Body of young man who ‘fled police’ recovered from Mondego river
The body of a young man has been recovered from the Mondego river in Coimbra this morning, after he reportedly jumped in to the river to flee PSP police. This
Lisbon university heads EU-China lab to develop flexible electronics
Lisbon’s Universidade Nova is leading a Sino-European laboratory in China dedicated to flexible electronics, from biomedical applications to solar cells that can go into space, scientist Elvira Fortunato has told
Onyria hotel group takes over running of Chateau des Vigiers in France
Portuguese hotel group Onyria announced today that it has taken over the management and operation of the Château des Vigiers in France, in what it stresses is ‘a decisive step’
Alcobaça altarpiece among this year’s 25 World Monuments Watch sites
A terracotta altarpiece located in the Monastery of Alcobaça, in west-central Portugal, is one of 25 sites chosen by the World Monuments Watch heritage safeguarding programme as in need of
Masonic ‘angle’ continues to hound ‘potentially unbeatable’ candidate for presidency
Admiral Gouveia e Melo ‘supported by mason under suspicion’ With the national media hype over immigration already under criticism, huge focus too has been put on the ‘masonic angle’ to
Non-urgent surgeries postponed at Algarve hospitals
Surgeries were postponed in Algarve to avoid overcrowding and free up beds during period of heightened pressure on A&E services Around 20 non-urgent surgeries have been postponed this week at
Snow leopard fossil discovered in Portugal “challenges long-held assumptions”
Snow leopard habitats do not need to be ‘high up in mountains’ Considering current icy temperatures, it might come as little surprise that the fossil of a snow leopard has
Portugal discusses national immigration plan
Parliament to debate first draft of how to implement Europe’s pact on immigration and asylum With immigration one of the burning subjects of the day in Portugal, parliament today is
Algarve wines to gain “new home” in Lagoa
It will be a “new phase for Algarve wines and wine tourism,” says president of Algarve Wine Commission (CVA) The municipal council of Lagoa is in the final stages of
Top Lisbon hospital “without conditions” to train medical interns
Amadora-Sintra being forced to let go of interns One of Lisbon’s busiest hospitals is being forced to ‘let go’ of its medical interns because it is not deemed to have