New Portuguese diabetes medicine to be tested in the U.S.
A new medication produced by Portuguese bio-technology company Technopage is to be tested in the United States . TP-102 (its preliminary code name) is the first biological medicine ‘made-in-Portugal’ to
Weekend weather: Beach weather continues throughout Portugal
Brilliant sunshine weather is expected virtually throughout mainland Portugal this weekend, with temperatures reaching 26ºC in the Algarve and a scalding 36ºC in some inland areas, according to data from
Portugal’s Coimbra University develops pioneering programme for infertility
It’s billed as a pioneering programme for infertility, but once you read beyond the first sentence, you might not be so sure. Scientists at Coimbra University have come up with
Pong from closed-down Amadora supermarket leaves householders holding their noses
The summer heat has made life in Reboleira Sul, Amadora, quite unbearable for residents near the now closed-down “Pomar” (meaning orchard) supermarket. Far from smelling like an orchard it has
“Potentially dangerous” heavy metals threatening urban farmlands in the Porto area
“Potentially dangerous” heavy metals are threatening urban farmlands in the Porto area. A study released this week by the University of Aveiro shows that levels in a number of areas
TAP cancels 50 flights in four days as pilots threaten strike
With customer complaints through the roof during the last two months, Portugal’s national airline TAP is now facing total paralysis. Pilots are meeting this afternoon – with strike action firmly
Former BES boss on €3 million bail as Espírito Santo group “implodes”
It has been hailed as the end of one of the “most influential centres of power” in Portugal’s political, social and financial world. Minutes after former BES boss Ricardo Salgado
Prison 'shake-up' in Portugal makes wardens responsible for repeat offenders
Portugal’s prison authority (DGRSP) has come up with a controversial new system to lower the number of repeat offenders overloading the country’s prisons. If prison establishments fail to lower their
Portugal Rally loses million-euro “Turismo” funding
Organisers of the flagship “Rali de Portugal” race event learnt today that they will be losing a million-euros worth of state funding next year as “Turismo de Portugal” pulls its
Energy conference in Faro to explain EU funding opportunities
A conference designed to alert companies in the energy sector to projects and opportunities for EU funding through the “Horizonte 2020” programme will be going ahead at the Tertúlia Algarvia