Food Tours In Lisbon

When you think about Lisbon, probably one of the first images that form in your mind are the stunning façades of colorful tiles, yellow trams running through the narrow streets of the city, or the soulful sound of fado music that appears behind...

Portugal outperforms the UK and US in new passport power ranking

It now comfortably outranks the likes of the US passport at 20th and the UK passport at 13th, with its EU access, tax-structuring benefits and lifestyle quality driving it up the list. Global Passport Power and Appeal Index 2025 The World Digital...

Three players return as Portugal boss Roberto Martinez names frighteningly strong squad for Ireland game

Martinez has called in 25 players for the games against Ireland and Hungary this month. Portugal manager Roberto Martinez(Image: Grzegorz Wajda/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Portugal manager Roberto Martinez has welcomed Nélson Semedo,...

Power outage in Spain and Portugal 'first known blackout caused by excessive voltage'

A massive power outage which brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill earlier this year is the first known blackout caused by excessive voltage, a report has found. The blackout on 28 April stranded thousands of train passengers and left...

‘Dynamite’ hitmakers Tyla and Wizkid to headline Afro Nation Portugal in 2026

African stars Tyla and Wizkid have been announced as the headliners for the Afro Nation in Portugal in 2026 The two global stars collaborated on Tyla's mixtape, We Wanna Party, on the hit song Dynamite Festival lovers are amped for the show as...

Ports of Helsinki, Lisbon, Rotterdam, Shoreham competing for ESPO Award

Posted on October 3, 2025 Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) October 3, 2025 – The ports of Helsinki, Lisbon, Rotterdam and UK’s Shoreham Port have been shortlisted for the 17th edition of the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Award on Societal...

Play It Again Sports Scoreboard - Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS SCOREBOARD BOYS SOCCER Belleville Althoff Catholic 4, Marquette Catholic 1 O'Fallon 2, Mehlville, Mo. 2 Father McGivney Catholic 1, Maryville Christian 0 Lebanon 4, Trenton Wesclin 1 Mascoutah 5, Breese...

Iberian Blackout Report Comes Out Late, Fails To Name Culprits

This Friday, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (Entso-E) published the long-awaited technical report on the blackout that left millions of citizens in Spain and Portugal without power on April 28. Five months...

Asake, Tyla, Wizkid & Olamide to Headline AfroNation 2026 in Portugal

AfroNation 2026 is gearing up to light up Portugal with an unforgettable celebration of African music, as organizers unveiled the first batch of headliners: Asake, Tyla, Wizkid, and Olamide. The announcement, shared on the festival’s official...

Bien featured in the star-studded Afro Nation Portugal 2026 lineup

Kenyan singer Bien | Bien's InstagramKenyan singer-songwriter Bien is set to perform at the world's biggest Afrobeats and Amapiano festival, Afro Nation, in Portugal in July 2026. Afro Nation has released its lineup, featuring global stars and...

Blackout in Spain and Portugal 'first of its kind', report finds

A power surge that caused a widespread blackout in Spain and Portugal was the "most severe" in Europe in the last 20 years, and the first of its kind, a report has found. Damian Cortinas, president of the association of electricity grid operators...

Very brave pilot, 89, who flew single engine aircraft for TEN HOURS from Portugal to North America

An 89-year-old retired dentist from New Jersey may have set a world record after flying a single-engine aircraft across the Atlantic in a daring 10-hour journey. Ed Galkin, who turns 90 next March, completed the crossing from Portugal to St. John...

'First of its kind' power surge behind Iberia blackout: experts

This photograph shows the 25th April bridge over the Tagus river with the lights off following a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian peninsula and the south of France, in Lisbon on April 28, 2025. Photo by Patricia DE MELO MOREIRA /...

Silicon Valley's 'sickening' capitulation to Trump is a 'tyrant’s best weapon': tech exec

Former Google and Apple executive Kim Scott says in an op-ed in The New York Times that watching the intersection between the tech world and President Donald Trump echoes "the pain of watching Russia lose its briefly held freedoms." Scott, who...

Trio recalled as Portugal name squad for Ireland clash

Portugal coach Roberto Martinez has named Nelson Semedo, Matheus Nunes and Rafael Leao in his 25-man squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against the Republic of Ireland and Hungary. The Selecao are in a commanding position in Group F with...

'First of its kind' power surge behind Spain, Portugal blackout: experts

HESPRESS English – Morocco News General with AFPFriday 3 October 2025 - 10:34 The power surge that caused paralysing blackouts in Spain and Portugal in April was an unprecedented event in Europe and maybe the world, an expert panel investigating...

Cristiano Ronaldo called up for Portugal again

Regarding the victories over Armenia (5-0) and Hungary (3-2), the Portuguese coach brought back these three players, with João Cancelo, who suffered a muscle injury, being the only player absent from Roberto Martínez's squad. In the last squad,...

CNT Culture Calendar: What to do across India this October

Sharad Purnima, the brightest moon of the year, rises over Mehrangarh Fort each October and throws its red sandstone ramparts into silver relief, glowing over the Blue City. That lunar calendar date is also when the Rajasthan International Folk...

Boeing hands over first P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for German navy

Boeing has handed over the German navy’s first P-8A Poseidon to Berlin’s BAAINBw defence procurement body, ahead of the maritime patrol aircraft’s expected transfer to Europe during November. Accepted in Seattle, Washington on 1 October, the...

SENTINEL MUSE: Prairie wagon rides, ‘First Date’ and all that jazz this weekend

The Plains Conservation Center. SENTINEL FILE PHOTO AURORA | And now, for something completely different. Hitch your wagon to the mild weather this weekend and roll across the prairie just like the settlers did. The Plains Conservation Center is...