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Sines green H2 project gets conditional approval

8 June 2026 at 17:02
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Portuguese Environment Agency APA has issued a conditional favourable opinion on the GreenH2Atlantic hydrogen project in Sines, Setúbal region, stipulating that the water used in production and cooling must be

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Portuguese footwear to present itself as model for European reindustrialisation

8 June 2026 at 16:25

The Portuguese footwear industry plans to present itself in Brussels next week as a model to follow in the reindustrialisation of Europe – in a sector where 88% of the

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Portugal increasingly hearing ‘patter of tiny feet’ 

8 June 2026 at 15:39

After years of demographic doldrums, Portugal is finally getting to hear the increasingly louder patter of tiny feet. The country recorded 87,130 births in 2025 –  3,071 more than in

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Portugal faces risk of power cuts this year, warns DGEG

8 June 2026 at 15:13
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Portugal could face power outages for several hours a year unless significant improvements are made to the operation of the national electricity system. This is the message from a recent

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13-year-old missing from Vendas Novas located in India

8 June 2026 at 13:19

A bizarre case of 13-year-old disappearing from Vendas Novas in Portugal- and subsequently being found in India, close to the border with Pakistan – hints at an ‘alternative system’ potentially

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Portuguese political prisoners still being held by Venezuela

8 June 2026 at 12:05
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Portugal has requested the intervention of Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, to secure the release of five Portuguese-Venezuelan political prisoners who remain detained in the South American country’s jails. The

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More strikes on way: “social peace” enjoyed by government ‘at an end’

8 June 2026 at 11:40

With yet another week-long public sector strike now underway, SIC Notícias has warned that we can expect ‘more’ down the line as the semblance of social peace, enjoyed by the

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New “what’s happening in Lisbon” app launches today

8 June 2026 at 11:02
Lisbon and Porto among Europe’s top 10 cities for digital nomads

Soko, a local discovery app that combines artificial intelligence and human input to identify the best websites, events, and experiences, launches today, with Lisbon as its starting market. The project

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Temperatures rising: 25 municipalities already at maximum risk for wildfires

8 June 2026 at 10:39
Extreme weather becoming the norm

Temperatures are steadily rising this week, with 25 municipalities in the Algarve (Faro district) and districts of Portalegre, Santarém, Castelo Branco, and Bragança at maximum risk for wildfires, according to

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Two die swimming in Portuguese rivers

8 June 2026 at 10:25

Two men died over the weekend, after swimming in Portuguese rivers. The first, a Brazilian, aged 37, was reported missing yesterday afternoon, from the Guadiana river, near Mértola. His body

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