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…An Intercidades train traveling from Lisbon to Faro lost a carriage midway, an incident believed to have resulted from a maintenance failure . No one was injured, but the stoppage caused disruptions on the line. A freight train ended up towing the Intercidades to Grândola station. |
The confrontation between Mário Soares and Salgado Zenha marks the 1986 presidential election and the third episode of Observador's latest plus podcast. They were like brothers, and their friendship will soon be shattered. And then there's Freitas do Amaral, who dreams of victory in the first round. Continue reading "The Craziest Election Ever." |
After the final tally of election night, Luís Montenegro can still be proud of having, at least for a few more months, a President of the Republic of his own political persuasion. For the first time in 50 years, the PSD controls the Government of the Republic, the regional governments of Madeira and the Azores, the two most important cities, eight of the country's 15 most populous municipalities, the National Association of Municipalities, and the Parish Association. And even in the most populous municipalities where it failed to win, it achieved significant growth. The party's hegemony inspires dreams of a long term in power—and puts pressure on the opposition. |
Before the Egypt Summit, Donald Trump spoke in the Israeli Parliament , proclaiming the end of the war in the Middle East. The agreement was formally signed , and all surviving hostages returned home. Will the region live in peace for "all eternity"? Arab countries and the Palestinian people are cautious about looking to the future. This is the Story of the Day , and the topic will be discussed further on today's Contra-Corrente, starting at 10:10 am, on Rádio Observador. |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | Podcast Plus | | They were like brothers, but their friendship will soon be destroyed. The confrontation between Mário Soares and Salgado Zenha marks the 1986 presidential election. And Freitas do Amaral dreams of victory in the first round. | |
|  | | Radio Observer | | Before the Egypt Summit, Donald Trump spoke in the Israeli Parliament. In addition to the end of the war, he argued that it is the end of terror and the beginning of faith and hope. Madalena Moreira is the guest. | |
|  | | History | | Conversations between his father, who was governor of Angola, and Marcelo Caetano e Costa Gomes. The atmosphere at the Law School. And the influence of Adelino Amaro da Costa. Ribeiro e Castro, Part I. | |
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| |  | | Humor | | There's no bad blood between Alexandra Leitão and João Ferreira. Many thanks, because "in these times, I don't feel like saying anything other than thank you." And Santana's pleas for the entire audience to be seated. | |
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|  | | War | | The Institute for the Study of War has reports from Russian officials who admit: "Those who wanted to enlist to make money have already done so." Putin may force conscription. | |
|  | | Education | | The difficult pronunciation of the Nobel Prize winner in literature's name is a topic on Português Suave. On election day, Marco Neves clarifies a question regarding the presidency "of" or "of" the city council. | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | The death of bipartisanship may have been exaggerated. The PS seems to have swapped with the PSD as the more provincial party. And Loures taught a lesson to the political class in general and to some PS parties in particular. |
|  | | After losing young people to excessive reliance on the elderly, the results of the local elections demonstrate that the Socialist Party is losing the urban and suburban middle class in the most populous municipalities. |
|  | | With the cycle of electoral challenges over (the presidential elections are another 500), socialists should consider changing their ways. The first step is obvious: start listening more to Leão than Leitão. |
|  | | PS-friendly commentators never managed to recognize the obvious. Alexandra Leitão was a poor candidate and ran a terrible campaign. The alliance with the Left Bloc is diminishing, not strengthening. |
| |  | | Series | | The characters are no longer children playing drug trafficking in the second season, which premieres on October 17th. We spoke with the series' creator, Augusto Fraga, and the cast of the Netflix phenomenon. | |
|  | | Books | | The book features illustrations by Yara Kono, accessibility and tactile design work by Fátima Alves, and text by Filipa Tomaz and Letícia do Carmo, in an edition of the Lisbon Architecture Triennale. | |
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