Portugal passes barrier of 1 million citizens infected with SARS-CoV-2 since start of pandemic
Portugal has just passed the barrier of over one million citizens infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus since the start of the pandemic. Thanks to the advent of vaccines (and consequent
Third dose already being administered in Portugal to immunosuppressed
Reinforcement of current Covid vaccines is already being undertaken in Portugal for the roughly 100,000 or so citizens who are immunosuppressed. DGS health chiefs are promoting the shots for cancer
Lithium wars: passionate citizens’ battle moves into European spotlight
Just as the ecological battle to reduce intensive farming in southern Portugal gets noticed abroad, the citizens’ fight to halt plans for a large open-pit lithium mine in Covas do
Iberian wolf under new threat: wild boar hunting
Thirteen conservationist groups have joined forces to call for the immediate suspension of the hunting of wild boar. They say it is threatening the survival of the Iberian Wolf –
Gunshots and knife attacks leave two dead after yet another problematic weekend in Lisbon
“Deconfinements have brought crowds back into Lisbon at night, and with them the violence has returned”. This is the opening sentence of a report today explaining that in less than
‘Killer goat’ strikes again in Abrantes
A goat who has already killed one woman in the parish of Pego, Abrantes (click here), has struck again – this time targeting a 57-year-old man. Fortunately Joaquim Serrano was
Shark sightings close down beaches at Figueira da Foz
The sighting of at least three shark closed down beaches at Figueira da Foz yesterday. In ordering lifeguards to hoist the red flag ports captain João Lourenço, said “we don’t
German ‘boycott campaign’ takes shame of Odemira’s intensive agriculture one step further
The shame of Odemira’s intensive agriculture has been taken onto the international stage by a German boycott campaign, powered by a woman who has been heartbroken by what she sees
MP wants Discoveries panels removed from parliamentary State Room
Joacine Moreira, the former MP for Livre (now no longer with the party) is pushing for parliament to accept the woke agenda. She wants seven large painted panels depicting the
Weather warning: Strong rain, thunder and high winds on the way
Civil Protection services have sent out a weather warning today over the likelihood of strong rain, thunder and high winds due to start hitting the country in the south from