Tag: Portugal
Fires, heat wave… Spain and Portugal on alert
A heat peak in Spain and thousands of hectares burned in Portugal: the Iberian Peninsula, on the front line of global warming in Europe, is on alert this Wednesday, August…
Heat wave hits fire-ravaged Portugal
full screen Locals use buckets of water to try to slow the flames approaching their houses in Alcabideche, outside Lisbon. Archive image. Photo: Armando Franca The rescue service in Portugal…
Heat wave hits fire-ravaged Portugal
At least nine firefighters have been injured in the extinguishing work. Around 800 firefighters took part in fighting a fire near the town of Odemira in southern Portugal during the…
Patrick Drahi steps up to defend a faltering empire
Franco-Israeli risk-all billionaire Patrick Drahi had to step up to defend his telecom empire. ” A shock, a great disappointment “, this is the reaction of Patrick Drahi, after the…
World Youth Days in Portugal: young Africans respond present, despite the difficulties
Hundreds of thousands of young Catholics have converged on Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, for WYD 2023, World Youth Day, which runs until Sunday August 6. Young people from more…
Portugal: Thousands of Catholics prepare to send the first World Youth Days since the Covid
Tens of thousands of young Catholics are expected in Lisbon for World Youth Day (WYD) from August 1 to 6, in the presence of Pope Francis despite his fragile health.…
Portugal: an artist criticizes the public funding of the Pope’s visit and sparks a controversy
Portuguese street art artist Bordalo II caused a scandal by unrolling a carpet of giant counterfeit 500 euro notes on Friday July 28 on the altar where Pope Francis will…
“Balcões móveis”: in Portugal, public services try mobility
Located in the northeast of Portugal, the remote region of Terras de Trás-os-Montes aims to bring citizens closer to public services and combat the isolation of the most vulnerable people.…
Forty-seven football victims of human trafficking freed by police in Portugal
Forty-seven young footballers, including 36 minors, were rescued by Portuguese police in a raid on Monday June 12 against a human trafficking network linked to a training center in northern…
Madeleine McCann, who disappeared 16 years ago, is being searched for in a reservoir in Portugal – police were seen carrying evidence bags from the area
It is believed that the search in the reservoir area will continue for several days. The area of police interest is about 50 kilometers from the place of disappearance. The…