Portugal Masters returns to Algarve in November
The Portugal Masters golf championship – delayed April due to restrictions imposed by the pandemic – has been added to the European Tour Schedule at almost the last minute. It
PM Costa insists on role of mayors and municipalities in application of EU bazooka funding
Portugal’s prime minister António Costa threw himself into the fray of electioneering over the weekend just as elsewhere pundits were highlighting his ‘plans for the future’ – said to involve
Over 80 seniors die following Covid vaccinations – but this could be totally unrelated, says INFARMED
Portugal’s national authority for medication and health products (INFARMED) has published its latest pharmacovigilance report on the safety of Covid vaccines, explaining that the 14,447 adverse reactions in more than
Only four cases of myocarditis flagged in vaccination process involving 16 and17-year-olds
Público has just reported that according to INFARMED there have only been four cases of myocarditis flagged among the many thousands of 16-17 year-olds vaccinated against Covid-19 in Portugal up
New Orca attacks on yachts off coast of Lagos and Sagres
Two private yachts have had to be towed to safety following attacks by orcas off the coast of Lagos and Sagres. These attacks are nothing ‘new’, in that they have
Good gut health vital to surviving Covid-19, says Portuguese study
Good gut health has once more been hailed as something we should all be focused on retaining. This time because it determines the difference between weathering Covid infection well or
Third foreign tourist goes missing on Madeira hiking trail
A third foreign tourist has been reported missing on a hiking trail in Madeira. This latest mystery comes less than two months since the last ‘disappearance’ (click here) and almost
Decision day over responsibility for young commando deaths
Five years since the horrific deaths of 22-year-old Dylan Silva and Hugo Abreu, aged 20 – and over three years since the trial process began (click here) – today is
Portugal hits ‘historic moment’: 85% of population with one dose of vaccine
Steaming ahead to the goal of 85% of the population fully-vaccinated by the end of this month, Portugal has already hit a new moment of history in the country’s mass-vaccination
Major row blows up as doctors and universities reject government plans for new courses in medicine
A major row has ensued since Manuel Heitor, minister in charge of higher education, announced the opening of three extra university courses in medicine, to start within the next two