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Lusa News Agency
The Lusa News Agency ( pt, Lusa – Agência de Notícias de Portugal, SA; ) is the largest news agency in Portugal, as well as the largest news agency in the Portuguese language, incorporated on 28 November 1986 under the name of ''Agência Lusa — Cooperativa de Interesse Público de Responsabilidade Limitada'' (''Lusa Agency - Public Interest Cooperative with Limited Liability'') or simply ''Lusa - CIPRL'', following the extinction of the earlier Portuguese news agency ''ANOP Agência Noticiosa Portuguesa'' (''Portuguese News Agency''). Lusa is a member of, and participates in, the European Pressphoto Agency. History The first news agency created in Portugal was the Agência Noticiosa Lusitânia, or simply Lusitânia, created in 1944. In 1947 another agency was created, ANI - ''Agência Noticiosa de Informação'' (state news agency information). In 1974, the new regime that ascended power on 25 April wound up the Lusitânia and nationalised the ANI, turning it into ''ANOP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Company
A public company is a company whose ownership is organized via shares of stock which are intended to be freely traded on a stock exchange or in over-the-counter markets. A public (publicly traded) company can be listed on a stock exchange (listed company), which facilitates the trade of shares, or not ( unlisted public company). In some jurisdictions, public companies over a certain size must be listed on an exchange. In most cases, public companies are ''private'' enterprises in the ''private'' sector, and "public" emphasizes their reporting and trading on the public markets. Public companies are formed within the legal systems of particular states, and therefore have associations and formal designations which are distinct and separate in the polity in which they reside. In the United States, for example, a public company is usually a type of corporation (though a corporation need not be a public company), in the United Kingdom it is usually a public limited company (plc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
