● LIVEECB RATE 2.4%·EUR/USD 1.1622·EUR/GBP 0.8590·BRUSSELS 15°C — OVERCAST·BOND YIELDS ARE SURGING GLOBALLY BUT WHY AREN’T EQUITIES FALLING?·FROM GIANT TVS TO 'JAMES BOND GLASSES': TCL'S VISION FOR THE FUTURE·BARDELLA SIGNS PACT WITH FARAGE TO STOP SMALL BOAT CROSSINGS 'FOREVER'·SENIOR EU OFFICIALS RETIERATE NEED FOR NEW EUROPE-WIDE TAXES IN NEXT BUDGET·PASSPORT FOR A NEWBORN: BIRTH TOURISM AS PART OF RUSSIA'S NEW EMIGRATION·INSIDE THE QUIET LUXURY REVIVAL OF THE VENICE LIDO – HOME TO THE GLITTERING FILM FESTIVAL·WEEK 38 · N°261·● LIVEECB RATE 2.4%·EUR/USD 1.1622·EUR/GBP 0.8590·BRUSSELS 15°C — OVERCAST·BOND YIELDS ARE SURGING GLOBALLY BUT WHY AREN’T EQUITIES FALLING?·FROM GIANT TVS TO 'JAMES BOND GLASSES': TCL'S VISION FOR THE FUTURE·BARDELLA SIGNS PACT WITH FARAGE TO STOP SMALL BOAT CROSSINGS 'FOREVER'·SENIOR EU OFFICIALS RETIERATE NEED FOR NEW EUROPE-WIDE TAXES IN NEXT BUDGET·PASSPORT FOR A NEWBORN: BIRTH TOURISM AS PART OF RUSSIA'S NEW EMIGRATION·INSIDE THE QUIET LUXURY REVIVAL OF THE VENICE LIDO – HOME TO THE GLITTERING FILM FESTIVAL·WEEK 38 · N°261·
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"A shame for Portugal": Israeli ambassador urges cancellation of Kanye West concert in Algarve
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"A shame for Portugal": Israeli ambassador urges cancellation of Kanye West concert in Algarve

Israel's embassy in Portugal accuses Kanye West of spreading hate speech and urges Friday's concert be cancelled, to reject antisemitism and glorifying Nazism.

By Catarina Martins07 August 2026
60 years uniting the banks of the Tagus: 25 de Abril Bridge remains Portugal's busiest crossing
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60 years uniting the banks of the Tagus: 25 de Abril Bridge remains Portugal's busiest crossing

Opened in 1966, the 25 de Abril Bridge is marking its 60th anniversary. The crossing between Lisbon and Almada remains the busiest over the Tagus, with around 150,000 vehicles a day, while a new road-rail link between Chelas and Barreiro is planned.

By Catarina Martins06 August 2026
Rumours ignite social media over alleged Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez wedding
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Rumours ignite social media over alleged Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez wedding

If Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez had married this weekend, as so many tabloids claimed, it would have been the best-kept media secret in history.

By Catarina Martins02 August 2026