) Chinese premier meets Cape Verdean PM
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday met with Cape Verdean Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva, who is here for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Li said China and Cape Verde should...
Travel Advisory Issued for Cape Verde Amid Dengue Fever Outbreak
Rus Tourism News
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September 12, 2024
The Cape Verde islands have been added to the list of destinations with heightened health risks. On Wednesday, the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) issued a travel advisory warning travelers of a significant rise in...
New arts residency program aimed at strengthening ties with Portugal
Fall River Herald News - Massachusetts
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New Bedford resident Lara Harrington launched Hotel Papel, an arts-focused cultural exchange program connecting the South Coast with the Azores and beyond. The first residency takes place January 23-February 1, 2026, on Faial, focusing on various...
Foreign Office warns tourists of dengue risk on islands in Cape Verde
The Independent
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September 12, 2024
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The latest Foreign Office travel advice for anyone heading to Cape Verde, Egypt, the UAE or the Canary Islands
Wales Online
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September 10, 2024
Though the summer is over that doesn't mean our thirst for vitamin D is any less. In fact there is strong evidence that sun during the colder months getting some sun can be very good for you health. Plus travel is a great way to relax, learn, and...
Family's Cape Verde holiday horror after 10-year-old son left needing surgery for burns - despite wearing factor 90 sun cream
Nottingham Evening Post
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August 30, 2024
Warning: Sensitive images A 10-year-old boy returned from his family holiday to Cape Verde needing surgery after suffering extensive burns and blisters in the sun. Hector Harvey was covered in a SPF 90 sun cream bought from a shop on the resort,...
Fall River Faces Lowest Risk in Massachusetts From Climate Change
1420 WBSM - Massachusetts
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January 29, 2025
The climate has changed and will continue to change until the Earth explodes, turns into a ball of ice, or floats away into oblivion. Whatever your views on climate change or what you believe is responsible for those changes, we should all agree...
European Union and Cabo Verde Renew Their Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
ECO Magazine
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The EU and Cabo Verde have signed a new protocol for the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) allowing access by EU vessels to Cabo Verdean waters for a period of 5 years, while preserving the development of the fisheries...
EU fishers secure 5-year access to Cabo Verde waters under new agreement
Food Business Africa Magazine
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July 26, 2024
CABO VERDE – EU fishers have regained access to the abundant waters around Cabo Verde for the next five years, thanks to a recently signed Fisheries Partnership Agreement. This deal not only allows fishing vessels from EU member states to operate...
Taking the chance out of agriculture in Cabo Verde
Food and Agriculture Organization
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The impacts of climate change in Cabo Verde are evident with drought and pests hurting the productivity and incomes of the country’s farmers, like Elisabeth Da Conceiçao. ©FAO/Giuseppe Carotenuto 25/07/2024 The beans pop out of their sheathing as...
Best hot weather holiday destinations for every month of the year to avoid rain
OK!
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January 18, 2025
If the start of a new year has you daydreaming about your next holiday, we've got loads of ideas to inspire your 2025 getaway. If you're on the hunt for hot and sunny destinations all year round, we've got you covered with this handy calendar...
ECOWAS Announces Mini Grid Power Project For 800 Cabo Verde Residents
News Investigators Nigeria
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July 19, 2024
News Investigators/ No fewer than 800 inhabitants of the Pico do Fogo volcano on the island of Fogo, Cabo Verde are to benefit from the electrification project announced by the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE)....