SEF at Porto airport detect Italian father with sons ‘abducted’ last summer
Almost a year ‘on the run’ from authorities in France, an Italian father wanted for the abduction of two of his sons was foiled by SEF inspectors at Porto airport
Portuguese doctors speak out against plan to vaccinate nation’s children against Covid-19
As countries around the world start rolling out Covid vaccines for children from the ages of 12-15, a group of doctors in Portugal has retaliated. The Aliança Pela Saúde de
Portugal to start vaccinating 20-somethings in August
Portugal is to start vaccinating 20-year-olds in August, vaccine task force coordinator Henrique Gouveia e Melo announced, coincidentally on International Day of the Child (June 1). Only days before, EMA,
Portugal’s demographic drama: ‘average number of children per couple down to 0.86′
Portugal’s falling birthrates have been an issue for years, but new statistics show that the average number of children per couple now is only 0.86. This means that more than
More than 10% of babies born in Portugal have foreign mothers
More than 10% of babies born in Portugal in 2018 have foreign mothers. This jewel of information about a country where the native population has been relentless shrinking for years
Charity throws memorable Christmas party for needy children
Castelo de Sonhos, the Silves-based family charity, held its annual children’s Christmas part on December 7 at the FISSUL exhibition centre in the town. Around 120 underprivileged children aged up
Tragic tot dies in Queluz pharmacy
A little girl with a history of heart problems died yesterday inside a pharmacy as her distraught mother sought medication to help her. Staff inside did their best to save
Doctor under fire after baby born ‘without face’
A doctor already under investigation for failing to detect birth anomalies is back in the news this month after one his patients gave birth to a baby without a face.
Children in Portugal eat four times the amount of protein they need – and much too much sugar
Children in Portugal eat four times the amount of protein they need – and much too much sugar and salt. 22% of them (that’s one in three, from the ages
Stand up straight
How many times did you hear that as a child and now you find yourself repeating it to your own children? Everyone needs to be reminded about their posture. Not