LISBON (ViaNews) – The Portuguese Prime-Minister, António Costa, and Lisbon Mayor, Fernando Medina, said at the opening ceremony of the Web Summit technology summit that the Portuguese capital is once again the “capital of the world” by hosting the Web summit, Europe’s leading technology event. A few minutes before the Web summit kick-off, Medina offered…
Lisbon (ViaNews) – This is the first edition of the Doc’s Medley, a solidarity music event to take place in the auditorium of FMDUL (School of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon), on October 27, at 9:00 PM. The event was organized by a group of doctors belonging to the 76/82 class of NOVA Medical School…
Madrid (ViaNews) – Separatists, with reflective vests, independentist Catalan flag, and banners demand the release of “political prisoners.” Protesters choose major Spain’s highway bridges to protest against the imprisonment of separatist leaders. A small group of pro-Catalan protestors can be seen over some of the major highways with signs reading “Catalan Republic Now” and “Free…
France is still rejoicing its second World Cup title but on the social media game, results were a bit different. According to Primetag, a platform that measures influence on social networks, Brazil, Portugal, and France, respectively, topped the social media rankings. The unquestioned king of social media at the world cup was Cristiano Ronaldo. Primetag’s…
The 32 national teams playing in the Russia World Cup have generated millions of new followers for both players and teams. According to Primetag, a platform that measures influence on social networks, Russia World Cup players gained over 15 million followers and had over 152 million interactions, during the first week alone. Among the winning…
A Boeing 737-800 jet flying from the Iceland capital, Reykjavik, to Madrid, Spain, was diverted to Birmingham after a technical problem. According to a recent video of the landing, the left tire seems faulty, most likely reason is that it must have blew on takeoff, possibly damaging the hydraulics. A Birmingham spokesperson has already confirmed,…
JERUSALEM, Israel (ViaNews) – Several letters written by Albert Einstein are on sale by an auction house based in Jerusalem, Israel. In one of those letters, written seven months prior to the first atomic bombing attack in history, Einstein foresees that a nuclear weapon will decide the fate of war. In another letter, Albert Einstein…
LISBON, Portugal (ViaNews) – The Portuguese short film “Alfaião” was selected to UCLA Latin American and Iberian Film Festival and was screened on 24th April at the UCLA Royce Hall. “Alfaião”, is a 13 minutes André Almeida Rodrigues’ film edited in the prestigious School of Arts, Universidade Católica Portuguesa. André Almeida Rodrigues is a young…
LONDON (ViaNews) – Peter Bird, a professional writer and journalist from Milton Keynes, in the UK, went through an experience he won’t easily forget. He had a heart attack and was assisted by the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). Mr Bird gave ViaNews an interview to let us know and make people aware of what…
LISBON, Portugal (ViaNews) – We met with Philipp von Hagen in November 2017 for an interview at the Lisbon’s Web Summit to understand more about Porsche’s goals. Mr. Philipp von Hagen has been a Member of the Executive Board at the holding company, Porsche SE, since 2012, where he’s responsible for investment management. Mr. von…
