Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro has taken action by signing a decree banning the use of fire to clear land in the Amazon rainforest for the 60 days.
Vilamoura night club LICK' has again made headlines when it was evacuated just after midnight due to a bomb scare.
This is the second time in a week that authorities have been called to the venue.
Only a few days from their first day of work, teachers are looking to tent and camping sites for accommodation, as many can’t afford alternative accommodation until mid-September, when rental prices decrease. Unions say the problem is getting worse in the Algarve, where tourism is seemingly because less seasonal, indicating the possibility of high rental prices not only being limited to the summer.
The president of the National Union of Hazardous Materials Drivers (SNMMP), Francisco São Bento, said yesterday, Wednesday the 29th, that there is no reason to shut down the union and that the strike scheduled for September will continue.
Portuguese energy firm Galp plans to invest 125.4 million euros in logistics to increase its fuel storage capacity in Mozambique, an official said on Thursday.
The Portimão Fire Department carried out the dog rescue operation yesterday lunchtime.
A 27-year-old English rapper was shot in the leg when a gang of burglars were carrying out a robbery of his residence whilst he was on holiday in Quinta do Lago. The thieves were reportedly foreigners, and after shooting the man raided the holiday property, stealing various valuables, including mobile phones, jewellery, and passports.
The Portuguese airport authority ANA - Airports of Portugal is seeking to rent or buy salinas to compensate for the avian wildlife affected by Montijo airport’s construction, in light of a recent environmental impact report.
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- Praia do Alemão beach in Portimão shut down due to presence of fecal bacteria
- “Many mothers are afraid of having children in the Algarve”, says Cristóvão Norte
- Ukrainian couple who abandoned 3-year-old daughter for 14 hours are forbidden from contacting child
- Swathes of algae invade Algarve beaches throughout August
- Albufeira mourns Lucas Leote, boy shot dead at Vilamoura nightclub
- Parents arrested after leaving 3-year-old girl home alone for 14 hours