Couple rescued after being “dragged” by a wave into the sea in Madeira
A popular “witnessed the situation and threw two buoys to provide buoyancy”. An American couple was rescue dearly this afternoon after being “surprised” by a wave and “dragged” into the sea, in the Seixal natural pools area, on the island of Madeira. In a statement, SANAS – Associação Madeirense para Socorro no Mar said that […]
IRS refunds already paid total more than 1.8 billion
This review of the IRS campaign comes a month before the deadline for taxpayers to submit their annual tax returns, which ends on June 30. The total value of IRS refunds already paid amounts to 1,833.3 million euros, with 3,549,462 declarations having been settled, according to information released today by the Ministry of Finance. This […]
Government to present migration plan on Monday
The government will present its plan for migration next Monday, at a time when demand for residence permits has soared, causing problems in the management of services. According to a government source, the plan will be presented on Monday afternoon, after a council of ministers on the subject. In October last year, the previous government […]
Covid-19 cases have increased in recent days in Portugal
Data updated by the DGS indicates that 208 cases were registered on Monday, a figure that rose to 228 the following day. Cases of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus have increased in recent days in Portugal. According to data from the Directorate-General for Health (DGS), more than 200 cases of Covid-19 were recorded last Monday […]
Portuguese arrested by the Wagner Group in the Central African Republic
A Portuguese-Belgian national was arrested on suspicion of being involved in a “plot against the regime” in the Central African Republic. APortuguese-Belgiancitizenhasbeen arrested by the Wagner Group in the Central African Republic on suspicion of being involved in a “plot against the regime”. The news was reported by the Lusa news agency and a source […]
Air Force warns that country is falling behind with end-of-life F-16s
The Chief of Staff of the Air Force, João Cartaxo Alves, warned today that Portugal is “falling behind” as F-16 fighters reach the end of their lives and other European countries adopt the F-35. “We know that our F-16s are 30 years old, we know that their replacement, if there were any decision, would take […]
Brazilian police detain Portuguese woman with 4.5 kg of cocaine at airport
The Brazilian Federal Police said today that they had arrested a Portuguese citizen at Rio de Janeiro International Airport with 4.5 kilos of cocaine hidden in a belt. According to a statement released by the Brazilian police, the Portuguese citizen, who has not been identified, was planning to board a commercial flight to Portugal. The […]
Complaint desk for immigrants with half a hundred complaints in a week
The online counter for immigrants and refugees, which opened a week ago, has received half a hundred complaints, with most of them against the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA). “We’ve had51complaintsto date,” mostly related to “lack of access to information or services” from AIMA, but there are also complaints of “racial or ethnic […]
55-year-old woman arrested for abandoning dog on public road in Lisbon
The woman claimed she was unable to look after the animal. A55-year-old woman was arrested on Monday on suspicion of abandoning a pet in the parish of Marvila, in Lisbon. In a statement sent to the press on Wednesday, the Public Security Police (PSP) explained that officers were contacted to go to a veterinary clinic […]
The new era in the treatment and prevention of high burden respiratory diseases in children
INSPiRED Congress Highlights, July , Porto: The 2nd Congress of the International Society of Pediatric Respiratory Diseases July 4 th -7 th , Sheraton Hotel , Porto Renato T. Stein, MD, MPH, PhD Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre, Brazil In the past years we have been seen several quite important […]