Horror in disused cemetery: family vaults looted, skeletons tipped out of coffins
Four family vaults in a disused cemetery in Alhos Vedros, Moita, were broken into last weekend, with skeletons tossed out of coffins and left in disarray. Ten skeletons have now
Investing in space: Portugal allocates €204.8 million to 2030
Portugal is to increase its financial contribution to the European Space Agency (ESA) for the period 2026-2030. The country will invest a total of €204.8 million in space. The Ministry
Two earthquakes felt in Azores as “seismic activity continues well above normal this November”
Two small earthquakes were felt on Terceira Island in the Azores in the early hours of this Thursday morning amid the archipelago’s ongoing seismo-volcanic crisis, the Azores Seismic and Volcanic
Barroso lithium mine: EU doubles down in spite of risks
Environmental lawyers and community groups warn today that the EU Commission’s insistence on greenlighting a controversial lithium mine in Northern Portugal sidelines “grave environmental and safety risks” for the sake
Portugal chases first U-17 World Cup title in showdown with Austria
Portugal will try to make history this Thursday (November 27) as the country’s male under-17 football team lines up against Austria in the World Cup final, kicking off at 4pm
Azores “will do everything in its reach” to keep Ryanair
The Regional Government of the Azores said it would do everything in its reach to prevent low-cost airline Ryanair from pulling out of the region. Using words like “determination” and
Eighty hotels up for sale in Portugal
Growing tourism demand has led to an increase in investment in the Portuguese hotel market in recent years, particularly in five districts of the country that concentrate the largest supply
“Surprise” as judges order retrial over Borba quarry disaster
The shock acquittal earlier this year of all six defendants in the dock over the Borba quarry disaster has seen ‘surprise’ today as Évora appeal court judges order a retrial.
US embassy issues warning over waiting times at Lisbon airport
The US embassy in Portugal has issued a warning on its website to citizens and travellers to expect long waiting times at Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado International Airport over the holiday
EU Parliament pushes to bar under-16s from social media without parental OK
The European Parliament took a major step this Wednesday toward tightening online safety for young people, approving a report that calls for a minimum age of 16 to use social