Portuguese gov't dismisses former TAP president from public service

STORY: Portuguese gov't dismisses former TAP president from public service DATELINE: March 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:55 LOCATION: Lisbon CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. various of TAP STORYLINE: The Portuguese government dismissed on Monday the former president of the airline TAP, Alexandra Reis, through an announcement by the Minister of Finance Fernando Medina, and the Minister of Infrastructure Joao Galamba. The dismissal of the civil servant was announced at a press conference shortly after the disclosure of a report by the General Inspectorate of Finance (IGF), according to which the payment of compensation to Alexandra Reis was undue. Alexandra Reis received compensation of 500,000 euros (535,000 U.S. dollars) even though she continued to work as Secretary of State for the Portuguese government after the resignation of TAP. The Portuguese airline, which has been under intervention by the Portuguese government since the end of 2021, has been the target of several accus

Asagoe defeats Sugiyama

Asagoe defeats Sugiyama

TOKYO, Japan - Shinobu Asagoe (L) gets blessing from Ai Sugiyama (R) after edging her 6-3, 7-5 in the second round match of the $535,000 Toyota Princess Cup tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 5.

Williams post easy win in Toyota Princess Cup

Williams post easy win in Toyota Princess Cup

TOKYO, Japan - No. 2 seed Serena Williams of the United States makes short work of Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand 6-1, 6-4 in the second round of the $535,000 Toyota Princess Cup women's tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 4.

Asagoe defeats Sugiyama

Asagoe defeats Sugiyama

TOKYO, Japan - Shinobu Asagoe (L) gets blessing from Ai Sugiyama (R) after edging her 6-3, 7-5 in the second round match of the $535,000 Toyota Princess Cup tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 5.

Williams post easy win in Toyota Princess Cup

Williams post easy win in Toyota Princess Cup

TOKYO, Japan - No. 2 seed Serena Williams of the United States makes short work of Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand 6-1, 6-4 in the second round of the $535,000 Toyota Princess Cup women's tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 4.