A 27-year-old man has been arrested for the attempted murder of a 32-year-old man, outside a bar in Olhâo.

It has been announced today that The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is evaluating the possible administration in the European Union (EU) of Moderna's covid-19 vaccine to children aged 6 to 11.

Last week, Portugal's president announced plans to dissolve parliament and call a snap election on 30th January 2022, which could push the country in one of two very different directions. It could create greater national stability, or it could cause long-term political chaos.

German designer Clemens Weisshaar has been found dead close to his burned-out car containing the remains of his young son, on land he owned in Serra de Grândola, south of Lisbon.

World leaders, currently meeting at COP26 in Glasgow, are discussing how to save the future of humanity. Portugal is considered a medium risk zone, but has at least three major danger zones, at risk of disappearing.

Vaccination does not reduce the risk of transmission of the Delta variant of SARS-COV-2, the predominant strain of the virus responsible for covid-19. A vaccinated person has, at the peak of the infection, a viral load similar to that of a person who has not received the vaccine. However, this decreases more quickly making the person contagious for less time.

Last month, compared top the previous month, mainland Portugal recorded a decrease in the area of ​​meteorological drought in Alto Alentejo, but recorded an increase in intensity in Baixo Alentejo and Algarve, with some locations now in the severe drought class. 

The six private security officials who witnessed the attacks on a man in Albufeira in October are "prohibited from working" in that municipality.