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Montenegro returns to biweekly debates (about 2 weeks before the State Budget)
The first biweekly debate of the XVII legislature will take place on Wednesday, commencing with a ten-minute address by Luís Montenegro, who has praised the economic and financial status of Portugal, with two international agencies recently...

Montenegro highlights Azerbaijan’s role in $1 billion resort investment at Baku forum
One of Montenegro’s most beautiful resorts was built with the participation of Azerbaijan, with total investments reaching $1 billion and potential for further expansion, Azernews reports. The announcement was made by Montenegro’s Minister of...

Montenegro Hesitates Over New Firearms Law Despite Anger Over Shootings
The Montenegrin government has yet to adopt a new firearms law aimed at tightening licensing rules, despite a steady increase in the number of registered gun owners and repeated calls for reform, following two mass shootings in Cetinje that left...

Montenegro Will Not Extradite NeMolchi Founder to Kazakhstan
The authorities in Montenegro have decided that the director of Kazakhstan’s NeMolchi.kz (Don’t be silent) foundation, Dina Smailova (Tansari), will not be deported to Kazakhstan, where she faces charges of knowingly disseminating false...

Goodwill Pharma: From Family Business to Publicly Listed Company
The BBJ spoke with chairman and CEO Dr. Ferenc Jójárt about the company’s origins, its mission, and its future. BBJ: How did the story of Goodwill Pharma begin? Ferenc Jójárt: We started in 1997 as a family-owned business on the Hungarian...
Portugal's PSD emerges as leading force in local elections
LISBON, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Portugal's Social Democratic Party (PSD), running both independently and in coalition, won 136 mayoral races in Sunday's local elections, becoming the leading force in municipal government. The voter turnout, with the...

Chaos as easyJet flight suddenly diverts due to medical incident before Manchester Airport arrest
18:11, 24 Sep 2025 The easyJet flight diverted due to the medical emergency on board(Image: PA) There was chaos on board an easyJet flight to Manchester on Monday (September 22) after it diverted due to an incident on board. A medical incident...

Tiny Faroe Islands aim for FIFA World Cup playoff
The incredible football fairytale of the Faroe Islands continues to capture hearts across the world. In a thrilling show of courage and belief, the tiny island nation pulled off a sensational 2-1 victory over Czechia in their latest World Cup...

Greece the new “star” in wellness
Greece took pride of place at the leading awards ceremony for the best spa hotels of the year, the World Spa Awards 2025, with 6 Greek hotels achieving global, European and national peaks for the spa facilities and services they offer. After a...

More than seven months later, Montenegro returns to the bi-weekly debates.
The last bi-weekly debate took place on February 5, during the previous legislative session and before the early elections on May 18, which saw the AD coalition (PSD/CDS-PP) winning, leading to Luís Montenegro assuming the government leadership....

World Spa Awards unveils 2025 winners in global spa and wellness
The World Spa Awards 2025 celebrated excellence in spa and wellness, recognising standout hotel spas, wellness retreats, specialist brands, and new categories such as longevity-focused programmes. The global spa and wellness community has...

World Spa Awards announces 2025 best in global spa and wellness
The global spa and wellness community has spoken and the World Spa Awards has revealed its 2025 winners. Following a year of exceptional global participation, the programme has honoured the world’s finest spa and wellness brands, recognising...

Notable British visitors to Malta in 17th century
Archives sometimes reward with generous surprises those afflicted by inquisitiveness and perseverance. Thankfully. Relations between Malta and Great Britain during the Hospitaller period after the Protestant Reformation fluctuated between massive...

Portugal’s health service hit by IT outage
Porto IPO. Credit: photosounds, Shutterstock. Portugal’s National Health Service (SNS) faced a major computer system outage this week, leaving hospitals and health centres unable to access patient records or issue prescriptions. According to the...

Today in the news: Hospitals still charge fees; Spinumviva keeps headquarters
Good morning! It’s time to turn our attention to the national press this Saturday, September 20. We start with Jornal de Notícias which reports that “former top executives of the Pingo Doce group” have been “accused of corruption”. The headline of...

Shalbafian: Iran ready to draw foreign investment in health tourism
TEHRAN—Iran is ready to draw foreign investment in health tourism, said Ali-Asghar Shalbafian, a senior official of Tourism Ministry. Speaking at an international tourism investment conference, which was held with the participation of the UN...

Silver board speaks out on student mental health
(Press Staff Photo by Juno Ogle) Silver High School Student Council President Brock Anderson speaks about the cross country season during a presentation by the Student Council to the Silver Schools Board of Education at Monday’s meeting. At left...
Portugal: Doctors asks for health service to be rebuilt ‘or lost forever’
Portugal’s National Federation of Doctors (FNAM) on Monday called for the reconstruction of the Health Service (SNS), with better professional conditions for clinicians, on the occasion of the 46th anniversary of the state system of care for the...

Coalition for Health, Ethics and Society (CHES)
Aileen McLeod Alberto-Horst Neidhardt Alice Berzolla Alison Hunter Almut Möller Amanda Paul Ana Berdzenishvili Andrew Duff Andrew Scott Anna Crawford Annalisa Buscaini Annika Hedberg Arancha González Laya Arnaldo-Javier Mina Mendoza Benedetta...

The Top 35 Countries by Antibiotic Use—See Where the U.S. Ranks
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization The Top 35 Countries by Antibiotic Use—See Where the U.S. Ranks This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover...