Sport briefs
Motorsport Norway’s Petter Solberg kept his slim world title chances alive by winning the Rally Italia Sardinia ahead of rival and championship leader Sebastien Loeb. The defending champion has three
Caetano Veloso sings a foreign sound
Brazilian singer, Caetano Veloso, returns to Lisbon on October 24, to perform at the Atlantic Pavilion, backed by the Lisbon Symphony Orchestra. Unlike his previous work – mostly sung in
Capital hosts international Aids conference
Lisbon will host an international conference on Aids next May, which will focus attention on the illness in Portuguese-speaking countries. Health Minister, Luís Filipe Pereira, says the conference “will ensure
Cocaine smuggler caught at Lisbon Airport
Cocaine weighing eight kilos has been discovered in several pieces of clothing and the soles of various pairs of flip-flops in a passenger’s luggage at Lisbon Airport. The Polícia Judiciária
Confusion over bus terminal
Many people are still trying to access the old bus terminal at Arco do Cego, despite the fact that the doors have now been closed for three weeks. When they
Corruption case verdict soon
Defendants in the alleged Albufeira corruption trial will now hear their fate at the end of October. A total of 35 officers from the city’s GNR-BT (traffic) division are accused
Cultural Cascais
The 16th century Cidadela, former military fortress on the seafront in Cascais, is to be transformed into a “dynamic centre for culture and leisure”. According to a source at Cascais
Dia do Mar offers fun for all
As part of the celebrations for Dia do Mar (Day of the Sea), Loulé Câmara is staging an art exhibition from October 1 to October 30 at Loulé’s Galeria de
English victorious at Setúbal Cup
The Dutch team from Deventer, a previous Kayak-Polo World Champion, was one of 12 teams taking part in the fifth Setúbal Cup. The event, which was held over two days,
Europe’s tallest
You may have driven past the Belém Cultural Centre recently and noticed a huge scaffolding tower, mushrooming up from ground level, and wondered what it is for. Well, it is