Azores create largest marine protected area in North Atlantic
Lisbon, Portugal Reuters The regional assembly of Portugal’s Azores Islands approved the creation of the largest protected marine area in the North Atlantic to reach international conservation goals well ahead of time. The approval late on Thursday places the archipelago at the forefront of global ocean conservation that aims to achieve the goals set by […]
Three firefighters die as Portugal battles dozens of wildfires
Nelas, Portugal Reuters Three Portuguese firefighters died on Tuesday in one of dozens of forest blazes ravaging the country’s central and northern regions, bringing the death toll from the latest wildfires to seven people since Saturday, authorities said. Portugal is fighting over 50 active wildfires on its mainland and has mobilised around 5,300 firefighters, as […]
At least two die as wildfires hit Portugal, Europe sends help
Penalva do Castelo, Portugal Reuters At least two people died as wildfires raged in central and northern Portugal on Monday, forcing authorities to evacuate villages, close motorways and ask the European Union to send more water-bombing aircraft. The situation was most dangerous in the north-western Aveiro district where one forest blaze reached the outskirts of […]
Surf Church: Take to the waves before you worship at this church in Portugal. Their motto: ‘We love waves, we love Jesus.’
LUIS ANDRES HENAO, of Associated Press, reports on Porto’s Surf Church…
Madeira wildfire brought under control after 11 days
Lisbon, Portugal Reuters Firefighters have brought under control a large forest fire in the Portuguese island of Madeira that had been burning for 11 days, but authorities said on Sunday they would remain on the ground to stop it flaring up again. The blaze, which started on 14th August, has burnt more than 5,000 hectares […]
Portugal’s Madeira wildfire still raging after a week, teams reinforced
Lisbon, Portugal Reuters A wildfire raging on Portugal’s island of Madeira continued into its second week on Wednesday, having burned through at least 4,400 hectares of vegetation, prompting mainland authorities to send reinforcements. Authorities said the blaze had two active fronts, one in the coastal highlands of Ponta do Sol and another in the central […]
Hundreds of firefighters battle Madeira wildfire
Lisbon, Portugal Reuters Hundreds of Portuguese firefighters on Sunday scrambled to put out a wildfire sweeping parts of the Atlantic island of Madeira’s south coast, a popular tourist destination, with strong winds complicating efforts to tackle the blaze. The wildfire, which started on Wednesday in a remote rural area of Ribeira Brava has spread to […]
Migrants struggle to cope with Portugal’s “suffocating” housing crisis
Lisbon, Portugal Reuters Seeking a more comfortable life, 50-year-old carpenter Andreia Costa moved to Portugal from Brazil in 2022, but within months her hopes were dashed, as the country’s housing crisis left her unable to afford accommodation and forced to live in a tent. On a site on the outskirts of Lisbon she was joined […]
Pressure grows in Lisbon for referendum to tackle holiday rentals boom
Lisbon, Portugal Reuters Rosa Santos has lived in Lisbon’s historic neighbourhood of Castelo for decades but a boom in holiday rentals has made her feel like she does not belong. Plans for a housing referendum are giving her a glimmer of hope. “Lisbon has stopped being a city and became an amusement park,” 60-year-old Santos […]
Year of elections: How polls around the world are set to reshape global politics
MARK JOHN, SUMANTA SEN and ANAND KATAKAM, of Reuters, report on some of the key issues at play in elections taking place around the world this year…