Israeli hostage with Portuguese nationality reported dead in Gaza
Portugal’s government has said today that it “greatly laments” the death of a Portuguese-Israeli dual national held hostage in Gaza since the Hamas attack on Israel seven months ago, but
Outgoing health service CEO ‘refuses’ to compile plan for summer
Minister ‘surprised’: presumed plan would have been prepared months ago Outgoing SNS CEO Fernando Araújo has reportedly ‘refused’ to come up with a plan for the running of the health
Algarve football round-up: Ups and downs
Liga Portugal Betclic: Portimonense 0-2 Moreirense Estrela Amadora 0-3 Farense Last Sunday afternoon, Portimonense were left cursing their luck following an, in several respects, unfortunate home defeat to last season’s
Vila Real de Santo António goes back to 18th century
For three days, Vila Real de Santo António will back go to the 1700s The countdown has begun for ‘Vila Real de Santo António Setecentista’, an event that promises to
Portuguese researchers developing broad-spectrum antiviral for next pandemic
Approach has to be “more effective and targeted” than in Covid pandemic Portuguese researchers are developing a drug against a wide range of viruses to deal with a possible new
Police feel “extremely wronged” by government’s offer to ‘make things right’
Minister’s calculations “open door to further protests” President of the National Union of Police Officers said today that his colleagues feel “extremely wronged” by the proposal presented yesterday by the government
Tavira creates animal charity bank
The Municipal Council of Tavira has launched a new initiative to help people and families in need care for their pet animals. Officially named Bank of Goods and Essential Services
It’s time to ‘Prevent it Like a Gentleman’ in Loulé
Campaign has helped detect several early cases of prostate cancer Mar Shopping Algarve in Loulé is hosting the 7th edition of ‘Prevent it Like a Gentleman’, an annual campaign focusing
Portugal has roughly a million free-roaming animals – mostly cats
First national census of roaming animals released today Mainland Portugal has more than 930,000 free-roaming animals, including 830,541 cats and 101,015 dogs, according to data from the first National Census
Combined forces of minority parties approve end of ‘ex-SCUT motorway tolls’
Government’s fragile hold on power starts shredding Parliament yesterday approved the end of motorway tolls – deemed illegal 14 years ago – on ‘formerly SCUT highways’, overriding the government but