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The front page of Diário de Notícias focuses on domestic Portuguese news, with top stories covering the rising cost of renting rooms, delays in commercial registry services, and the government's decision to postpone structural reforms of the Social Security system. Other domestic news includes…
The price of rental rooms has reached 527 euros, with a 25% decrease in supply. A national plan aimed to provide 19,000 public beds, but only 5,094 are completed. Private specialized offers now represent 60% of the stock in Greater Lisbon and 75% in Greater Porto.
Company registration services are experiencing significant delays, with 'Empresa na hora?' (Company in an hour?) services only available in a few months. Commercial Registries have over two thousand days of delay.
The Portuguese government has decided to postpone any structural reforms of the Social Security system for the current legislative term.
The Ombudsman has identified shortcomings following Storm Kristin and is recommending the establishment of a fund to deal with future catastrophes.
More than a thousand firefighters are currently engaged in battling four separate fires in the Northern region of Portugal.
The company Brisa has caused the risk associated with Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to surge by 60%, reaching a total of three billion euros.
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Brazilian actress Glória Menezes has passed away at the age of 91.
Ivonne A-Baki from Ecuador has announced her candidacy to succeed António Guterres as the head of the United Nations.
A public relations executive for Dior and a film producer have died as a result of a car accident in France.
Tennis player Nuno Borges has achieved a significant victory by defeating Rublev in Cincinnati, marking a historic moment in his career.
Israel has accused Turkey of posing a threat in Syria, an accusation that Ankara has refuted, rejecting any claims of troop deployment.
Joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea have been shortened following critical remarks made by then-President Trump.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has denied accusations that it intentionally designs its platforms to be addictive for young users.
