“Toys with a (Covid) twist for Christmas”? Cool or grotesque?
Like it or not toymakers have ‘leapt onto the pandemic bandwagon’ to produce what Reuters news agency has described as ‘toys with a twist’ for Christmas this year: a Covid
Portugal’s virus update: less active cases, less hospital admissions, more warnings to avoid family and friends
On a day when the gradual decrease of active cases is at last filtering through to numbers in hospitals, the general medical council has issued another loaded warning: “there is
President Marcelo accused of being “greatest destabiliser of democracy” by ‘opponent’ Ana Gomes
Former MEP Ana Gomes – perhaps the most ‘inconvenient presidential candidate Portugal has seen for a very long time – has been ‘letting rip’ in interviews this week, accusing the
Portugal remains “central in NATO” despite Alliance’s “more global perspective”
Portugal is suddenly in a very delicate but no less important position regarding NATO and its developing attitudes to China. The NATO 2030 report published today refers to China for
Marcelo makes impassioned speech to Portuguese as he presents his re-candidature
Portugal’s president Marcelo made a simple but impassioned plea to the Portuguese this evening as he finally presented his re-candidature for the presidency. In the same Pastelaria Versailles where he
Portugal’s cheese producers send out Christmas appeal
Buy Portuguese cheese for Christmas. This is the appeal from the country’s cheese producers today who have seen the effects of the pandemic decimate habitual sales. In a year when
Portugal’s latest Covid numbers show continued fall in number of new cases
Bit by bit, but fairly consistently, the number of new cases of Covid-19 registered in Portugal is coming down. Today’s figures show another ‘drop’ in the thousands to 2,597 –
Portuguese sheep breeders launch desperate campaign to save ‘Saloia’ bloodlines from extinction
“Adopt a Saloia”. This is the slogan of a new campaign launched by sheep-breeders in the Arrábida region desperate to save the Portuguese ‘saloia’: a ‘milking sheep’ whose numbers are
Madeleine McCann detectives “want to return to Portugal”
British media has been peppered with new ‘Madeleine stories’ this week suggesting German police want to return to Portugal to follow-up on “excellent” leads backing their theory that a jailed
Portugal’s president to announce decision about second term
Finally, after escalating months of ‘suspense’, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is expected to announce his decision over recandidacy as Portugal’s Head of State. With elections due next month (January