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President of Firefighters League ‘encourages discretion’ when fire chiefs talk to media

President of the Portuguese Firefighters League, António Nunes, has today expressed his “opposition” to fire chiefs commenting on ongoing fires in the media, stating that they should only speak “as

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Portugal “updates procedures” for suspected cases of Ebola

Portugal’s DGS (general health directorate) has updated procedures for suspected cases of Ebola in this country, as other nations – namely Italy and Brazil – have flagged possible infections, and

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Wildfire season officially opens with 13,335 firefighters; over 80 aircraft

Portugal’s firefighting force for rural fires is being reinforced again today, with 13,335 personnel and 78 aircraft deployed. This is the second reinforcement of resources this year, in what is

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Beach concessions ‘fight back’. Algarve begins ‘battle of sun umbrellas’

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Only a few days ago, the nation’s press reported that “there is no law that prohibits people from setting up their sunshades in front of beach concessions. “Private concessions, be

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Government devises way of approving renewable energy projects that will harm environment

A flurry of doom-laden posts over social media followed the announcement, on Friday, by the minister of environment and energy, that the government has found a way to override the

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“Something isn’t right” in way Portugal’s AD government is railroading people’s lives in favour of foreign big business

Communities in the Covas do Barroso area have been fighting against the lithium mine for years - Photo: Rui Vale Sousa/Shutterstock

Lawyer Ana Inês Patrício has exposed the chilling way in which Portugal’s AD government is treating an entire population in northern Portugal. Up until now, lay readers might still have

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