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Sugary drinks increase hair loss risk, scientists warn
Medical News
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August 25, 2025
New research shows how everyday dietary choices, from vitamin D and iron to sugary drinks and alcohol, can tip the balance between healthy hair growth and increased risk of hair loss. Assessing the relationship between dietary factors and hair...
Portuguese TCM enthusiasts pursue study in China
People's Daily Online
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(Xinhua) 15:37, August 21, 2025 HAIKOU, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- After carefully observing her instructor demonstrate facial acupuncture, Catarina Oliveira uses a mirror to practice on her own face. During the 2025 International Traditional Chinese...
Lisbon to move to River Valley Conference
Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun - Iowa
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August 20, 2025
Lisbon voted to switch to the River Valley Conference in a 3-2 vote at Wednesday, Aug. 13, school board meeting, effective the 2026-27 school year. Board president Jen Caspers and board member Robyn Richey provided the dissenting opinions for the...
Lisbon looking to address yard waste concerns
Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun - Iowa
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August 20, 2025
Lisbon City Council met Monday, Aug. 11, and discussed yard waste, the Lisbon Sports Complex and Well No. 5 improvements. The meeting kicked off with State Representative Cindy Golding visiting City Hall to discuss a variety of topics with the...
Crossing Continents: An 11-Day Mediterranean Journey Through Spain’s Andalusia, Morocco’s Magic, and Portugal’s Charm
Go World Travel Magazine - Colorado
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August 24, 2025
A bridge with blue porcelain handrail overlooks a canal at Plaza de España in Seville, Spain. Marybeth Bond Celebrating a milestone—whether it’s an anniversary, a big birthday, or another major life event—calls for something extraordinary: a grand...
Nao — Robot for Education
ABILITY Magazine
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Meet Nao, the interactive, 23-inch-tall humanoid robot that offers new, exciting possibilities for children with autism. Recently Olivier Joubert, the special education project manager for Nao’s manufacturer, Aldebaran Robotics, spoke with...
Bloq.it partners with InPost to deploy 20,000 Next lockers across Europe
Parcel and Postal Technology International
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September 1, 2025
Smart locker technology provider Bloq.it has announced a strategic partnership with InPost Group that includes a multi-year commercial commitment to deploy more than 20,000 Bloq.it Next locker units across Europe. As part of the agreement, Bloq.it...
Ten upcoming sports stadiums where technology takes to the field
Dezeen
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August 24, 2025
After construction photos of the Buffalo Bills' new stadium with its snow-melting system attracted readers' attention on Dezeen this week, we've rounded up 10 upcoming stadiums that seek to harness technology. Photo courtesy of the Buffalo...
Global airlines go head-to-head for best app in ‘Battle of the Airline Apps”
Breaking Travel News
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September 1, 2025
The World Aviation Festival (WAF), the world’s largest aviation technology event, has revealed the finalists for its highly anticipated Battle of the Airline Apps competition, set to take place during WAF 2025 from 7th – 9th October at FIL,...
Israeli Ambassador to Portugal: “No one starved to death in Gaza”
Portugal Pulse
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August 24, 2025
The Israeli ambassador to Portugal, Oren Rozenblat, reiterated on Friday that “there is no hunger in Gaza.” In an interview, Rozenblat responded to the assessment made by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), which is part of...
Researchers sound the alarm after finding health impact of global phenomenon grossly underestimated: 'Can affect populations far away'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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August 20, 2025
Even short-term exposure to wildfire smoke is far more deadly than previously understood, with death tolls due to particulate matter having been underestimated by 93%, found the authors of a new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health....
Research leads to the discovery of wasp species previously unknown in the U.S.
Binghamton University - New York
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August 19, 2025
Oak gall wasps and their predators don’t have the panache of butterflies, but they’re attracting growing interest among both scientists and naturalists. Only 1 to 8 millimeters long, these small insects create the tumor-like plant growths known as...
Aerospace Engineering in Porto had the highest average: 19.43 points.
Portugal Pulse
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August 23, 2025
Aerospace Engineering at the University of Porto once again emerged as the course with the highest entry requirements this year, with the last admitted student achieving an average score of 19.43. This result comes from the first phase of the...
Lisbon top 10 for “workcations”
The Portugal News
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Currently, 60% of hybrid workers are more likely to extend their vacations to work remotely than they were this time last year, according to a report by Publituris. Lisbon ranks 7th in this ranking, having dropped two places compared to the 2024...
Lisbon Welcomes Global Icons to Crypto Content Creator Campus 2025: Nuseir Yassin, Dr. Maye Musk, and More to Lead the Stage
The Laotian Times
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August 19, 2025
DUBAI, UAE, Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Crypto Content Creator Campus (CCCC) Lisbon 2025 is gearing up for its most star-studded edition yet. From November 14 to 16, Europe’s rising blockchain capital will host an ensemble of global...
Just when you thought things couldn’t get weirder - a rare black moon is rising this weekend
Yahoo News
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Just when you thought things couldn’t get any weirder, a rare black moon is set to rise this weekend. It’s expected in the early hours of Saturday morning, at around 2:06 a.m. EDT, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. But you don’t need to...
Portugal prime minister insists ‘everything is ready’ to return to F1 calendar
The Independent (U.S.)
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August 19, 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...
Research | Fewer families with children, more off-peak travel - Southern Europe in focus
Tornos News
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August 19, 2025
New analysis by Capital Economics shows that the increase in the number of adults with children is contributing to the gradual strengthening of off-peak vacations. Travelers without family commitments take advantage of lower prices and choose to...
Spain’s Atresmedia Nabs Rights to Onza Entertainment’s Docuseries ‘Vulnerables,’ on Young People’s Mental Health Issues (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety
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September 1, 2025
Spain’s leading broadcaster Atresmedia has acquired broadcasting rights to “Vulnerables,” a docuseries on young people’s mental health issues produced by Onza Entertainment. Created by Onza co-founder and CEO Gonzalo Sagardia, the three-seg...
The Best Art Galleries (and One Museum) in Lisbon, Portugal
The New York Observer
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August 23, 2025
Work by Miriam Cahn at MAAT. Artwork: Miriam Cahn / © Pedro Pina Lisbon has a reputation for being one of the most artistic cities in Europe, yet that reputation has long been tied to architecture—the pastel-toned Alfama buildings, the intricate...