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This will be the fifth edition of the "Doing Business" initiative, organised by ScaleUp Porto and UPTEC - Science and Technology Park of the University of Porto. Applications run till 20th April.

Nostalghia is a 1983 Soviet-Italian film, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. The film depicts a Russian writer (Oleg Yankovsky) who visits Italy to carry out research about an 18th-century Russian composer, but is stricken by homesickness.

3500 people have already been tested in the city's retirement homes, namely the elderly and respective caretakers, and although the testing programme will continue for more days until everyone is tested, Porto City Hall has extended this programme to institutions of citizens with disabilities and the homeless, with the support of Health Centres in Porto.

The fund raising campaign "Ligados por um Hospital" (Linked by a Hospital), which was launched on 10th April, with the support of RTP, exceeded 280 thousand euros donated by phone calls or bank transfers of over 40 thousand euros.

Casa da Música launches a streaming channel to share concerts from its collection and to release a series of other initiatives, as well, starting today as it marks its 15th anniversary of being open to the public.

The new training sessions developed by Porto City Hall to the city traders kick off on 20th April with a new module devoted to website creation for companies. Applications are ongoing and all training sessions are free, through an e-learning model featuring 11 sessions with the goal of enabling trade in view of the current pandemic demands.

The Jack Ma Foundation donated thirty non-invasive ventilators to Porto City Hall, to treat Covid-19 patients. Porto City Hall delivered 15 ventilators to the city's public hospitals. Those add to the 10 invasive ventilators already delivered to the ICU last week.

320 beds expanded to the two building floors at the Super Bock Arena - Pavilhão Rosa Mota, totally equipped with the Comfort and safety required both for patients and health workers.

Love Songs (French: Les Chansons d'amour) is a 2007 French musical film directed by Christophe Honoré, starring Louis Garrel, Ludivine Sagnier, Clotilde Hesme and Chiara Mastroianni. It was one of the 20 films selected for the main competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.

Despite the Townsman Office having its gates closed, due to the current pandemic, services are running all the same; as such, it is possible for residents to request an urban permit or licencing on digital form.