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Portuguese Navy divers destroy Russian mine and WWII German torpedo

navalexcercisePortuguese divers have been in action in the Baltic Sea as part of NATO operation, Open Spirit.
 
The specialist team of bomb disposal experts, working as part of NATO’s explosives deactivation unit,  located and successfully destroyed a Russian mine and a German World War II torpedo.

Olhão’s mayor promotes local businesses at Paris tourism fair

olhaoNightFor the second consecutive year, Olhão Council has led a group of local businesses at the Real Estate and Tourism Fair in Paris, including several of the city’s estate agencies, to encourage exports and property purchases.
 
Organised by the Franco-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the three day fair at the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Centre gave Olhão’s mayor, António Pina, the opportunity to consolidate his links with French businesses and to encourage them to set up in his municipality.

Laden drugs boat intercepted off Tavira

HashishTaviraThe Judiciary Police, the Portuguese Air Force, the Coastal Control Unit of the GNR and the Maritime Police, have coordinated the interception of a boat off Tavira that was loaded with drugs from Morocco.

The haul of 60 bales of hashish weighed an impressive 1,800 kilogrammes.

Alvor flying instructor dies in crash

INEM125Internationally respected flying instructor, Eduardo Ferreira, has died in a paragliding accident near the football field at Alvor’s beach area.
 
The 49-year-old, highly experienced flyer and instructor, received emergency medical treatment at the crash site but was declared dead at the scene on Sunday morning, May 20th.
 

EDP takeover bid sees shares race ahead

edpPylonInvestors believe they will receive more for their EDP shares than the value put on the energy company by China's Three Gorges (CTG) takeover offer.

EDP shares have risen 13.6% since the announcement of the bid, the highest share price since September 2013.

Ryanair worker killed at Lisbon airport

ryanair13A member of Ryanair’s handling agent, Groundlink, has died in Lisbon’s Terminal 2 car park when a coach he was helping to park knocked him down.

The 47-year-old staff member was pronounced dead at scene just after 1pm on Monday, 21st May.  

Algarve - EN125 is the most dangerous road in Portugal

accident125It’s official, the Algarve’s EN125 road is the most dangerous in the country, according to the National Highway Safety Authority (ANSR), whose latest annual report identifies 50 accident blackspots in the country.
 
The 2017 report shows 14 more blackspots on the nation’s roads than in the previous year, five of which are on the EN125 which runs from Vila do Bispo to Vila Real de Santo António.

Parts of eastern Algarve blanketed by hailstones

AlcoutimCarRiverThe monumental thunderstorm that crashed through the Algarve on Sunday left parts of the Serra do Caldeirão covered in a white blanket of hailstones.
 
After a sunny Sunday morning, the skies darkened as torrents of rain, lightning and thunder were complimented by prolonged periods of hail.