Government removes teachers from children with cancer
The government has effectively stopped young children with cancer being able to continue with their studies, writes Correio da Manhã today. Two hospitals – Coimbra Pediatric Hospital and Porto’s São
Epstein considered becoming “non-habitual resident of Portugal”
Among so much else in the Epstein files, it transpires that the disgraced sexual predator actually pondered moving to Portugal (albeit he seems to have thought this might have been
Number of households without electricity increases to 45,000
The number of households without electricity (and, as a usual consequence, water) this morning has risen to 45,000. Only yesterday, at the same time, supply network E-REDES announced it had
Coimbra holds off further evacuations “for now”
With all eyes on Coimbra today – braced as the city is for a ‘hundred-year flood’, the situation overnight was ‘stable’ – and for the time being at least authorities
Coimbra “prepared to evacuate 9,000 people in case of hundred-year flood” – mayor
Coimbra is braced for a ‘hundred year flood’ which would inundate the Baixa district, reaching its peak at around 3pm tomorrow. Mayor Ana Abrunhosa has explained authorities will only get
Transparency watchdogs call government out for corruption ‘fudge and waffle’
Transparency International Portugal (TIP) is calling the government out for corruption ‘fudge and waffle’. Essentially, the watchdog is contesting assertions made by the Ministry of Justice on the assessment of
Government orders second ‘urgent audit’: this time of road and rail networks
In the face of mounting concerns for the integrity of national infrastructure following weeks of extreme weather, the government has ordered LNEC – the national laboratory of civil engineering –
Portugal among ‘Ocean Pioneers’ trying to stop spread of deep-sea mining
Portugal is among a group of countries – presenting themselves as pioneers in ocean protection (Ocean Pioneers) – calling on other nations to stop seabed mining and the exploitation of
Portugal’s climate woes “won’t affect country’s image abroad” – minister
Portugal’s minister of state and foreign affairs has said that the situation facing the country after recent storms is serious – affecting all economic sectors, as well as involving fatalities
Red alert for Tejo river for next 48-hours
The flow rate of the Tejo River rose again during last night in Almourol, exceeding 6,000 m3/s, and could approach 7,000 on today, with the red alert and requirement for