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What a glorious sunny day we've got today. Lovely!
It rained through the night and today it became bright, fresh but not cold and very very sunny. Like an early Spring.
There was also an earthquake this morning felt mainly in the south of Portugal and Lisbon. It reached 5,8 in the Richter scale and there was no physical damage. I was asleep so I didn't feel a thing, but people in the south were very frightened. Although the earthquake of 1755 is far, far away (it practically destroyed the country - up to 100,000 died), people know there is an eminent danger of others happening.
And, finally, the referendum! The Yes won (with 59,25% of the votes against 40,75% of the No). Unfortunately the abstention was around 56% so this result won't immediately mean a change of the law. Still, now a new law will be discussed in the parliament and it will be approved by the majority. This was an important first step towards a more equal treatment of women in this situation. But it's not the only step: people need to be informed, they need to be sexually educated, they need to know their options and they need people to help them through these difficult moments. Anyway, I'm happy.