Surfer rescued from Furnas beach in Vila Nova de Milfontes
A 29-year-old woman was rescued today from a rocky area of Furnas beach, in Vila Nova de Milfontes, in the municipality of Odemira (Beja), the National Maritime Authority (AMN) said.…
Second phase of project to reduce inappropriate use of emergency rooms goes ahead on Tuesday
The second phase of the “Call First, Save Lives” pilot project, to reduce inappropriate use of emergency services, begins next Tuesday, after an “extremely favorable” evaluation in the first phase…
Sangiovese. An Italian – Alentejo wine with Tuscany roots
If there’s no shortage of people saying that the Alentejo is the new Tuscany, why not make a wine in Campo Maior from the most typical grape variety of this…
Cliff collapse causes part of famous Lagos beach to disappear
The collapse of a cliff caused the eastern part of Pinhão beach in Lagos to disappear at dawn on Saturday, Hugo da Guia, Port Captain and local commander of the…
Reducing emissions could save Portugal 16 billion euros
This Monday, the environmental association Zero released the conclusions of the new report drawn up as part of the European project ‘LIFE Together 1.5’. Aligning the European Union with the…
400 plastic particles removed from beaches between Caminha and Aveiro
The National Maritime Authority (AMN) has activated the Mar Limpo plan due to the tiny plastic particles that have washed ashore in Spain and has removed around 400 ‘pellets’ from…
Death of Portuguese woman after battery explosion prompts campaign about risk of electric bikes in London
The mother of a young Portuguese woman who died in London in a fire caused by the explosion of an electric bicycle battery is putting pressure on the British government…
‘Cocktail’ of respiratory viruses hits Europe
Positive flu cases have been growing since the last week of 2023 The death of two people from the flu in Italy this week has raised alarm bells across Europe…
Group dismantled in Spain used vessels made in Portugal
Thirty people were arrested and 2,296 kilograms of hashish, 508 kilograms of cocaine and 1,065 kilograms of cannabis were seized. A criminal group that was engaged in the large-scale introduction…
Europe’s highest emigration rate has “important impact on Portugal’s demography”
The scientific coordinator of the emigration Observatory stresses at the TSF forum that, contrary to what is thought, new emigrants are not the most qualified. Portugal today has the highest…