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Portugal fined £8.7m by EU court for failing to protect biodiversity https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/05/portugal-fined-eu-court-biodiversity-protection-failure

"Portugal fined £8.7m by EU court for failing to protect biodiversity"
#Portugal #Nature #Biodiversity

Happy International Women's day — I'm currently in Luxemburg and will participate in the women's march with ~5000 participants expected. The political party déi Lénk has achieved a historic win in making abortion a right just this week!
Still, there's lots to do: Luxemburg's minister of defense will participate in this protest, despite her version of feminism being that black women can now be in the military too. A larger action to protest white, western “feminism” is planned.
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Iran’s supreme leader has vowed that authorities will not back down in the face of a rapidly growing protest movement,
setting the stage for an intensified violent crackdown on the second day of a nationwide internet shutdown.
Protests have raged in cities and towns across the country in recent days,
posing a threat to the authority of the regime, which has been significantly weakened since the last large protest movement in the country in 2022.
Another round of demon…

Flooding in Alcšcer do Sal among “most worrying” problems as Portugal’s wild weather continues
https://www.portugalresident.com/flooding-in-alcacer-do-sal-among-most-worrying-problems-as-portugals-wild-winter…

Portugal elects Socialist Party’s Seguro as president in landslide | #AlJazeera
#Elections #Portugal

Ukrainian partisans identify command post of Russia’s 328th regiment accused of executing POWs: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/08/ukrainian-partisans-identify-command-post.html

While this is another example of the far right's naked assault on ecosystem and geophysical system stability, the scramble for copper, gold and silver is driven largely by the ever increasing demand for electrical goods, including renewable energy capture systems.
Argentina approves Milei's bill that eases protections for glaciers despite environmental backlash

Argentina approves Milei's bill that eases protections for glaciers despite environmental backlash
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s Congress on Thursday approved a bill promoted by libertarian President Javier Milei that eases protections on glaciers to facilitate investments in mining for metals — a move that environmental groups vow to challenge in courts. The legislation, approved by the Senate in February, was passed with 137 votes in favor, 111 against and […]

Portugal has made a clear choice for a center-left president instead of a far-right one, probably by around 70-30.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/02/08/centre-left-antonio-jose-seguro-beats-far-ri…

Centre-left António Seguro projected to win Portuguese election runoff
The Socialist Party candidate was a heavy favourite to defeat far-right Chega party leader André Ventura going into the presidential election runoff. #EuropeNews

Are You Peeling The Wrong Produce? What Nutrition Science Says #nutrition

Are You Peeling The Wrong Produce? What Nutrition Science Says
Find out which fruit and vegetable peels to eat or discard, based on antioxidant levels, pesticide exposure, and how plants grow