Portugal in the Wheelchair Handball World Championship
Portugal's participation in the Wheelchair Handball World Championship.
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Portugal's participation in the Wheelchair Handball World Championship.
The remaining injured, considered to have minor injuries, were also transported by land to Santa Maria Hospital.

A 10-year-old child suffered serious injuries in a collision between two light vehicles in Rio Maior, in the Santarém district, and was airlifted to Santa Maria Hospital.

The accident, which occurred at 12:10 in São João da Ribeira, resulted in four minor injuries, including two children.

The boy was airlifted to Santa Maria hospital.

The Portuguese women's basketball team secured a victory in their last warm-up match ahead of the EuroBasket qualifying campaign.

The Portuguese national team secured a victory against Iceland during a warm-up match held in Rio Maior ahead of the Eurobasket tournament.

The Portuguese national team secured a victory against Iceland as part of their preparation for the 2027 Women's EuroBasket qualifying campaign.

The Portuguese national team secures a victory against Iceland as part of their preparations for the Euro qualifiers.
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The Portuguese national team secured a victory against Iceland as part of their preparation for the Women's EuroBasket qualifying campaign.

The Benfica squad travels to Rio Maior to face Casa Pia, whom they have not defeated in three consecutive matches. Also, the bronze medals of Fatoumata Diallo and Patrícia Silva, and the silver of Pichardo.

The Portugal national team manager faced jeers from the crowd when the team lineup was revealed.
Several emergency workers are trying to fight the fires in the Santarém area

The fire started around 4:30 PM this Thursday.

The Évora Court of Appeal confirmed the conviction of Agropecuária Valinho S.A. for three very serious environmental offences. The judgment became final on 21 May.

Agropecuária Valinho S.A. was convicted of three very serious environmental offences, two of which involved eventual intent, for carrying out unauthorised discharges of degraded wastewater into the local stream.


The arrest comes weeks after the crime, which was committed on May 27th. The perpetrator allegedly took advantage of a friendship to commit the rape inside a home.

A 36-year-old man allegedly took advantage of an existing friendship with a 20-year-old woman to commit the crime.

Casa Pia and Torreense compete today for the final spot in the 2026/27 I Liga football season, in the second leg of the promotion play-off in Rio Maior, following a 0-0 draw in the first match.
The club from Torres Vedras aims to return to the I Liga, 34 years after its last appearance in the 1991/92 season.

The temporary relocation of the Health Centre was defined in coordination with the local Lezíria Health Unit and will allow for the acceleration of the building's renovation works.

Cargo was left scattered across the road.

Upon the arrival of emergency services, the child went into cardiorespiratory arrest.

The man arrested for shooting his former partner in the back had previously received a three-and-a-half-year suspended sentence.

The man arrested for shooting his former partner in the back had previously received a three-and-a-half-year suspended sentence.

The victim fled, managed to call for help, and is out of danger. The shooter, who allegedly attacked after receiving a court order to vacate the home, had also barricaded himself inside.

The 69-year-old victim was struck by three bullets and transported in serious condition to São José Hospital in Lisbon.

The 70-year-old victim was transported to São José Hospital in Lisbon, where she remains in serious condition.

A 69-year-old woman is in serious condition at São José Hospital in Lisbon after being shot by her partner this Monday, April 20, in Rio Maior, in a probable case of domestic violence, as reported by the newspaper Correio da Manhã. The victim was struck by two bullets, and the suspect is a 75-year-old man who has since been arrested by authorities after barricading himself in his home. The Judiciary Police are now investigating the motives behind this attempted murder. The man is expected to appear before a judge in the coming hours to have his coercive measures determined.
