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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...

Euthanasia proposal approved in Portugal

Proposals to decriminalize euthanasia passed in the Portuguese parliament on Thursday, for the third time in two years. 128 members of parliament voted in...

Monkeypox Portugal: Monkeypox cases rise to over 200

In the last week, the number of monkeypox cases in Portugal has almost doubled to 209 cases, mostly in Lisbon and the region of...

Portugal to prohibit smoking in most indoor spaces

As of January 2023, smoking indoors will only be allowed in public places that are at least 100 m2 and have a minimum ceiling...

Portuguese President demands “zero tolerance” approach to smacking children

The President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said on Wednesday that a change in attitude regarding hitting children is required in the country,...

Portuguese actress Daniela Melchior to appear in “Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3”

The 25-year-old Portuguese actress Daniela Melchior will have a small role in the "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3" The actress became famous worldwide...

Monkeypox Portugal: Monkeypox cases rise to over 100

In the last 24 hours, a large increase in the number of monkeypox cases in Portugal has occurred. The number of monkeypox cases in...
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