Arsonist detained for Tunes fire
A 51-year-old man suspected of starting a fire with a cigarette lighter at Lagoas do Poço da Figueira in Tunes was arrested by the GNR police on Monday. A GNR
Chemists controversy
A public notice by the Association of Doctors (Ordem dos Médicos) in Portugal accuses chemists of deceiving patients by selling them more expensive medicines than those prescribed by the doctor.
Chinese wind
The construction of a wind turbine factory in Portugal has been “postponed and not cancelled”, according to the president of Chinese power company China Three Gorges (CTG), a partner of
Crisis effects
Portugal is top of the list of countries whose population felt the effects of the economic crisis the most, according to international survey Transatlantic Trends 2013. Results show that 90%
Death of local politician stuns small parish
Queirã, a small parish in the northern municipality of Vouzela, is mourning the death of its president, who died on Tuesday after suffering major burns to 60% of his body
Death sentence
The four men who raped and killed a 23-year-old woman on board a bus in India were sentenced to death last week. “In these times, when crime against women is
Drugs chief caught
A Columbian drugs baron, 66, known as “El Doctor” and hunted by the USA and Interpol, has been arrested by police in Portugal and will face trial along with four
Electrocution death
A young fisherman died this week after being electrocuted in a fishing boat while participating in a religious celebration in Funchal, Madeira Island, according to the local maritime authorities. It
Employment grows
Employment opportunities in Portugal grew in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the first three months of the year, making it the first time since 2010 that the country
English exams
Ninth graders will be taking a national English exam this year for the first time, according to information from the Ministry of Education released earlier this week. The exam will