Lisbon, July 2, 2026 (Lusa) - Amália, the Portuguese-language AI platform has been unveiled, Portugal play Croacia in the World Cup tonight, the death toll rises in Venezuela and the ECB forum in Sintra dominate the headlines this Thursday morning.

Visão:

- “250 years of US independence. The history of the revolution and the signs of decline. The empire’s last hurrah. The nation Hollywood built. The turning point with the Allies"

- “Buraka Som Sistema. The grand return”

- “Criminal proceedings. Revolt against the reform”

- “Venezuela. Voices from the rubble”

Correio da Manhã:

- “Three doctors arrested in the pension reform scandal”

- “Social media star twins targeted in the investigation”

- “International trafficking on Lisbon’s doorstep”

- “Risk of a storm at the time of Portugal’s World Cup match”

- “Benfica and FCPorto put pressure on the referees”

- “Six years for planning a school massacre”

- “Venezuela: Portuguese family torn apart by tragedy”

- “Education: Minister takes the blame for exams if the deadline is missed”

- “PS reports: Completed homes have been waiting two years to be handed over”

- “Minister admits considering changes to pensions”

Público:

- “Northern and central regions face highest risk of wildfires since 2001”

- “Chaos in exams. Minister to investigate who is responsible. Deadline for applications to higher education should not be postponed"

- “Football. Portugal kick off their ‘second’ World Cup against Croatia”

- “Unicef spokesperson. Anyone leaving Gaza can clearly see that people are not missing arms or legs”

- “ECB Forum in Sintra: ‘Immigration boosts productivity because it allows companies to grow’”

- “Social Security. 182 disability pensions suspended due to fraud‘

- “Gonçalo Matias: ‘The courts should not interfere in political decisions’”

- “AI in Portuguese. Amália is already up and running but does not answer questions”

Jornal de Notícias:

- “Refunding tuition fees costs €300 million a year”

- “2026 World Cup. [Vitinha] ‘There’s no one who wants to qualify more than us’”

- “Scandal. Duarte Gomes’s resignation casts suspicion on refereeing and the Federation refers the case to the public prosecutor’s office”

- “Football. André Silva and Doumbia in the spotlight on their return to training”

- “Reinforcements in health services to tackle the heat”

- ‘Matosinhos. Refinery conversion promises 100,000 jobs‘

- “Internet. Six years’ imprisonment for young man accused of instigating massacres"

- “Leça da Palmeira. Exponor has been bought and will feature hotels and a hospital"

- “Training. First water rescue school opens in Ílhavo"

Diário de Notícias:

- “Hospital administrators call for urgent resolution of social cases to tackle the heatwave”

- “Technology. Amália, the Portuguese-language artificial intelligence, is now available as open source”

- “Interview. Nancy Gomes. In La Guaira, ‘there is nothing left’, but the families of the missing refuse to give up”

- “Comedy. Cinema is still an adventure"

- “Music. A song with a turbulent history”

- “Portugal v Croatia. What if it goes to penalties? Diogo Costa and Livakovic are the two leading active specialists”

- “ECB Forum. New Fed chief stands up to Trump in Sintra”

- “War. Drone attacks force Russia to import petrol"

- “Negotiations. JD Vance: ‘We shouldn’t bomb Iran just for the sake of it’”

Negócios:

- “Matosinhos refinery could generate an impact of €65 billion”

- “Lagarde and Warsh agree. Interest rates are to be kept secret”

- “Over 500 kilometres of roads to be built under PPP schemes”

- “Technology. Amália, the Portuguese AI, is now available to the public”

- “Spain. Sonae and Norwegian fund move into ‘shopping centres’”

- “Pensions. Government to assess proposals on ‘private schemes’”

Jornal Económico:

- “Portugal among the five countries with the biggest surge in immigration”

- “Government wants to secure the Sines refinery in Portugal”

- “Government admits it is considering capitalising pensions”

- “World Cup star. Cabo Verde faces a battle between shirt suppliers"

- “Innovative city in Matosinhos could create 100,000 jobs and have a 65 billion impact on GDP”

- “Fuel prices aren’t falling as quickly as they rose. Minister asks regulator to investigate”

- “Lagarde and Warsh united in the fight against inflation”

- “Portuguese AI model to receive €7 million”

- “Hearings cause new Court of Auditors bill to stall”

- “New tax: what’s changing for purchases on Shein and Temu”

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