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Portugal’s all-time ten greatest wingers
Think Portuguese football, and the first thing that comes to mind is wingers. Fast, talented, provocative, dazzling. If there’s any tactical position one can readily associate with the national game in Portugal, it has always been the wingman....

President of the Gambia, H.E. Mr. ADAMA BARROW to Inaugurate the 12th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025, Being Held in the Gambia
Business Wire India The 12th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary will be officially inaugurated by The President of the Republic of The Gambia, H.E. Mr. ADAMA BARROW, and attended by African First Ladies. The conference is being...

Portuguese complaints against Amazon up 21%
Last July saw the highest number of complaints against the marketplace due to "Prime Day," the brand's promotional event. According to the analysis, between January 1st and October 2nd, 284 complaints against Amazon were filed with the Complaint...

Lawrence Bishnoi gang fires at another Canada restaurant, second incident in 2 days
The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has once again carried out a firing incident in Canada, this time targeting multiple properties of a restaurant owner in Surrey. The gang’s member, Goldy Dhillon, claimed responsibility for the attacks through a social...

History offers some hope of improbable Portuguese scalp
The Republic of Ireland go into Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Portugal as heavy underdogs, with their qualification hopes already hanging by a thread before kick-off at the Estadio Jose Alvalade. A disheartening defeat to Armenia last...

Business News | President of the Gambia, H.E. Mr. ADAMA BARROW to Inaugurate the 12th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025, Being Held in the Gambia
BusinessWire India Banjul [The Gambia] / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 8: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, will conduct the 12th Edition of their annual conference, "Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary", in...

Op-ed: Gen Z’s war on political parties puts Morocco’s democratic legacy at peril
For more than six decades, Morocco stood as a fortress of pluralism in a region where authoritarianism was the rule, not the exception. While Spain endured Franco, Portugal suffered under Salazar, and Algeria drowned in military regimes, Morocco...

Support extended for emigrants aiming to return to Portugal
However, according to an ordinance published this Tuesday in the Official Gazette, a "transitional period" is being introduced between the current support and that which will be approved for 2026, in order to allow "the closing of applications for...

Turkish firms eye transport and communication investments in Portugal
ISTANBUL Turkish contractors are set to focus on major transport and communication projects in Portugal during a visit scheduled for Oct 13–16. The delegation will explore opportunities in high-speed rail, metro, bridges, highways, ports and the...

Play Score Predictor this international break — improve your chances of winning £10,000 jackpot!
THE Premier League may be on hold because of the international break but Score Predictor most definitely is not! Matchweek 9 consists of eight World Cup qualifiers, all featuring home nations, starting with Thursday night's game between Scotland...


Reimburse the State? “A decent government would send the bill to the genocidal one”
Mariana Mortágua expressed her reaction on social media platform X [formerly Twitter] to the news that she must pay the cost of her repatriation flight from Israel to Portugal. “The government decided to place the cost on those bringing...

Spinumviva returns to elections. Inquiry in the pipeline Montenegro “astonished”
The family company of Prime Minister Luís Montenegro is once again at the center of an electoral campaign controversy. Just days before the municipal elections scheduled for next Sunday, October 12, Spinumviva is embroiled in a new scandal....

Is it worth buying a house to rent in Portugal? And shops or garages?
Purchasing a home for rental purposes in Portugal yielded a return of 6.9% in the third quarter of 2025, as reported on Tuesday by idealista. The cities of Castelo Branco and Bragança stand out in this regard. “The gross rental return on buying a...

Where is the national economy going? This is what the Bank of Portugal predicts.
The Bank of Portugal (BdP) updated its economic projections for the national economy on Tuesday, which indicate an upward revision of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast for 2025 to 1.9%, partly driven by private consumption due to...

Youssef Chermiti backed as Rangers transfer leads to international recall
But he's yet to score in six appearances for Rangers and hasn't netted at all since he scored for Everton Under 21s in an EFL Trophy match against Mansfield Town almost two years ago. His last league goal came in May 2023 for Sporting Lisbon...
Appetite for moving to Portugal jumps 32%
Some 250+ attendees are expected at the next show, which takes place at London’s Pestana Chelsea Bridge Hotel on Thursday 16th October 2025. Interest in leaving the UK and starting over in Portugal has jumped by up to 30% between 2024 and 2025,...

Football: England, Portugal, Norway closing in on 2026 World Cup
England and Portugal are in pole position to win their respective 2026 World Cup qualifying groups with two games to spare, with several other European nations also hoping to secure berths at the finals in the upcoming matches. Norway may also be...

Megabet Plus earns international distinction at SBC Awards 2025
Megabet Plus proudly announces that it has won Silver Operator of the Year – for companies operating in fewer than three countries at the SBC Awards 2025, held in Lisbon, Portugal. At the same time, the company was shortlisted for Social...

Organon Expands in Portugal with New Tech Hub in Lisbon
A recent example of this trend is the decision of the pharmaceutical company Organon to expand its operations in Lisbon by creating a new Center of Excellence in Business Technology. With 200 employees already established in the country, the...