WHO reported 780 laboratory-confirmed cases from 27 non-endemic countries. There had been no deaths associated with outbreaks in non-endemic countries. WHO convened 500 experts and over 2,000 participants to discuss monkeypox. The World Health Organization reported 780 laboratory-confirmed monkeypox cases from 27 non-endemic countries on Sunday, while maintaining that the global risk level was … Read more
Nuno Mendes has joined Paris St-Germain on a permanent basis from Sporting Lisbon. The Ligue 1 champions have exercised an option to purchase Mendes for £34 million, and his new contract will keep him at the club until June 2026. Mendes, 19, joined PSG on a season-long loan in summer and has made 37 appearances … Read more
Hungary’s Nations League opener to see over 30,000 attendants. Hungary got banned over racist abuse last year. UEFA levied Hungary a three-match fan ban. Hungary’s Nations League opener against England in Budapest Saturday will see over 30,000 children and their guardians in attendance despite UEFA closed doors order over racist abuse last year. “Over 30,000 … Read more
Scottish referee Hollie Davidson will make history when she leads an all-female team of match officials for the men’s international between Portugal and Italy on June 25. Davidson will have England’s Sara Cox and France’s Aurelie Groizeleau as her assistant referees, with England’s Claire Hodnett working as the Television Match Official for the match in Lisbon. It … Read more
The sale of a 10 million euro ($10.4 million) luxury mansion in Portugal was halted due to a “strong conviction” that it belonged to sanctions-hit Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, Foreign Minister Joao Cravinho said on Saturday. The property record of the home in the upscale Quinta do Lago resort in the Algarve was blocked on … Read more
As governments slowly shackle the crypto industry with regulations and duties, Portugal is more and more remoted in Europe — an area with few guidelines that investors describe as a crypto paradise. “You don’t need to do anything else because you already have a perfect system, with zero percent tax on bitcoin,” said Didi Taihuttu, … Read more
“Go pee on the rhubarb!” Engineer Fabien Esculier has never forgotten his grandmother’s unconventional approach to gardening — in reality, it has inspired his profession. Human urine may seem like a crude way of fertilizing plant life within the generation of commercial agriculture, however as researchers search for ways to lessen reliance on chemical compounds … Read more
According to a statement from the Prosecutor’s Office in Faro, Portugal, a suspect has been formally named in the case of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann. At the request of Portuguese police, German officials made the man an official suspect, although Faro prosecutors did not name him publicly. He hasn’t been charged yet. It’s the … Read more
The leaders of Germany, Portugal, and Spain urged France to back centrist President Emmanuel Macron against far-right leader Marine Le Pen in elections current weekend, in a highly uncertain intervention in the domestic politics of a fellow EU state on Thursday The run-off vote on Sunday is “for us not an election like others,” German … Read more
Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo missed the Manchester United’s clash with Liverpool in the Premier League on Tuesday after the death of one of his twin sons. Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez announced on Monday that one of the two babies had passed away. “Family is more important than everything and Ronaldo is supporting his … Read more
LISBON – The Portuguese government announced on Wednesday the extension of the COVID-19 pandemic “alert situation” until April 18, according to a statement from the Council of Ministers. This is the lowest level of alert for disaster situations, according to the Portuguese Basic Law for Civil Protection, and was scheduled to renew on March 30. … Read more
LISBON: Portuguese prosecutors have detained a rabbi and carried out raids over the naturalisation process of a number of Jewish people, including Roman Abramovich, the Russian billionaire owner of Chelsea football club. Portugal’s Public Prosecution Service said late Friday that it has detained the leader of Porto’s Jewish community, Daniel Litvak, as part of their investigation … Read more
PAMPILHOSA DA SERRA, Portugal – In central Portugal, a sustained drought has revealed the ruins of a village that was totally submerged underwater when a large reservoir was created nearly 70 years ago. “I have never seen that!” says Carlos Perdigao, 76, as he gazes at the ruined stone houses of Vilar which were swallowed … Read more
LISBON – The Portuguese Constitutional Court announced on Tuesday the annulment of the votes of emigrants in the Jan. 30 snap elections and ordered a revote, postponing the inauguration of the country’s new government. The action responded to a criminal complaint filed by six parties, which claimed that 80 percent of votes cast outside Portugal … Read more
LISBON – Portugal registered 8,463 new COVID-19 cases and 35 more deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the national counts to 3,093,723 and 20,565 respectively, the country’s Directorate General of Health said Monday. The daily epidemiological bulletin showed that 2,364 people are currently hospitalized, of which 148 are in intensive care units. Read more: … Read more
MADRID: The Spanish government is increasingly under fire over its use of the European Union’s massive economic recovery funds, with critics blasting the distribution of aid as too slow and arbitrary. Spain is due to receive 140 billion euros ($160 billion) from the fund by 2026, half of it in grants, making it the programme’s … Read more
LISBON, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — A total of 1,203 COVID-19 patients are in hospital in Portugal on Tuesday, the highest number in the last 10 months, said the country’s Directorate-General for Health (DGS). An additional 36 people were hospitalized over the past 24 hours, with 147 patients in intensive care units. Meanwhile, 25,836 new infections … Read more
PARIS: A Covid “tsunami” threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO said Wednesday, as record surges fuelled by the Omicron variant dampened New Year celebrations around the world once again. Governments are walking a tightrope between anti-virus restrictions and the need to keep societies and economies open, as the highly transmissible variant drove cases to levels never … Read more
Portugal next year could approve lithium mining that will reduce Europe’s dependence on outside sources for a key ingredient in the frenetic global race to decarbonise the auto industry. The southern European nation is thought to have the continent’s largest lithium reserves. Alongside nickel and cobalt, lithium has become a prized raw material as it … Read more
LISBON, (Xinhua) — Portugal will start vaccinating children between the ages of 5 and 11 against COVID-19 from Dec. 18, the country’s Deputy Secretary of State and Health Lacerda Sales announced Friday. Children under nine currently have the highest incidence of COVID-19 in Portugal, according to the Portuguese Directorate-General for Health (DGS). Therefore, Sales said, … Read more
PARIS: Atletico Madrid won a bad-tempered game in Porto on Tuesday to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League as Liverpool and Ajax both completed the group stage with 100 per cent records. Diego Simeone’s Atletico, who lost to Real Madrid in the 2014 and 2016 finals, needed to beat Porto in Portugal … Read more
Jurgen Klopp says Diogo Jota’s intensity made him stand out as an ideal Liverpool player before the Portugal forward even moved to Anfield. Jota first caught Klopp’s attention with his work-rate and intelligence while playing for Wolves against Liverpool in the FA Cup in 2018. Less than two years later, Klopp paid £41 million ($54 … Read more
Pep Guardiola said Bernardo Silva was “on another level” after the Portugal forward’s sublime strike inspired a 2-1 win against Aston Villa on Wednesday. City’s trip to Villa Park was billed as Jack Grealish’s return to the club he left to join the English champions in a club record £100 million ($132 million) move in … Read more
BERLIN: Borussia Dortmund will be without both Mats Hummels and Erling Haaland when they head to Portugal for Wednesday’s potential Champions League Group C decider against Sporting Lisbon. Level on points with two games to play in the group stage, Sporting and Dortmund meet on Wednesday in a clash which could decide which of them … Read more
PARIS: Holders France hope to retain their title but the 2022 World Cup in Qatar could be missing the two most recent European champions as Portugal and Italy must both battle through play-offs to qualify. That left fans with the prospect of no Cristiano Ronaldo in Qatar next winter and the Azzurri, who thrilled during … Read more
KARACHI: Ambassador Hissein Ibrahim Taha, the secretary general-elect of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, assumed the charge at the OIC’s General Secretariat headquarters in Jeddah on Wednesday, a statement said. Ambassador Taha was elected in November 2020 during the 47th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) held in Niamey, Republic of Niger, as … Read more
RIYADH: The Eurozone’s economy recorded a quarterly expansion of 2.2 per cent, a little unchanged from the previous quarter’s growth of 2.1 per cent, according to estimates by Eurostat. Countries that experienced the highest growth rates were Austria, France and Portugal as their gross domestic products rose by 3.3, 3 and 2.9 per cent, respectively. … Read more
LISBON: Cristiano Ronaldo’s hopes of playing in a record-equalling fifth World Cup hang in the balance after Serbia stunned Portugal 2-1 in Lisbon to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. Framing this. pic.twitter.com/bG1oLoQRqB — Serbian Football (@SerbianFooty) November 14, 2021 Spain and Croatia did secure their places in Qatar on Sunday thanks to 1-0 wins … Read more
