Portugal Elects Socialist Party’s Seguro as President; Israel Approves West Bank Control Measures
LISBON/WEST BANK - Antonio Jose Seguro of the centre-left Socialist Party won a landslide victory in Portugal's presidential election on February 8, securing a five-year term, while Israel's security cabinet approved new rules aimed at strengthening control over the occupied West Bank, according to reports from Al Jazeera.
Seguro, 63, garnered 66 percent of the vote, defeating his far-right rival, Andre Ventura, who trailed with 34 percent, according to partial results. The election outcome marks a significant shift in Portuguese politics.
Meanwhile, in the West Bank, the Israeli security cabinet's decision to approve new rules drew condemnation from Palestinian authorities. The Palestinian presidency called the decision "dangerous," according to Al Jazeera. Further details on the specific measures and their implications were not immediately available.
In other news, a new clearing-style system for apprenticeships is set to be introduced in the UK, according to BBC Business. The online platform will match young people who miss out on apprenticeships with alternative placements, similar to university clearing. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the initiative aims to make apprenticeships easier to navigate and more appealing to young people.
Also, a group in Wolverhampton, UK, is seeking volunteer drivers to deliver meals to nearly a thousand people in need each week, as reported by BBC Business. Friends of Di's Kitchen (FODK) needs drivers for up to two hours on Thursday afternoons. Jan Kellond, who runs FODK, said the organization was founded in memory of her friend Dianne Henry.
Finally, a button-sized snail, the greater Bermuda snail (Poecilozonites bermudensis), once thought extinct, is thriving again in its Bermudian home after conservation efforts, The Guardian reported. Conservationists bred and released more than 100,000 of the molluscs, after discovering a remnant population.
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