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Trump postponed the G7 meeting and sought to expand membership

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AIR FORCE ONE – President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would postpone until the end of the Group of 7 meeting he planned to hold next month at the White House despite an ongoing coronavirus pandemic. And he said he planned to invite Russia, Australia, South Korea and India when he advocated for group expansion.

Trump told reporters on Air Force One when he returned to Washington from Florida that he felt the current group structure was “very outdated” and did not properly represent “what is happening in the world.”

He said he had not set a new date for the meeting, but thought the meeting could take place in September, around the time of the annual United Nations meeting in New York, or maybe after the US election in November.

Alyssa Farah, director of strategic communications for the White House, said that Trump wanted to bring in some of the country’s traditional allies and those affected by the coronavirus to discuss the future of China.

The surprise announcement came after German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office said on Saturday that she would not do it attend a meeting except the course of the spread of the corona virus has changed by then.

The world’s major economic leaders are scheduled to meet in June in the U.S. at Camp David, the president’s retreat in Maryland, but the corona virus outbreak hampers the plan. Trump announced in March that he was canceling the summit due to a pandemic and that leaders would negotiate via video conference. But Trump then switched directions, saying a week ago that he planned to host a direct meeting.

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“Now that our country is ‘Transitioning back to Greatness’, I am considering rescheduling the G-7, on the same or similar date, in Washington, D.C., at the legendary Camp David,” Trump tweeted. “Other members also started their COMEBACK. That would be a good sign for all – normalization!

G7 members are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The group presidency rotates annually among member states.

Trump has repeatedly advocated expanding the group to include Russia, encouraging opposition from several members, including Justin Trudeau from Canada, who told reporters that he personally voiced his objections to Russia’s re-acceptance.

“Russia has not changed the behavior that led to his expulsion in 2014, and therefore should not be allowed to return to the G7,” he told a news conference.

The Council also issued a bipartisan resolution in December 2019 in support of Russia’s previous expulsion from the annual meeting.

Russia has been invited to attend the most advanced economic meeting in the world since 1997 but was stopped in 2014 after the invasion of Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea.

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Portuguese historical films will premiere on 29 December.

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Portuguese historical films will premiere on 29 December.

Method Media Bermuda will present the documentary FABRIC: Portuguese History in Bermuda on Thursday, December 29 at the Underwater Research Institute of Bermuda.

A spokesperson said: “Method Media is proud to bring Bermuda Fabric: Portugal History to Bermuda for its 5th and 6th showing at the Bermuda Underwater Observatory. In November and December 2019, Cloth: A Portuguese Story in Bermuda had four sold-out screenings. Now that Bermuda has reopened after the pandemic, it’s time to bring the film back for at least two screenings.

“There are tickets Ptix.bm For $ 20 – sessions at 15:30 and 18:00. Both screenings will be followed by a short Q&A session.

Director and producer Milton Raboso says, “FABRIC is a definitive account of the Portuguese community in Bermuda and its 151 years of history, but it also places Bermuda, Acors and Portugal in the world history and the events that have fueled those 151 years.

“It took more than 10 years to implement FABRIC. The film was supported by the Minister of Culture, the Government of the Azores and private donors.

Bermuda Media Method [MMB] Created in 2011 by producer Milton Raposo. MMB has created content for a wide range of clients: Bermuda’s new hospital renovation, reinsurance, travel campaigns, international sports and more. MMB pays special attention to artistic, cultural and historical content.

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CRISTANO RONALDO CAN MAKE UP A GIANT IN CARIOCA AND PORTUGUESE TECHNICIAN SAYS ‘There will be room’

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Maestro de Braga is the first Portuguese in the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.

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Maestro de Braga is the first Portuguese in the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.

Maestro Filipe Cunha, Artistic Director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Braga, has been invited to conduct the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra, as announced today.

According to a statement sent by O MINHO, “he will be the first Portuguese conductor to conduct this orchestra in its entire history.”

In addition to this orchestra, the maestro will also work with the Lyceo Mozarteum de la Habana Symphony Orchestra.

The concerts will take place on 4 and 12 March 2023 at the National Theater of Cuba in Havana.

In the words of the maestro, quoted in the statement, “these will be very beautiful concerts with difficult but very complex pieces” and therefore he feels “very motivated”.

From the very beginning, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 will be performed by an Italian pianist (Luigi Borzillo), whom the maestro wants to bring to Portugal later this year. In the same concert, Mendelshon’s First Symphony will be performed.

Then, at the second concert, in the company of the Mexican clarinetist Angel Zedillo, he will perform the Louis Sfora Concerto No. 2. In this concert, the maestro also conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.

“This is an international recognition of my work. An invitation that I accept with humility and great responsibility. I was surprised to learn that I would be the first Portuguese member of the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra. This is a very great honor,” the maestro said in a statement.

“I take with me the name of the city of Braga and Portugal with all the responsibility that goes with it, and I hope to do a good job there, leaving a good image and putting on great concerts. These will be very special concerts because, in addition to performing pieces that I love, especially Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky, I will be directing two wonderful soloists who are also my friends. It will be very beautiful,” concludes Filipe Cunha.

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