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Wildfire alert continues as temperature rises reflect real estate & rents, global news in libraries
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For Tuesday 28 July 2026, Carl Munson’s Good Morning Portugal! news reports a severe wildfire alert across most districts amid an intense heatwave with temperatures reaching 40°C (and expected to hit 44°C in a 10-day spell), while authorities manage dozens of fires.
Other headlines include Portuguese house prices hitting a new high this July (up 2.4% year-on-year), average rents surging to €1,350 per month (with a 10% rise in the south), record bank property valuations in June, possible impacts of UK welfare reforms on Britons in Portugal, Galp criticising proposed fuel price caps after yesterday’s increase, public libraries offering online access to global newspapers, an AIMA staff strike threatening further residency backlogs, and the iconic 1960s Batman mansion going on the market for €27 million.
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Other headlines include Portuguese house prices hitting a new high this July (up 2.4% year-on-year), average rents surging to €1,350 per month (with a 10% rise in the south), record bank property valuations in June, possible impacts of UK welfare reforms on Britons in Portugal, Galp criticising proposed fuel price caps after yesterday’s increase, public libraries offering online access to global newspapers, an AIMA staff strike threatening further residency backlogs, and the iconic 1960s Batman mansion going on the market for €27 million.
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