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TAP plane hit by lightening just after take-off

A TAP plane leaving Lisbon for Venice was hit by a bolt of lightning shortly after take-off yesterday. Another effect of storm Claudia battering the country, the decision was made
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Lisbon among noisiest EU cities; legal noise levels exceeded – survey

Legal noise limits were exceeded in Lisbon in more than 70% of measurements taken during the summer by the Vizinhos em Lisboa association, placing the Portuguese capital among the noisiest
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Funicular report: PS Socialists demand resignation of Carris management

Socialist Party councillors on Lisbon City Council are demanding the resignation of Carris management, following the conclusions of the GPIAAF preliminary report on the Glória funicular tragedy which caused the
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Communists query vote-counting in Lisbon’s municipal elections

CDU, the coalition that brings together the PCP communists and PEV (the greens), has appealed today to the Constitutional Court for a ruling on “the decisions taken during the general
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American tourist’s murder: suspect goes before judge today

As reported yesterday afternoon, police tracked down the three suspects in the early morning murder of American tourist – named in Correio da Manhã this morning as 35-year-old Daniel Kin.
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American international school to open in Lisbon

Lisbon is to have another international school. This time capitalising on the growing number of US citizens moving to Portugal through the country’s various visa schemes. The Sierra Canyon American
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Nationalities of eight of yesterday’s dead revealed: five are Portuguese

The Public Prosecutor’s Office has announced that it has been possible to identify eight of the 16 fatalities in yesterday’s disaster involving Lisbon’s iconic Glória funicular. Five of the dead
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Still no official mobility plan for World Youth Day

Still no official mobility plan for World Youth Day
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The Portuguese association of heavy passenger transport companies has described as unacceptable today that, a month before the start of the World Youth Day event – to which over a million pilgrims are expected – there is still no approved mobility plan. This plan has nontheless been pledged by the government… for two weeks’ time. […]
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