Portuguese in Beirut describe utter devastation of city already on its knees
Portuguese citizens in Beirut woke up to scenes of utter devastation today after one of the greatest ‘blasts’ in history. Say reports, the explosion of what appears to have been
Socialist mayor speaks out against government plan to green-light mining in protected areas
Socialist Mayor Miguel Alves has condemned the government’s proposal to ‘green light’ mining in protected areas as the “greatest sin” in its new draft-law to regulate the sector. Talking to
Portugal launches Covid-oriented travel insurance for foreign tourists
Definitely showing thinking ‘outside the box’, Turismo de Portugal has just launched a travel insurance for foreign tourists visiting national territory “adapted to the new pandemic reality caused by Covid-19”.
Scandal-tainted former Spanish king to live in exile in Cascais
Scandal-tainted former Spanish king Juan Carlos 1 has gone into self-imposed exile, purportedly in ‘Casa da Santa Maria’, a romantic waterside property in the heart of Cascais. International newspapers on
Portugal’s gold reserves ‘suddenly worth over €20 billion’
Portugal’s rather dubious gold reserves have benefited massively from the pandemonium created by Covid-19. The pandemic has seen the price of gold skyrocket – and although this country is constantly
First day since March with ‘no Covid deaths’: “reason for great satisfaction” says health secretary
There have been no deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24-hour period (between Sunday and Monday). This is the first day since March that Portugal hasn’t registered a virus-related death.
Maddie suspect’s lawyer defies police to ‘actually deliver evidence’
With global mainstream media consistently repeating lurid allegations about Maddie ‘suspect’ Christian Brückner, his German lawyer has defied police to actually come up with the concrete evidence they say they
Marcelo visits train crash victims in hospital
President Marcelo has visited the three ‘worst injured’ victims from Friday’s high-speed train crash in Soure, telling journalists outside the hospital that it’s vital that citizens ‘keep the faith’ when
National fire alert: 60 boroughs at maximum risk
Portugal is back on a nationwide fire alert. Since 8pm last night, the weather picture with regard to risks is grim: rising temperatures with high winds forecast. Roughly 60 boroughs
Brits in Portugal “ignoring Foreign Office (travel) advice”… because “it’s unfair”
Britons are apparently “ignoring” Foreign & Commonwealth Office travel advice and coming to Portugal anyway. The reason – as Portuguese diplomatic sources have said all along – is that Portugal