Coimbra university develops ‘clam treatment’ to remove drugs from wastewater
Treatment also settles quandary over “how to combat Asian clams” Researchers from the University of Coimbra (UC) have developed an innovative treatment that uses the biofiltration of the Asian clam
Inflation slows to 2.5% as prices fall 0.6% in July – INE flash estimate
Portugal’s year-on-year rate of consumer price inflation slowed to 2.5% in July, down 0.3 of a percentage point from the previous month, as prices fell 0.6% on the month, according
Burger King to open 50 new outlets by 2025, creating 1,200 more jobs
Burger King in Portugal has announced plans to complete by 2025 its three-year plan to open 50 new restaurants, having already started recruiting for more than 300 vacancies out of
Thousands sign petition urging severely depressed lynx’s return to owner
‘Pet’ lynx lived on family farm in Madeira, “like any domestic cat” Thousands of people have joined the call to authorities to return a ‘seized lynx’ to his family, before
British ambassador laments killing of children in UK
The British ambassador to Portugal, Lisa Bandari, added her voice to the chorus of shock and lamentations following the killing of three children in Monday’s knife attack in the UK.
“Who paid for Google’s cable mooring in Azores?”
Trade chamber stresses it is clear Azores sought out Google – but not how much it cost The Angra do Heroísmo Chamber of Commerce (CCAH) has queried today whether the
Portuguese authorities confirm identity of nine year old killed in UK knife attack
Priority is to give family “all moral support they need” With the UK reeling over the deaths of three children in yesterday’s hideous knife attack in Southport, on Merseyside, Portuguese
Azores Airlines extends direct connections over winter
Flights operating in and out of Faro airport SATA (Azores Airlines) will extend its offer of direct flights between Ponta Delgada (Azores) and Montreal (Canada), Faro and Milan (Italy) to
Government to spend €11.1 million on rehabilitating Portugal’s rivers & streams
Plan is to recover waterways’ “original characteristics” Portugal’s AD government pledged today to spend €11.1 million rehabilitating 10 rivers and streams “from the north to the south of the country*”,
Bathing and recreational fishing banned in Douro following Auto Sueco fire
Fire is likely to have discharged polluting chemicals into water Bathing and recreational fishing between the cement pier and the mouth of the Douro river in Porto were banned today,