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From NYC to Lisbon, Tribeca Festival Lisboa on Mission to Bridge Transatlantic Divide
The Tribeca Film Festival, originally an effort to unite New York City after the 9/11 attacks, is bringing its healing ways — and select indie movies from its 2025 festival — to Tribeca Festival Lisboa’s second edition amid a widening...

Jack & Jones Expands Portugal Presence
Until 2024, the Danish menswear brand Jack & Jones was only present in Portugal through the multi-brand channel. Since then, it has opened at Designer Outlet Algarve and is now making its debut in the north of the country with the opening of its...

Lisbon Port Authority opens €2.27 million tender for security services
Posted on October 22, 2025 Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 22, 2025 – The Lisbon Port Authority (APL) has launched an open tender for private security and surveillance services across its port facilities. The 30-month contract, valued at...

Fable review: Canadian brand offers sustainable, artisanal homeware
Breadcrumb Trail Links Home Living Kitchen & Dining Shopping Essentials We put Fable’s dishware and home goods to the test Canadian brand Fable is ready to elevate your tabletop with simple, elegant and durable dinnerware. Photo by Fable Article...
Mikel Arteta praise for Viktor Gyokeres as Arsenal striker ends goal drought
LONDON – One of the few clouds hanging over Arsenal this season has been the lack of goals from the big-money centre forward Viktor Gyokeres, but he erased some doubts with a timely return to form by scoring twice in the 4-0 defeat of Atletico...

James McKeown: Co Armagh community mourns death of man found with head injury in Lisbon
The sudden death of a Co Armagh man found with a head injury in Portugal has been described as an “unimaginable loss” for his family. James McKeown, from the Lurgan area, died on October 15 while in the Portuguese capital Lisbon. It is understood...

Arsenal forward Viktor Gyokeres issues firm response to Mikel Arteta's demand
A "hungry" Viktor Gyokeres says he is ready to answer manager Mikel Arteta's call to carry his scoring momentum into the Premier League. Gyokeres ended a seven-match goal drought with a quickfire brace in Arsenal's 4-0 thrashing of Atletico Madrid...

entertainment Nigel Ng to release animated cartoon of Uncle Roger for new YouTube series
Nigel Ng is marking another milestone this year. The 34-year-old Malaysian comedian, who got married in July, will be releasing an animated series on his YouTube channel. Titled Fried, the story will revolve around his persona Uncle Roger before...

Arthur Wharton: Why the first Black professional footballer leaps from the St. George's flag
Here at The Sporting News, we don't like to consider that anyone else was publishing anything worthwhile about sport in 1886. That was our time; the birth of the magazine that would become the 'Bible of Baseball', a fact that means we're the...

Pinto Balsemão: Lisbon City Council declares two days of municipal mourning
“Francisco Pinto Balsemão constitutes a unique figure in the defense of three freedoms: thought, expression, and information, leaving an indelible mark on the city of Lisbon and the country, inspiring generations,” highlighted the City Council in...

Visual artist João Queiroz dies at 68 years old
Known for his work in painting and drawing with a strong connection to landscapes, João Queiroz was born in Lisbon in 1957. He began exhibiting paintings and drawings in the 1980s and also served as a professor of drawing, painting, and art...

Scott Eastwood on his new Colleen Hoover film, ‘Regretting You,’ lessons from dad Clint
There’s a familiar cowboy aesthetic to the man I’m interviewing today. The square jaw and hairline, the measured speech: Yes, this is a man who indisputably shares DNA with Clint Eastwood. “Sorry I’m a little late,” Scott Eastwood says as he picks...

Fatal Lisbon funicular crash linked to faulty cable and maintenance failures
By Ema Gil Pires & Jeremiah Fisayo-Bambi Published on 21/10/2025 - 10:45 GMT+2 The failure of an underground cable and maintenance flaws contributed to last month's funicular crash in Lisbon that killed 16 people and injured 21 others,...

Mass shooting remembrance in Lewiston, music in Farmington, an Auburn masquerade and more| Get out!
Students and faculty of all Lewiston schools went onto fields next to their schools on Oct. 25 last year to form letters and a heart to honor the victims of the mass shootings in 2023. (Composite image from photos by Ben Jumper, Jessica Douin and...

From Ghana to Egypt and Lesotho: Africa’s Emerging Fashion Landscape
Driven by nearshoring, Morocco and Egypt are gradually gaining positions on the European fashion sourcing map. Lesotho, in turn, with exports to the US valued at $237 million, sees its position as the US sewing machine endangered by a tariff of up...

Portuguese media slam Jose Mourinho after Newcastle United gesture that cameras missed
Jose Mourinho returned once again to England as his Benfica visited Newcastle United on Tuesday and a comprehensive 3-0 defeat has sparked backlash from local media 09:41, 22 Oct 2025 Jose Mourinho's side were defeated at St James' Park(Image:...

Been to Lisbon and Porto? Here’s where to go next
Beyond the beaten path lie Portugal’s best-kept secrets, where hot springs still steam, ancient towers guard cork forests and rugged trails wind through volcanic craters. From the reviving spas of Chaves to the street art of Viseu, these...
Pinto Balsemão, ex-Portugal leader and media tycoon, dies at 88
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Francisco Pinto Balsemão, a former prime minister of Portugal in a turbulent post-coup period who withdrew from front-line politics and created a national media empire, has died. He was 88. The website of the Portuguese...

Mikel Arteta weighs in on 'unpredictable' Viktor Gyokeres after Champions League brace
Mikel Arteta has heaped praise on new striker Viktor Gyokeres after his goalscoring return in the Champions League against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday evening. The Swedish star grabbed his fourth and fifth goals of the campaign last night, netting...

Fifty not-out: Madrid exhibition traces decades of democratic transitions in Portugal and Spain
By Emma De Ruiter & Euronews Portugal Published on 22/10/2025 - 8:14 GMT+2 The Montemadrid Foundation and the Commission for the Commemoration of Fifty Years of Spain in Freedom are presenting an exhibition at Casa Encendida in the...