Portuguese municipalities at “high” or “very high” risk of infection increase to 29
Very much along lines certain experts have been trying to warn, the virus situation in Portugal is slowly changing for the worse in spite of the country’s exceptional vaccination record.
PSD leader considers infighting in his party to be “an absurdity”
PSD leader Rui Rio has said that the infighting in his party over who should lead it into elections called for January 30 is an ‘absurdity’: “What is happening in
New law authorising euthanasia passes through parliament
A new attempt at a law authorising medically-assisted death has passed through parliament today and will now go on to receive (or not) the presidential rubber-stamp. A previous law was
State signs 13 mining contracts two days after State Budget collapse
The Portuguese State, in this case the department of geology and energy (DGEG) signed 13 mining contracts two days after the State Budget collapsed last week. Although the timing appears
Pfizer reveals it too has been working on a ‘miracle Covid pill’
Roughly 24-hours since Merck’s Covid pill was authorised for use in the UK, and greenlighted for emergency use in Europe (click here), Pfizer has announced that it too has been
Portugal reaffirmed as “one of Europe’s few safe destinations” for travel over Christmas
Europe’s centre for disease control (ECDC) is reported to be suggesting that “everyone avoids unnecessary journeys over the Christmas period”. A story appearing online last night and covered in overall
Round-the-clock police guard on wife of fugitive BPP bankster
Following a night in jail, 63-year-old Maria de Jesus Rendeiro – wife of fugitive BPP bankster João Rendeiro – has been allowed home to house arrest, pending the application of
Marcelo announces elections for Sunday January 30: “the most reasonable date”
In a 10-minute address to the nation this evening, president Marcelo set Sunday January 30 for the date the country will be going to polls to elect a new government.
EMA tells Member States they can make experimental Covid pill available for emergency use
A new antiviral ‘wonder pill’ for people who have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and are at risk of developing serious disease has been given emergency use approval today by the
Drivers of electric cars “shocked” by hidden costs of charging stations
Drivers of electric cars are counting the cost of their ‘green investment’. It is not simply that electric cars are expensive to buy. They can prove surprisingly expensive to run,