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Fur flies in Portugal’s minced meat controversy

Hot on the heels of the “minced meat shock” delivered by consumers’ association DECO this week, the government’s health and safety authority has waded in - saying it is perfectly legal to use sulphites in the manufacture of hamburgers and

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Outrage as government sets teachers another “idiotic aptitude test”

One in three Portuguese teachers who sat December’s government-set aptitude test failed. This translates into hundreds more teachers next year facing dole queues, as anyone who failed is now unable to show the aptitude they may have for their

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Thai company buys six Tivoli hotels for €168.2 million

Portugal’s Tivoli Group has announced that six of its hotels in Portugal and Brazil have been sold to Thai company Minor International (MINT) for €168.2 million.

Of the six hotels sold, four are in Portugal – the Tivoli Lisbon, Tivoli

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Luís Figo runs for FIFA presidency

Former Portuguese football star Luís Figo will be running for the presidency of FIFA, football’s international governing body. The announcement was made by the ex-footballer during an interview with CNN on Wednesday (January 27).

“I care

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Homeowners take a stand against “illegal” water charges

Homeowners in small developments around Vale do Lobo have turned the tables on Infralobo, the municipal company that last year began to charge what they described as “disproportionate and unfair” water charges that in many cases upped bills by

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Octogenarian mowed down by train at Estômbar railway crossing

An 82-year-old Portuguese man was killed after being hit by a train as he crossed the Estômbar railway track on his motorbike on Wednesday morning (January 28).

It is believed that the Lagoa resident tried to cross the railway before the

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PT minority shareholders in bid to block sale to Altice

Despite the fact that Portugal Telecom sold last week to French operator Altice for the “knockdown price” of €7.4 billion - most of which will go to Brazilian telecommunications company Oi - minority shareholders are still trying to block the

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Supermarkets “get creative” to offer something other than heavily-taxed plastic bags

With the new green-taxes due to send the price of plastic bags soaring within the next three weeks, supermarkets all over Portugal are getting creative, and starting to offer low-priced alternatives.

According to a report in Público today

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PSP agents still waiting for new uniform
PSP agents still waiting for new uniform

PSP agents are hopping mad that the new blue uniforms promised to them before the summer last year are still in the main under wraps. According to reports, almost a year since they were “presented” the kit that “...

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American Sniper

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Made-in-Algarve movie screens in Berlin
Made-in-Algarve movie screens in Berlin

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