Portuguese consortium develops bacteria/ antibiotic resistance test
Simple test will “almost immediately identify” what patient needs A device to quickly detect bacteria and antibiotic resistance is being developed by a consortium of Portuguese public and private entities.
Thousands sign petition against digital euro, fearing it could undermine “fundamental rights”
ECB president Christine Lagarde “pushing for digital euro to become reality by October” The European Central Bank (ECB) believes that the adoption of the digital euro will lead to the
Government’s water strategy denounced as ‘ecological, social disaster’
ProTejo movement says strategy favours agribusiness, among others Just as others before them have stressed, the government’s water strategy for Portugal is seen as an “environmental and social disaster (…)
Four Portuguese cardinals to help choose next Pope
Nine other Portuguese-speaking cardinals involved in process For the first time since the College of Cardinals was created, Portugal has four cardinal electors in the conclave to choose Francis’ successor.
Portuguese start receiving emails from Meta about using data for AI
Meta says it will use public information from EU to train its AI tools Portuguese users of Meta’s social networks have already started receiving a consent email regarding the use
Sardine fishing season starts today
Summertime beckons: sardines back on the menu! Just as the first truly warm rays of sunshine start to break through the rain and gloom of the past few months, Portugal’s
Argemela lithium mine “environmental impact study” rejected
Locals fighting over eight years against plan hope this is end of it Local people in the northern municipalities of Covilhã and Fundão are delighted by the decision of APA
Tributes and lamentations pour in following death this morning of Pope Francis
Four Portuguese bishops among those to choose Pope Francis’ successor Tributes and lamentations have been pouring in from all corners of the globe today, following the announcement early this morning
Portuguese-Canadians investing in ‘most important election in decades’
Three of election front-runners are Portuguese-Canadians Three Portuguese-Canadian candidates, two for the Liberal Party and one for the New Democratic Party (NDP), are among the frontrunners in Canada’s federal election
Portugal’s former Socialist government blamed for “thousands of immigrants” arriving without full background checks
“Instead of correcting errors, Socialist government showed indifference” A new controversy has opened up over the Easter weekend: that of over 120,000 immigrants who were able to enter Portugal during