A recent search for Madeleine McCann has begun in Portugal. Portuguese and German police are working together in the Atalaia area, just a few miles from where the British toddler was last seen in 2007. The search is happening because of a request from German federal police. They want to find evid
Portugal is in the middle of a political storm. The country just had its third election in three years. The outcome? Another minority government and a big win for the far-right party, Chega. The center-right Democratic Alliance, led by the Social Democratic Party, won the most seats. But 89 out of
The Iberian Peninsula faced a significant power outage, affecting both Spain and Portugal. This event was one of the most severe in Europe's recent history. The disruption was widespread, causing flights to be grounded, metro systems to halt, and mobile communications to fail. ATMs also stopped work
Laboratory scientists have been studying a wild character in the European countryside. This tiny rascal is the Lewis spider mite, and there is no candy cane to deal with in the end. They do not have a monster of a bad reputation to live up to. It is not the bad guy scientists thought they may hav
When people with keratoconus look for answers online, they trust what they find. But is that info trustworthy? We took a closer look at websites in Portugal and Brazil to see if they're giving good, easy-to-understand info on keratoconus. Anyone can put stuff online, so we wanted to check if it's an
Imagine this: a plane full of passengers and pets, heading from Lisbon to the beautiful Sao Miguel Island. Among the passengers were some unexpected travelers – over 130 hamsters, along with a few ferrets and caged birds. They were on their way to a new home at a pet store. But these little critters
The European continent has been ravaged by a combination of severe flooding and wildfires, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. While the floods have forced the evacuation of an entire city in Poland, the fires in Portugal have displaced thousands and continue to rage out of control. The cit
