Clown doctors start their ‘red nose’ training in Lisbon this year
Lisbon’s Faculty of Medicine (FMUL) has teamed up with Operation Red Nose to create a new course this year, on “the art of the clown doctor”. The 20 available places
Seriously injured parents of German child rescued from funicular tragedy return to Germany
The seriously injured parents of the little German boy rescued from the wreckage of the funicular horror almost two weeks ago have been discharged from hospitals here, and transferred to
“Much more lithium” in Barroso mine area, confirms British company Savannah Resources
Savannah Resources – the British company that is itching to start mining lithium in the municipality of Boticas – has announced today that recent prospecting in the municipality (all of
Two Canadian tourists killed on Douro railway line
Two Canadian women on holiday in Portugal died yesterday morning when a train travelling on the Douro Line ran into them. This was a tragedy that appears to have been
Saturday shorts: Wildfire in Murça; body in Valença; firefighters in protest
News today sees yet another wildfire in the north causing problems. This fire in Murça (Vila Real district) began yesterday, and was deemed to have ‘entered the resolution phase’ earlier
Third boat sinks in orca ‘attack’ off Portuguese coast
A new orca ‘attack’ (in some quarters referred to as an ‘interaction’) has scuttled yet another sailing boat off the Portuguese coast. The boat, belonging to the Nautic Squad club
Portugal’s airport passenger numbers climb to 42 million
Passenger traffic at Portuguese airports grew by 4.9% from January to July, compared to the same period last year, according to data released today by INE statistics institute. According to
Poll shows CHEGA overtaking AD, ‘leading voting intentions at national level for first time’
An Aximage poll for Diário de Notícias has put André Ventura’s party in the lead in Portugal for the very first time, with 26.8% of the vote, compared to the
Immigrants “with children born in Portugal” receive expulsion orders
AIMA, the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) is issuing expulsion orders to immigrants with Portuguese children. This is the claim by Público today ahead of the ‘major immigrant
Minister working hard on ‘confiscating assets’ in cases of corruption
Portugal’s justice minister, Rita Alarcão Júdice, is working hard on completing the legislative process that aims to deepen the mechanism for confiscating assets in cases of corruption, and other serious