The remains of Miguel de Cervantes, interred in 1616, are believed to have been rediscovered in a convent in Madrid.
Fragments of bones found in the floor of the convent’s crypt almost certainly belong to the literary giant, according to a team of Spanish archaeologists and anthropologists.
Portuguese photographer Adrianio Neves has won a first prize in the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards.
The civil engineer, born in Tomar, will have his picture exhibited in London where he will pick up his prize next month.
Troubled HSBC could close accounts in Jersey for those who live in the UK.
The bank has been contacting people who live in the UK and have accounts in Jersey. The move is part of its efforts to avoid accusations that it is helping tax avoidance.
The Portuguese and the Irish have more in common than you might think. It’s not just that they inhabit small lands on Europe’s western edge, have a long Catholic history, revel in tradition and have a penchant for getting themselves into terrible debt.
The Portuguese and the English famously claim the world’s oldest alliance. Despite a fracas or two along the way, this diplomatic accord has been in place for hundreds of years.
In a bizarre twist in the VIP Taxpayer List case, the Finance Minister Maria Luís Albuquerque has ordered an inquiry into something that she says does not exist.
The General Inspectorate of Finance has been sent on a hunt to look for a list of taxpayers whose access by tax office staff triggers an alert and has seen many workers hauled in for questioning by management.
With rare diplomacy the Economy Minister Pires de Lima today defused a potential ‘difference of opinion’ with Portugal’s president over economic growth projections by refusing to offer an opinion.
Pires de Lima said in a sober response to Cavaco Silva’s declaration that the economy will grow by an impressive 2% this year, beating the original government forecast of 1.3%, that "projections do not matter," adding that what matters is the competitiveness of the economy.
Milan’s Expo 2015 trade fair has now become the centre of a corruption inquiry.
Several other large public projects, including high-speed rail contracts and the building of a highway in Libya, have also come under investigation amid suspicions of fraud.
Despite a return to consumer spending in the UK, more shops in the country closed than new ones opened.
Nearly three times as many shops closed operations in 2014 compared to the year before.
