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Emirates Airlines recruits flight attendants in Portugal

Emirates Airlines, one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates, is hiring cabin crew and will be travelling to Portugal in March for two recruitment days in Lisbon (March 21) and Faro (March 28).

Applicants must be “at least 21

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Doctor accused of slapping cancer child

An anaesthetist at Lisbon’s Oncology Institute (IPO) is accused of having slapped a five-year-old cancer patient.

Correio da Manhã newspaper reports the incident happened yesterday (February 25) between 11am-midday as the boy was getting

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Teenage thieves who “led police to their deaths on high-speed rail track” released by court

Two teenage thieves who led police officers to their deaths on a high-speed rail link between Sacavém and Bobadela this week have been released from court pending further inquiries.

Ivandro Borges, 17, and Sacko Cilá, 19, are understood

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Weekend weather: We're fine in the south, but not so elsewhere...

The Algarve is set to enjoy warm, sunny weather this weekend while northern areas are headed for two straight days of rain, according to the latest forecasts from the Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute (IPMA).

Meteorologists predict

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Golden Visa corruption “an evil of the past”, says deputy PM

After months of uncertainty and a full-scale investigation into corruption which still sees key players in varying forms of custody, the Portuguese government has revamped the entire Golden Visa programme.

Presenting new rules and radical

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Police arrest seven in connection with hacker group ‘Anonymous Portugal’

Seven people suspected of being part of hacker group ‘Anonymous Portugal’ were arrested by PJ police this morning (February 26) in the metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto.

The suspects, aged between 17 and 40, are accused of several

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Hotel association denies “record-breaking” year

The Portuguese government is having a hard time convincing people that 2014 was a “record-breaking year for tourism”. Just yesterday (February 25) at Lisbon’s tourism fair BTL representatives of Portugal’s hotel association (AHP) claimed the

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Government trying to help Portuguese transsexual facing charges in Dubai

The Portuguese government has confirmed it is trying to help an 18-year-old Portuguese transsexual who has been ordered to pay a €478 fine for “transvestism” and is currently being held in Dubai.

“From the moment we heard about the case

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EC places Portugal under surveillance for “economic imbalances”

Five European countries, including Portugal, have been placed under the “watchful eye” of Brussels due to their “macroeconomic imbalances”, the European Commission (EC) announced yesterday (February 25).

In the case of Portugal, it’s

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Robbers use Portuguese car as getaway for Spanish ATM heist
Robbers use Portuguese car as getaway for Spanish ATM heist

Spanish police are searching for two men who are reported to have driven away in a car with a Portuguese licence plate after using explosives to rob an ATM machine in a bank in Pontevedra.

According to Spanish...

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Emirates Airlines recruits flight attendants in Portugal
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Doctor accused of slapping cancer child
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Teenage thieves who “led police to their deaths on high-speed rail track” released by court
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Algarve wins two Publituris Trade Awards
Algarve wins two Publituris Trade Awards

Zoomarine (Best Park/Company of Tourist Entertainment) and Vilamoura Marina (Best Marina) were the two Algarve...
Food
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My favourite comfort food for this cold weather is a warm bowl of stew.

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Big Eyes

February 26, 2015

Directed by: Tim Burton; Starring: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Krysten Ritter; Genre:...
Community
Wandering light exhibition at Galeria Municipal de São Brás

This is the name of a new solo exhibition opening in Galeria Municipal de São Brás on Tuesday, March 3, and running...
Health
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Anaemia is characterised by low haemoglobin in the red blood cells. Haemoglobin is a molecule that is responsible...
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Supermarket group Jerónimo Martins invites university graduates to a ‘Graduate Career Open Day’
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Motoring
BMW - Slip slidin’ away

You know those days when you go to Switzerland to drive some of the best cars in the world around twisty snow-...
Wine
Anybody ever heard of the Samarrinho grape?
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For such a small country, the huge variety of grape varieties grown here and the remarkable number of wine producers...