Second German sailing boat targeted by rogue pod of orcas
The rogue pod of orcas that has been immobilising sailing boats by damaging their rudders since January last year (click here) has struck yet again on the west coast of
Bars call time on weekend gatherings in downtown Lisbon
Bars and restaurants are calling time on the weekend gathering in Lisbon’s Santos neighbourhood. Their plan is to close early between Thursday and Sunday (the times thousands of young people
31 ‘Covid outbreaks’ in crèches, tutorial centres and kindergartens
Within days of the ‘new school year’ getting fully underway, mass testing has flagged 31 virus outbreaks in crèches, tutorial centres (ATLs) and kindergartens. This doesn’t mean the people infected
Doctors and nurses sound alert as various hospitals start struggling with demands
More than 40 patients lined up in corridors in Setúbal hospital; Torres Vedras A&E transferring the critically ill because it didn’t have the medical teams to treat them; Lisbon maternity
Portugal’s medical profession girds itself for battle with respected (‘negationist’) doctor
All hell has (finally) broken loose over comments made 10 days ago at a negationist rally. The reason is that they were made by internationally respected Portuguese doctor Fernando Nobre
PM accused of hypocrisy over criticism of GALP
PM António Costa has been accused of rank hypocrisy over comments he made at a political rally in Matosinhos over the weekend. The 60-year-old secretary-general of the PS Socialist Party
Portugal ‘accepts’ extradition request from India over alleged terrorist
Portugal is described as “accepting the request from India for extradition of an alleged terrorist”. The young man himself, however, claims if extradited he could face execution or at the
Portuguese bought 16 million FEWER pairs of shoes in 2020
Portuguese citizens purchased 16 million LESS pairs of shoes in 2020 than they did in the year before. The pandemic saw shoe sales plummet nationally by 24.6%, which has been
Three dead in afternoon of horror in Pedralva (Braga district)
Three people died following an afternoon of horror in the parish of Pedralva, Braga district, yesterday. The tragedy seems to have been precipitated by a woman walking out on her
Checkered start to new school year
The new school year began in earnest yesterday with all kinds of hiccups along the way. It hasn’t been a case of Covid-19 causing problems this time, but a teachers’