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Extreme temperatures could approach 50ºC in Portugal

The extremely high temperatures in Portugal will remain until at least the next weekend, but the heat wave could last up to four weeks....

DGS reduces isolation period to five days in Portugal

The Directorate-General of Health of Portugal (DGS) confirmed on Thursday that the isolation period for those infected with covid-19 has changed from seven to...

1 in 10 Portuguese schools fail exams

Almost 1 in 10 Portuguese schools had a failing average in the national exams in 2021. This shows a decrease in grades in comparison...

Hacker steals Booking payments from Lisbon hotel

A Russian hacker infiltrated the booking account of a hotel in Lisbon, the Marino Boutique Hotel, and was able to generate almost half a...

NOS Alive returns to Portugal after 2 years

After two postponed editions due to the covid-19 pandemic, NOS Alive is back on Wednesday in Oeiras! The 14th edition of NOS Alive starts...

Rent prices in Portugal increase in second trimester

Idealista reports that rental prices continue to increase in Portugal, registering a 2.6% increase in the second trimester of the year, in contrast to...

Single-use takeaway packaging to cost 30 cents in Portugal

Your next UberEats order just got more expensive, but also more sustainable. Single-use plastic packaging for takeaways will start costing 30 cents on Friday...

Lisbon Airport Update: PM revokes new airport decision

Prime Minister Antonio Costa has asked for Pedro Nuno Santos, the Minister of Infrastructure to quit and has revoked his dispatch surrounding a new...

Lisbon to get new airport in 2035

UPDATE: Prime Minister Antonio Costa has asked for the Minister of Infrastructure to quit and has revoked his dispatch surrounding the new airport plans.  The...

Prozis CEO loses influencer endorsements due to pro-life post

"Nature is healing", said Miguel Milhao the CEO of Prozis in a pro-life post on LinkedIn on Sunday. The Portuguese CEO said, "It seems...

Livre wants to criminalize “conversion therapy” in Portugal

The party Livre announced on Tuesday its project of the law to criminalize "conversion therapy" in Portugal. Represented by the only member of parliament...

Four injured in fire in Colombo mall in Lisbon

A fire in Colombo Shopping Mall in Lisbon broke out on Monday afternoon, injuring four people and leading to the evacuation of the building....

Minor earthquake registered near Madeira

An earthquake of 3,6 magnitude on the Richter scale was registered today, 55 kilometers from Deserta Grande Island on the Madeira Archipelago.The Madeira earthquake...

Zelensky fires ambassador of Ukraine to Portugal

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, signed a decree on Friday to fire the ambassador of Ukraine to Portugal, Inna Ohnivets. The ambassadors in...

Portuguese politicians react to overturn of Roe v Wade

At least half of US states are now predicted to overturn their abortion rights as the constitutional right to an abortion is no longer...

Monkeypox cases rise to 348 in Portugal

The Directorate‑General of Health of Portugal (DGS) confirmed on Friday that there are 20 more cases of Monkeypox in Porto. There are currently 348...

Police seize over 8 tons of cocaine in Setubal

The Judiciary Police (PJ) detained 8.13 tons of cocaine in the Port of Setubal, one of the largest drug seizures in Portugal, reports RTP...

Little girl killed in Setubal due to 400 euro debt

The mother of Jessica, a three-year-old girl killed in Setubal, owed the murder suspects 400 euros. The mother owed money to the three detained...

Graça Freitas warns against getting sick in Portugal this August

"The worst thing that can happen to us is getting sick in August", warns Graça Freitas the General Director of Health in Apliarca on...

Portuguese PJ helps catch “Brazilian Escobar”

CNN Portugal has reported that the Policia Judiciaria (PJ) in Portugal helped with the investigation that has led to the arrest of a major...

PM Antonio Costa says salaries must increase by 20%

During the first CNN Portugal Summit, Prime Minister Antonio Costa's promise to increase salaries by 20% in the next four years was repeatedly questioned....

Marcelo says welcoming refugees is an obligation of “Portuguese society”

President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said this Monday, on World Refugee Day that defending the rights of refugees "is an obligation" in Portugal and...

Plane makes emergency landing at Lisbon airport

AirBus A330 of the company World2Fly made an emergency landing at Lisbon Airport on Saturday at 7:09 PM. The aircraft departed Lisbon to Varadero,...

Champalimaud research discovery gives stroke victims hope

Scientists at the Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon, Portugal have discovered a mechanism that can help repair brain cells that have been damaged by a...

Woman caught at Lisbon airport with gun

A 25 year old woman was arrested at Lisbon Airport for taking a 9 millimeter gun in her hold luggage. The arrest was announced...

Monkeypox: Portugal waiting for 2700 doses of monkeypox vaccine

Around 2700 vaccines against Monkeypox will be arriving in Portugal. Through the agency HERA, the European Commission signed a deal for the supply of...

Portuguese government to create new work visa

The Portuguese government is creating a new visa that simplifies procedures for foreigners who want to work in Portugal. The new work visa allows...

Portuguese women only have 58 healthy life years

According to a study by Eurostat, Portugal is the fifth country in Europe with the worst quality of life for women as they age...

Long waiting times at Lisbon airport

Waiting times at Lisbon airport have surpassed three hours on Sunday due to "insufficient resources and functioning SEF border control areas", according to ANA...

PM Antonio Costa to meet with Boris Johnson on Monday

The Prime Minister of Portugal Antonio Costa will be meeting Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday in London. The two politicians will close a...
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