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The AI Crash

As ever, we are living on borrowed time. There’s the familiar old threat of global nuclear war and the growing risk of global... In Opinion - 14 Aug 2025, 12:01

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Data centres

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The Bond of Music

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Of Apes, Men and War

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Counting Babies in China (and Elsewhere)

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Portable Portuguese Music

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Being a Good Samaritan

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Cool Music for Hot Summer Nights

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Climate: A Happy Surprise

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Long Live the Dalai Lama!

In Opinion, Asia - 07 Jul 2025, 12:01

The Limits of Humour and the Erosion of Free Speech: A Liberal Perspective

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Municipal elections – why you must vote

In Opinion, Politics - 04 Jul 2025, 18:01


Today Tuvalu; Tomorrow the World

In Opinion - 03 Jul 2025, 12:01


How to manage a war conflict?

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Opinion Pieces

The challenge of receiving UK TV in Portugal

The vast majority of UK expats in Portugal like to receive UK tv channels, but it’s getting more of a challenge every day.  In Opinion Pieces - 21 Mar 2025, 08:09

Netanyahu and the International Criminal Court

The indictment of Israel prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and former defence minister... In Opinion Pieces - 27 Nov 2024, 16:01

By the two left feet, slowly backward march!

In Opinion Pieces - 19 Mar 2024, 10:04

Portugal´s Mineral and Water Resources

In Opinion Pieces - 12 Mar 2024, 14:09

The Exploitation of Portugal´s Mineral Resources – Part 3 : An overview of Mining in Deep Waters

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The Exploitation of Portugal´s Mineral Resources - Part 2

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The Lithium Conundrum (4) : Where there´s muck, there´s brass

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Portugalidade: The Sanctity of Sanitation in Medieval Times

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A tale of Dona Gertie and her Quinta do Marquês

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Anglo-Portuguese Linguistics

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Portugal’s citizenship reform fails those who chose to belong

Portugal is preparing to reform its nationality law - a legitimate goal: ensuring... In Opinion - 25 Jun 2025, 13:25

What Portugal’s Real Estate Market Really Needs: Pragmatism, Not Politics

Housing is a basic right, we can all agree on that. But how we achieve dignified and... In Property, Opinion - 24 Jun 2025, 13:01

Artificial Intelligence: The Catalyst for a Revolution in Healthcare

by Roberto Cavaleiro In Opinion - 24 Jun 2025, 07:01

High speed rail heading East not South

Passenger rail traffic within the EU increased by 50% between 2021 and 2022, leading to... In Opinion - 21 Jun 2025, 12:01

Scammers are targeting Portugal as never before

In May last year, I published an article, ’The Scammers are Coming’, now, a year... In Opinion - 14 Jun 2025, 08:01

Bottom Trawling

At the age of 99, the documentary film-maker David Attenborough has achieved his greatest... In Opinion - 12 Jun 2025, 12:01

The Weed that has become a Time Bomb

In Opinion - 07 Jun 2025, 07:01

The Turkey Shoot in Gaza

In Opinion - 04 Jun 2025, 07:01

Bank secrecy in Portugal – Better than you might think

In Opinion - 26 May 2025, 18:31

The Mystique of Monarchy Takes Another Victim

In Opinion - 26 May 2025, 14:31

Euthanasia – an ethical minefield

In Opinion - 25 May 2025, 14:01

Anglo-Portuguese Intrigue in Tudor Times

In Opinion - 24 May 2025, 07:01