Lisbon, Aug. 20, 2026 (Lusa) - The state buys back a stake in the electricity grid managing company, REN, the report on reforming Portugal's social security and pension system and the challenger to Zelensky's presidency in Ukraine are among the most widely reported stories this Thursday morning.
Visão:
- «The Amazon is a lesson. What we need to learn from indigenous peoples about community life, the importance of education, respect for the land, the defence of traditions and the preservation of nature»
- «Paraná. A journey to the other Brazil»
- «Food. The hidden mistakes in the kitchen"
- «Aliens. What the secret files reveal«
- «Se7e. Barcelos. A guide to the best crafts«
Correio da Manhã:
- «REN share buyback. State awards 55 million bonus to Zara owner«
- «Benfica v Aarhus. Marco Silva. ‘We must make the fans proud'»
- «Sporting. Suárez returns to the starting line-up in attack against Alverca»
- «Workers die on unlicensed building site»
- «In Cascais. Couple of torturers work with children»
- «Arrested in Campo Maior. GNR catches ‘drug-smuggling speedboat emperor'»
- «Braga. Woman abandons her children and spends four days at an unknown location»
- «Social Security. Young people face further cuts to pension amounts»
- «Fires. Crash injures four firefighters in Arouca»
- «Viana do Castelo. Gold and tradition shine in the Minho region»
Público:
- «Appointment of ambulance service (INEM) doctors to regional services deemed ‘illegal'»
- «Douro Basin. Tax authorities begin assessing taxes on dam-related business»
- «Report. Portugal is the 26th best democracy in the world but ‘has been better'»
- «Social Security. Experts advocate equal pension increases for all»
- «Elections. The Democrats' left wing wins the Florida primaries»
- «Climate. How 12 cities around the world are learning to cool down»
- «Music. The time has come to start (re)discovering Sei Miguel's trumpet»
- «Educational centre. Two young people were in care for voluntary manslaughter prior to the Algés crime»
Jornal de Notícias:
- «Three deaths a week in workplace accidents»
- «Report. Drones are the national guard (GNR) eyes in the fight against wildfires»
- «Matosinhos. Project recycles discarded equipment and helps families»
- «Benfica. Aarhus is the final hurdle in the Eagles' European campaign»
- «Braga. Leaves children behind and sends money via MB Way for them to buy biscuits"
- "Drug trafficking. Former footballer caught with 70 million euros' worth of cocaine"
- "Portuguese man stabbed to death on a beach in Albania"
- "Viana. Naimah, a Muslim woman among a thousand at the Mordomia Parade"
- "Music. Vilar de Mouros with punk for all ages"
- "SC Braga. At their best to host the Austrians"
Diário de Notícias:
- «High salaries: there have never been as many politicians, bosses and top managers as there are now»
- «Fires. Firefighters report delays in overtime payments. The Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF) says it has paid 90%»
- «US. On 11 September, Bill Spade lost his job and a friend. Now the former firefighter has recounted that day to his friend's children»
- «1934–2026. Glória Menezes, one of the greatest names in Brazilian fiction, dies aged 91»
- «Premiere. With ‘Elisa', cinema is reborn through words"
- «Music. The Festas do Mar return to Cascais Bay with Daniel Mercury»
- «‘Rentrée'. Chega accuses the Government of ‘trying to neutralise' its proposal to lower the retirement age»
- «Social Security. Ana Mendes Godinho: report on pensions seeks to ‘create panic and fear'»
- «Ukraine. Fedorov challenges Zelensky and calls for elections, but martial law prevents it»
- «Europa League. Marco Silva opens the door to changes at Benfica»
- «Hunting with firearms. Custódio Ezequiel: from the champion he once was to the champions he wants to develop»
Negócios:
- «Pensions based on final salary drop by 10 points in 40 years»
- «Regulator demands monthly data on delays at River Tagus commuter ferry operator, Transtejo»
- «Bonds. Iran poses a ‘risk of deterioration' for Portuguese debt»
- «High price for REN only with perks or if there is no alternative»
- «Foreign tourists spend record amounts»
- «US seeks deal with Canada and cuts tariffs»
- «Productivity Route: PICadvanced, Flexpur and Catari – three snapshots of Aveiro»
O Jornal Económico:
- «Labour shortage will continue to drive up wages»
- «Back to school is happening via online shopping»
- «REN compares favourably with its peers even at the price paid by the State»
- «Portugal develops technology to make aeroplanes invisible»
- «Luís Mateus: ‘The car market is unlikely to accommodate the current number of Chinese brands'»
- «Former minister calls for elections in Ukraine during the war»
- «Trade with Asia will soon overtake that with the US or the EU»
- «Moderna's share price doubles on the success of its new vaccine»
- «Brent crude continues to rise, surpassing $92 a barrel»
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