Virologist classifies Omicron as benign: Portuguese population “well prepared” to face it
Portuguese virologist Pedro Simas has been explaining why he believes the Portuguese have nothing to fear from Omicron, due to the country’s stellar level of vaccination coverage. While today’s Council
“Imprisoned in the Algarve” – Manuel Pinho’s €6 million bail surety the highest ever set in Portugal
Former economy minister from the Sócrates years Manuel Pinho is imprisoned in the Algarve today after Lisbon’s central criminal court judge Carlos Alexandre set the highest bail surety ever enforced
Christmas cards and parcels “may not arrive in time”, says CTT syndicate
Christmas cards and parcels sent by Portuguese mail (CTT) may not arrive in time for the big day. This is the warning from the syndicate of CTT workers, which stresses
Armando Vara appeals latest prison sentence
In jail for the trafficking of influences, former Socialist minister Armando Vara is pushing against his latest condemnation for money-laundering (carrying a two year jail term, and extracted from the
Praise in German is “particularly delicious”: PM reacts to new Chancellor’s vote of confidence
PM António Costa has reacted with pleasure to the praise this morning by new German chancellor Olaf Scholz. In Brussels for the first meeting of leaders with Mr Scholz at
PM warns says ‘4th dose coming in spring’: Covid restrictions to be reinforced in January
In Brussels for a Council of Europe expected to discuss the possibility of vaccine mandates across the bloc, PM António Costa has stressed that Covid measures and restrictions currently in
PJ lead 28 searches at football clubs: three arrested including football empresario César Boaventura
PJ police have been leading searches today on various football clubs, including Sporting and Benfica. The focus has been described as “suspicions of fiscal fraud, money-laundering, qualified fraud and IT
Back to jail at least till Friday for João Rendeiro
João Rendeiro has been back and forth to the courthouse in Verulam, South Africa, since his arrest last Saturday, but no decision is to be made on whether he remains
Public ministry calls for loss of mandate for Porto mayor
The Public Ministry has today requested a suspended jail term for the crime of prevarication for long-running independent Porto mayor Rui Moreira. Prosecutors are also requesting that Mr Moreira lose
Another 273 Afghan refugees arrive in Portugal
Another 273 Afghan refugees have been given asylum in Portugal this week, bringing teh number of citizens who have arrived here since their country fell to the Taliban to 764.