LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's parliament on Friday approved a bill allowing rural land to be more easily reclassified for urban use and allocated to affordable housing, one of the government's key proposals to curb a worsening housing crisis.

A groundbreaking discovery has been made off the coast of Portugal, where a Spanish shipwreck loaded with an astonishing 22 tons of gold has been uncovered. The wreck, identified as the Nossa Senhora do Rosário,

Some of the missing suitcases were reportedly found by police at 40-year-old lawmaker Miguel Arruda's home. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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EDP is confident its existing U.S. onshore projects will not be affected by President Trump's wind power decisions, its CEO said, but Portugal's largest utility company will revise its future business plan and growth expectations in coming months.

A total of 43 projects were selected from 79 applications in Portugal’s 2025 energy storage procurement. This included six projects from Spain’s Iberdrola, which secured nearly €20 million ($20.6 million) in public funding.

For good weather, the best time to go to Portugal is March, just as spring arrives and before most of the tourist crowds appear, according to Correia. February and early April are optimal times to visit as well, Irurita says, as the weather will be mild.

The latest exploration results at Savannah Resources' Barroso lithium project in northern Portugal point to a larger deposit than the previously estimated 28 million metric tons of high-grade lithium,

Portuguese Equestrian Art has been recognised as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Dating back to the 18th Century,

A new study uncovers an unexpected member of the species' evolutionary lineage in Portugal, challenging conventional assumptions about its habitat preferences. An international team of scientists has identified snow leopard fossils for the first time,

Intuitive is buying businesses that distribute its da Vinci and Ion surgical robots to establish a direct presence in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Malta and San Marino.