Portugal creates high-tech performance centers in obstetrics and gynecology

LISBON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa signed on Sunday legislation creating High-Performance Centers in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CED-ObGin), within the scope of the National Health Service (SNS). According to a …

The Amy Winehouse band returning to Portugal

Led by their musical director and longtime bassist, Dale Davis, Amy's band hits the road again with several stops in Portugal: Lisbon and Aveiro are the first confirmed cities, with shows taking place at LAV – Lisboa ao Vivo on April 9th ​​and at …

clad in timber, stone house by SHOVK perches over rocky oceanfront slope in portugal

Stone House Blends Local Materials with Landscape-Driven Plan   Stone House is situated on a rocky oceanfront slope in Portugal, where its design is integrated into the topography to preserve the natural terrain and maintain unobstructed views of the …

Portugal property taxes to fall

"The average construction value per square meter is set at 570 euros, for the purposes of Article 39 of the Municipal Property Tax Code, to be in force in the year 2026," reads the decree published in the Diário da República (Official Gazette). …

Portugal motorway upgrade

Miguel Pinto Luz, Minister of Infrastructure, has announced that the government will double the IP3 highway from Souselas to Penacova at a cost of €502 million.  The investment is aimed at improving access to interior municipalities such as Góis, Arganil …

Portugal household savings stabilise

There was also a reinforcement of investment in housing of around 4.4% in the last year, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE). According to the INE's Quarterly National Accounts by Institutional Sector, the household savings rate …

After 11 years in Colvale, drug convict to complete rest of term in Portugal

The Unexpected Birthplace of Portugal’s Pickleball Scene

With no courts available, the couple briefly tried padel, but “it just didn't take for us,” Hale said. The search eventually led them to a small group in Cascais and a single experimental court at Wadish Padel Academy. “We were playing exclusively at …

Portugal delivers more than 32 mln COVID-19 vaccinations over 5 years: data

LISBON, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Portugal has administered more than 32 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines since launching its first vaccination campaign five years ago, according to data released Saturday by the Directorate-General for Health (DGS). According …

I wish I could have been taken too, says mother of British boy, 13, stabbed to death by her ex-partner in Portugal

The mother of a British schoolboy stabbed to death by her ex-partner has said she wishes she had died with him.  Alfie Hallett, 13, was killed on Tuesday by Goncalo Carvalho, 43, at his home in Casais, located in the Tomar region of Portugal.  His mother, …