Mortality higher than it was during two years of pandemic
Surge of respiratory infections sees various hospitals activate contingency plans The first two weeks of 2025 saw more deaths than during the same period in 2022 and 2023, “years marked
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
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
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
Portuguese government seeks to protect Culatra islanders
After years of struggle, islanders labelled ‘illegal’ are brought in from cold The door has finally opened on the fair treatment that communities on Culatra Island in Ria Formosa
Inquiry launched into death of two-year-old ‘sent home after visiting A&E’
The Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into the death of Teo Nascimento, a two-year-old who died at home a day and a half after visiting the emergency department
120 national companies at Madrid’s FITUR tourism fair
Portugal will be represented this year at the Madrid International Tourism Fair (FITUR), one of the largest in the world, by 120 companies and seven tourism regions, as well as
Lisbon residents, tourists call for downtown CCTV surveillance
Surge in crime in historic downtown area requires action, petition says A surge in crime in Lisbon’s historic downtown Baixa Pombalina district has led to growing calls for more effective
Immigrant labour crucial to agrifood firms in Alentejo – survey
Companies recognise immigrant labour as vital to their activity In the southwest of Portugal’s Alentejo region, immigrants are not just a part of the workforce – they are considered the
Portuguese court greenlights police bodycams
Bodycams are used by police forces in several countries across the globe Portugal is set to join the long list of countries that allow the use of cameras on police