Algarve Dad’s Army mobilises to “make a difference”: setting off for Poland on Saturday
A veritable Algarve Dad’s Army has mobilized, in a matter of days, to start making its contribution to the horrors inflicted by Russia on the people of Ukraine. Consignments of
Porto researchers develop non-invasive method to diagnose lung cancer
Researchers at the Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers, Technology and Science (INESC TEC) in Porto have developed a non-invasive technique that allows the diagnosis of lung cancer. Using three-dimensional
Portugal sends new consignment of medication to Ukraine, worth “around €200,000”
Portugal is sending a second consignment of medicines to Ukraine this week worth upwards of €200,000. This latest batch – which includes blood, antibiotics, painkillers, corticosteroids and serums – has
Requests for temporary protection from Ukraine ‘skyrocket’
Since yesterday’s ‘update’ on the number of Ukrainian refugees requesting temporary protection in Portugal (1,670), the total has skyrocketed. This morning’s update on Lusa’s website shows authorities have received 2,674
Employment and Immigration of Ukrainians: Portuguese ‘teams’ travel east
Portugal’s embassies in Warsaw and Bucharest are to be reinforced with teams of officials from the Institute of Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP) and the Immigration and Borders Service (SEF)
Coimbra suspends 40-year twinning agreement with Russian city
The city council in Coimbra, Portugal’s third largest city, has suspended its twinning agreement with the Russian city of Yaroslavl, due to the war in Ukraine. The motion was passed
Oil slick appears after ‘Felicity Ace’ goes down with millionaire cargo of luxury vehicles
The true awfulness of the end of Felicity Ace (click here) – the vehicle carrier that caught fire mid-February off the coast of the Azores, destroying 4,000 ‘top-of-the-line’ cars (worth
Portugal is “as far as possible from Putin’s aggressions”
This is a sentence attributed to a 30-year-old Ukrainian refugee and mother of a one-year old baby who has told journalists in Romania that she is thinking of travelling to
Portugal is 6th EU country for lowest number of Covid deaths
In one of those headlines that makes you look twice, three times and still not really get it, we’re told today that Portugal is the 6th European country with the
Ricardo Salgado – former head of BES – condemned to six years jail for abuse of confidence
Another condemnation – this time for jail time – but former ‘boss-of-all-this’ at BES Ricardo Salgado won’t be seeing the inside of a prison cell yet, if ever. The reason