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The front page of Observador features a mix of domestic Portuguese news, including a prominent story about the 'twins case' involving the son of President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and international news such as SpaceX's Starship launch. Other domestic stories cover fuel taxes and a royal family…
The Public Prosecution Office believes that Nuno Rebelo de Sousa used his father's name to expedite access to a million-euro drug for the twins, a plan to which Lacerda Sales and Luís Pinheiro also adhered.
The Public Prosecution Office accuses four defendants in the case of the Lusitanian-Brazilian twins, including the son of the President, a former regional government official, and the twins' mother.
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa reiterated that 'no one is above the law' and suggested he had not spoken to his son Nuno for three years.
Reacting to the accusations in the twins case, the leader of the Chega party stated that his party had been right and described the situation as a 'conspiracy of rottenness'.
The Road Transport Tax (ISP) for gasoline exceeded the minimum set in the State Budget due to a legal loophole that the government wants to urgently resolve.
A founder of the Monarchist Youth and a board member of Causa Real, Nuno Albuquerque Gaspar, who was also a photographer for the Portuguese Royal House, has passed away at 38.
A historic milestone for the world's largest rocket was reached, despite an issue with one of the engines. Dozens of satellites from the latest Starlink generation were also launched.
Intense family dramas, literary classics remakes, true crime with a decadent Las Vegas touch, mountain climbs, and motorsport masters: this week offers a bit of everything.
Reports indicate that Russian drone attacks have struck government buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine.
