Surge in far-right support underscores European trend
Democratic Alliance (AD) leader Luis Montenegro celebrates his victory as he addresses supporters at the party’s election night headquarters, in Lisbon on March 10, 2024. Miguel Riopa | Afp |…
Best passports in the world? See the 2024 Nomad Passport Index
Many passport rankings focus on one factor: visa-free travel. But passport strength is more complex than this, according to the tax and immigration consulting firm Nomad Capitalist. That’s why it…
FIFA 2030 World Cup to be hosted by Morocco, Spain, Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal shoots past Jawad El Yamiq of Morocco during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 quarter final match between Morocco and Portugal at Al Thumama Stadium on…
ending OD crisis is on YOU
Gotham officials have given up on even pretending to fight New York’s massive and growing drug crisis. Witness Monday’s pronouncement from Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan: “Everyone should carry naloxone, get…
Portugal stabbing death tied to twisted ‘Blue Whale’ suicide game
A British man has been stabbed to death in the woods in Portugal after a fight broke out among friends who were said to be playing the twisted “Blue Whale…
What it’s like in Europe’s crypto hub Portugal as the U.S. cracks down
Alexander Spatari | Moment | Getty Images LISBON, PORTUGAL — Matadors and bitcoin maximalists are regulars at Campo Pequeno, a neo-Moorish bullring in the northernmost reaches of the Portuguese capital…
Europeans hit out at banks for not passing on higher rates
A customer exits a Piraeus Bank SA bank branch in Thessaloniki, Greece. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images “They just want profits, they don’t think about people.” Those words from…
‘Bitcoin Family’ has a trading algorithm that tracks moon cycles
Taihuttu family in Phuket, Thailand Didi Taihuttu LAGOS, PORTUGAL — In the small coastal town of Lagos in the heart of Portugal’s southern Algarve region, Didi Taihuttu begins most days…
Expected European drought likely to worsen the region’s water crisis
A view of the drought that affected the Los Bermejales reservoir which is at 18% of its capacity in Arenas del Rey in Granada, Spain, on May 13, 2023. Anadolu…
Madeline McCann disappearance timeline: 16 years of dashed hopes and false claims
CNN — “We’re never going to give up.” Those were the words earlier this month from the parents of Madeleine McCann, who vanished as a toddler without a trace while…