Portuguese IT engineer creates site that detects Parkinson’s from voice recordings
A young graduate in IT engineering has created an online site to detect early signs of Parkinson’s disease from voice recordings. Says Diogo Braga, working out of Porto’s Superior Institute
Livraria Lello – Porto’s magical bookshop – chosen for new Harry Potter book launch
Porto’s magical bookshop, Livraria Lello – J.K. Rowling’s inspiration for her own Flourish and Blotts bookstore in the Harry Potter series – has been chosen for the world launch of
VISTA hosts beer pairing dinner
VISTA restaurant in Praia da Rocha will host a beer pairing dinner on Saturday (April 9). The event will feature Chef João Oliveira’s signature dishes paired with Sovina’s best craft
Drug-fuelled brawl ends in fatal Porto stabbing
A 27-year-old man was stabbed in the chest, allegedly by a life-long friend, following a late-night ‘rave-party’ in Celorico de Basto, near Porto, which broke up in the early hours
Cancer portal offers victims and families “reliable information”
A new online site in Portuguese for people who have cancer – or know someone fighting the disease – is now available, backed by doctors. ‘FalarSobreCancro.org’ (Talk About Cancer) is
TAP in the hot seat for suspending nine routes from Lisbon and Porto
With no news on whether or not TAP’s privatisation deal is being reversed, the former State airline’s current bosses have axed nine routes out of Lisbon and Porto, blaming the
Livraria Lello “triples” book sales
Porto’s iconic Livraria Lello bookstore has tripled book sales in just six months by starting to charge an admission fee. The idea was to stop the bookstore from overcrowding, thus
Parliament quashes last government’s “transport privatisations” in Lisbon and Porto
Ten ‘diplomas’ signalling the privatisation of transport services in Lisbon and Porto have been quashed in another show of left-wing power in Parliament. The combined forces of PS, PCP, BE,
Thousands of euros worth of medical equipment stolen from hospitals
Over €400,000-worth of medical equipment has been stolen from two hospitals in Porto and Barreiro, leaving dozens of patients waiting for much-needed exams. PSP police began investigating after the endoscopy
Searches resume for woman seen plunging 45 metres from Douro Bridge
Searches resumed this morning for a woman who was seen falling 45 metres from the D. Luís Bridge in Porto last night (October 28). According to RTP, Porto’s Sapadores firefighters