Superbike testing returns to the Algarve
The Algarve International Autodrome (AIA) will be hosting five days of pre-season testing for the Superbike World Championship and Supersport World Championship between January 16 and 20. A number of
Fears over Syria’s chemical weapons passing through Azores
Environmentalists and Left Bloc politicians have warned of “the considerable risks” of transhipping 500 tons of chemical weapons from Syria in the Azorean port of Praia da Vitória on Terceira
Domestic violence
Three men in different parts of Portugal shot and killed their partners last week, reports Correio da Manhã newspaper. The three women were mother of two Ana Raquel (28) from
Glass structure protects Eusébio statue
Eusébio’s statue outside Benfica’s Luz Stadium in Lisbon is now protected by a glass structure which will serve as a memorial to the footballer and was concluded a couple of
Double raid
In a double raid, a lone gunman held up two branches of the Millennium bank in Lisbon this week, getting away with cash and evading police who were in the
Bullying death in Braga
A 15-year-old schoolboy who committed suicide at the weekend appears to be the latest victim of schoolyard bullies, reports Correio da Manhã newspaper. Nélson Antunes from Braga hanged himself in
TAP flies past European competitors
Portuguese airline company TAP registered a success-packed year in 2013 living up to the company’s high expectations. In the words of TAP President Fernando Pinto, the company registered an “excellent”
Lagoa Mayor thankful
The President of Lagoa Câmara Francisco Martins has issued a press release thanking all those who helped clean-up storm damage throughout the borough after the high seas at the beginning
Minor quake hits East Algarve
An earthquake measuring a magnitude of 3.2 on the Richter scale hit Vila Real de Santo António on Sunday night (January 12), reports the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and
Money problems prevent youngsters from furthering their education
Portugal has one of the highest percentages of young people who want to continue their studies but do not have the money to do so. According to an EC-backed study