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Violence Against SNS Healthcare Professionals Climbs to a Record 3,429 Cases in 2025, Up 33% Year-on-Year — Ordem dos Médicos Says the Real Number Is Far Higher and 60% of Reported Episodes Are Psychological

Violence Against SNS Healthcare Professionals Climbs to a Record 3,429 Cases in 2025, Up 33% Year-on-Year — Ordem dos Médicos Says the Real Number Is Far Higher and 60% of Reported Episodes Are Psychological

Violence against SNS healthcare professionals jumped 33% to a record 3,429 cases in 2025, with 60% psychological and 21% physical. Ordem dos Médicos warns the real figure is higher and points to the April 2025 law making assaults on healthcare workers public crimes.
The Portugal Brief
Copernicus and the WMO Confirm Europe Is Warming Twice as Fast as the Global Average — State of Climate Report Names Portugal a 'Microcosm of the Continent', 1.034 Million Hectares Burned and 95% of Europe Above the 1991-2020 Average in 2025

Copernicus and the WMO Confirm Europe Is Warming Twice as Fast as the Global Average — State of Climate Report Names Portugal a 'Microcosm of the Continent', 1.034 Million Hectares Burned and 95% of Europe Above the 1991-2020 Average in 2025

Copernicus and the WMO confirm Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average, with 2025 logging 1.034 million hectares burned and 95% of the continent above the 1991-2020 mean. Portugal posted a fifth-hottest year and six heat waves, including a 16-day August stretch.
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