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The Portugal News25 Oct

Alentejo establishes cultural alliance in Évora

Évora established a strategic alliance between 24 cultural entities and agents from the Alentejo region and Spain’s Extremadura region to create a “corridor” that promotes culture across these territories.

The Portugal News25 Oct

Rare Olympic torch sold for €124,000 at auction

A woman in Sweden has sold a flea-market discovery for approximately €124,000 after it was identified as a rare Olympic torch from 1956. 

The Portugal News25 Oct

The next real estate revolution could start inside a factory!

Over the past few years, the debate on housing in Portugal has focused mainly on the lack of housing, rising prices, licensing difficulties and the need to speed up construction. 

The Portugal News25 Oct

New Birth

This song is exactly what it says on the tin: the arrival of a newborn and the miracle that is birth. 

The Portugal News25 Oct

World’s first invisible hearing implant launched

Austrian company MED-EL has introduced the world’s first invisible cochlear implant, offering independence to people with severe hearing loss. 

Portugal Resident25 Oct

Right to housing encampments return to squares of Lisbon and Porto

Anyone imagining that this morning’s scenes of violence were an end to ‘right to housing protests’ will be thinking again following news that protesters are set to return to the The post Right to housing encampments return to squares of Lisbon and Porto appeared first on Portugal Resident .

The Portugal News25 Oct

Not just fun – hard work too…

“The year has flown by!” Jenny, President of the Association for Protection of Animals Algarve (APAA), is right. 

Portugal Resident25 Oct

Prime minister accused of “failing to lead or show his face”

Politicians of all colours are reacting in a form of stampede to the scenes of violence in Lisbon and Porto last night – but the overall focus is on the The post Prime minister accused of “failing to lead or show his face” appeared first on Portugal Resident .

The Portugal News25 Oct

Switching the Brain on with Light: The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Flip a switch of light and a mouse remembers a fear it never had, thanks to a protein first found in a pond alga that just won a Nobel Prize.

The Portugal News25 Oct

Drought reveals crystals beneath Pyrenees riverbed

Drought in southwestern France has exposed crystals in the Gave de Pau river, attracting treasure hunters. 

Portugal Resident25 Oct

PM must assume responsibility: politicians attack Luís Montenegro’s “incomprehensible silence”

With even members within his own PSD party deeply unsettled by the scenes of police violence early this morning, PS leader José Luís Carneiro has given a press conference in The post PM must assume responsibility: politicians attack Luís Montenegro’s “incomprehensible silence” appeared first on Portugal Resident .

The Portugal News25 Oct

The Monastery of Alcobaça

Founded in 1153 by King Afonso Henriques, the Monastery of Alcobaça stands as a true masterpiece of Gothic architecture in Portugal. 

The Portugal News25 Oct

Portugal to celebrate science in Coimbra

Kelsey Young, one of the scientists behind NASA’s Artemis mission, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen will join international experts in Coimbra to discuss the future of space exploration.

The Portugal News25 Oct

Beach-cleaning robots expand into new environments

Autonomous robots are removing cigarette butts and litter from Spanish beaches, tackling coastal pollution. 

Portugal Resident25 Oct

Housing crisis: LIVRE calls for strong position from President Seguro

The silence of Portugal’s minority AD government in the face of ‘right to housing protests’, and the indignation arising from last night’s police charge on protesters, has seen LIVRE (left The post Housing crisis: LIVRE calls for strong position from President Seguro appeared first on Portugal Resident .

The Portugal News25 Oct

Road works to be developed in Porto

Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) has launched a public tender worth 3.5 million euros to redevelop the Paranhos interchange on the Via de Cintura Interna (VCI), a major urban ring road, which includes a road connection from the centre of Porto to the Asprela area.

Portugal Resident25 Oct

Dozens injured as police clear protest camps in Lisbon and Porto

Police charged housing protesters in Lisbon and Porto early on Sunday, clearing two city-centre encampments in operations that organisers say left dozens injured, including some people with serious injuries. Thirty-one The post Dozens injured as police clear protest camps in Lisbon and Porto appeared first on Portugal

The Portugal News25 Oct

New consulate strengthens Irish cultural ties

Ireland has opened a consulate general in Malaga, strengthening its diplomatic presence in southern Spain and the Canary Islands. 

Portugal Resident25 Oct

Curia move

It was one of those chance conversations that all adventurous foreign house-hunters might have: “You could live in my grandparents’ old guesthouse, which hasn’t been used for many years. You’d The post Curia move appeared first on Portugal Resident .

The Portugal News25 Oct

Have you got annoying habits?

Is everyone too polite to tell you?

The Portugal News25 Oct

St. Januarius

St. Januarius, Bishop of Benevento, lived during the persecution of Christians under Emperor Diocletian.

The Portugal News25 Oct

EU leaders propose new legislative safeguards

Germany, Italy and Belgium have called for a mechanism allowing EU governments to halt legislation considered burdensome for businesses and economies. 

The Portugal News25 Oct

Loja do Cidadão to consolidatet more services in Portugal city

Ferreira do Zêzere is investing 1.75 million euros in a “Citizen’s Shop” (Loja do Cidadão)—which is already operational—and a new business incubator in Pias. 

The Portugal News25 Oct

European leaders shift focus to AI adoption

European policymakers are increasingly focusing on the practical application of artificial intelligence rather than competing directly with the US and China to develop the world’s most advanced AI models.