Portugal goes into 6th place in Europe for most number of new virus cases per day
Portugal’s battle with the new coronavirus is not winning many new accolades: the country has moved from eighth to sixth place in the European table for the highest number of
Marcelo rubber-stamps new law ensuring MPs declare affiliations to Masons and Opus Dei
President Marcelo has rubber-stamped a new law ensuring MPs declare memberships to associations, including entities like the Masons and Opus Dei. The only proviso, explained on the official page of
Hybrid cars imported into Portugal since 2019 could be liable for 75% tax clawback
Potentially good news for anyone who has imported a hybrid car into Portugal since 2019. As long as the car dates from 2019 or before, importers may be able to
Villages in north turn out in force against open-pit mining projects
Villagers from the municipalities of Montalegre and Boticas in the north turned out in force on Sunday to show the strength of local feeling against mining projects. Scores of tractors
Marcelo steps into pressure building for third Covid vaccine dose
President Marcelo has stepped into the ‘pressure’ that seems to be building for a third dose of Covid vaccine to be administered nationally (click here). This latest ‘furore’ smacks of
Hunt is on for “monsters” who glued dog’s jaw shut and threw him from moving car
The hunt is on for the “monsters” who glued a little dog’s jaw shut and then threw him from a moving car between Pocariça and Póvoa de Bispo in Cantanhede
Lisbon’s iconic Discoveries monument “defaced in English”
This is the gist of stories behind the hideous graffiti daubed over the base of the Discoveries monument looking over the Tagus river in downtown Lisbon. But although the message
New study reveals “antibodies fall dramatically months after vaccination; a 3rd dose is inevitable”
A study undertaken by the Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra has concluded that antibodies in people vaccinated against Covid-19 fall dramatically within a few months “pointing to the necessity
Mystery death of healthy student under investigation
The family of 19-year-old university student Inês Rafael who died suddenly, five days after receiving her vaccination against Covid-19, believe there is a link between the two events. As reports
Nightlife returns to Lisbon’s Bairro Alto with throngs of young people enjoying ‘party atmosphere’
Throngs of young people have returned to Lisbon’s Bairro Alto, enjoying the nightlife at long last reopened. SIC television news reports today that young people in the streets appear unconcerned