E-waste is one of the fastest growing toxic waste in recent years. Rapid increase in the production of electronics and batteries is draining scarce metals and other mineral resources.
Recent, official Portuguese medical data analysis of Portuguese residents aged 12 and over shows that in Portugal, if you have had the various strains of Covid infection you are up to 80% naturally immune to the latest variant.
Requests for food support in the Algarve are increasing as the end of summer approaches, but officials of solidarity institutions in the region believe the height of the crisis will be felt in the coming months.
In July, the tourist accommodation sector in Portugal surpassed pre-pandemic levels, however only the Algarve region of Portugal remains below 2019 levels in terms of overnight stays.
Sidney Martins, subject of a European arrest warrant on which there are suspicions of several homicides and armed robberies, from the pair of robbers detained in Spain, was extradited to Portugal yesterday. The Spanish authorities handed over the Portuguese citizen to the Judiciary Police.
More than 500 menhirs, some organized in tombs and cromlechs (stone circles such as the famous Stonehenge) have been discovered on the banks of the Guadiana, a few metres from the border with Portugal, and constitute a “unique” site in the Iberian Peninsula.
The announcement comes after EDP Comercial said it will increase the price of gas to families by an average of 30 euros per month, plus fees and taxes, starting in October.
Airport handling service Portway have warned of the possibility of constraints at national airports, due to the strike called by the National Civil Aviation Workers Union (SINTAC), for the 26th, 27th and 28th of August.
