Fire ‘consuming roof’ of Porto’s Palácio de Justiça
A fire has broken out in Porto’s Palácio de Justiça, the building in which the city’s appeal court functions. There are few details at the moment. Traffic blocked. Fire described
Vaccines have prevented 700 deaths in Portugal over last three months
This is one of the headlines today as the country registers another 3,794 ‘positive cases’ for the SARS-CoV-2 virus with 16 further deaths in the last 24-hours. The number of
European regulator approves use of Modern Covid vaccine for children
Following its approval of the Pfizer vaccine for 12-15 year olds, European medicines agency (EMA) has approved the Moderna vaccine for the same age grouping, actually extending it to all
Body of missing woman last seen on jet ski recovered from Penafiel river
After five intense days of searches, the body of missing woman Ana Raquel Martelo, 38, has been recovered from the Tâmego river, Penafiel. A local woman, she ‘disappeared’ last Saturday
Two firefighters killed, three injured, in race to reach rural fire
Two firefighters died yesterday evening after the fire engine they were travelling in careered off the road, overturning down a slope. Three colleagues also travelling in the vehicle were injured,
Government prepares to ‘alleviate’ Portugal’s Covid restrictions
This is the positive message coming out of popular tabloid Correio da Manhã today, and it ties in with the speech given earlier in the week by prime minister António
Portugal’s ‘economic debt’ hits new maximum
The indebtedness of the Portuguese economy (excluding that of its banks) rose once again in May to €757.5 billion, the Bank of Portugal reported today – meaning that families, businesses
Groundforce: syndicates calls off strike action
A compromise has been reached between some of the syndicates representing unhappy baggage handlers of Groundforce and the government. It means the STHA (the Syndicate of airport handling technicians), SIMA
Level of Covid transmission in Portugal is reduced compared to recent weeks, says minister
Today’s press conference following the weekly Council of Ministers was one of the shortest in recent times, introducing no further measures of combat for the pandemic, now that 116 municipalities
Portuguese study finds microplastics in penguins in Antarctica
An international study led by scientists at FCTUC (Coimbra University’s Faculty of Sciences and Technology) has identified the presence of microplastics (plastic particles measuring less than 5mm) in the feces