Lisbon, Feb. 18, 2026 (Lusa) - The president-elect, damage caused by the recent storms and women's low wages are all on the front pages of Portugal's newspapers on Wednesday.

Visão:

- ‘The shadow of Epstein. Power, perversion and money’

- ‘The endless web of influences of the scandal of the century’

- ‘I hate hour-and-a-half-long news programmes, Maria Elisa Domingues. Great interview about life’

- ‘“Anti-Ventura”. José Luís Carneiro in the style of Seguro’

- "Right wing. Passos Coelho's return‘

Sábado:

- ’Anxiety. How to stop the epidemic of the century‘

- ’Chega councillor convicted of slander. Bruno Mascarenhas called his ex-wife a professional prostitute‘

- ’The history of the Belém Palace, home of the President. The royal parties and the elephants and giraffes that lived in the gardens‘

- ’Wine. One glass is not safe. Alcohol increases the risk of seven types of cancer‘

- ’Storms. The reconstruction of a village with 1,400 destroyed houses‘

Diário de Notícias:

- ’Addiction. Ban social media for teenagers? But my mother spends her life glued to her mobile phone‘

- ’Greater supply of houses for rent has not stopped rents from rising‘

- ’Transplant. João Queiroz e Melo: Medicine cannot be dissociated from the environment and the circular economy‘

- ’Jesse Jackson 1941-2026 has died. Civil rights advocate who fought to keep hope alive‘

- ’Salaries. Only one in five female workers earns more than €1,500 gross per month‘

- ’Diplomacy. Kyiv focuses on practical issues, Moscow speaks of very tense negotiations"

- ‘António Ramalho Forum. The strategic plan for Portugal involves knowing how to say no’

- ‘Books from “O dia dos Prodígios” to “Misericórdia”. The stories behind Lidia Jorge's novels’

- ‘Sports psychology. When the dream of fame belongs to the children, but also to the parents’

Correio da Manhã:

- ‘Six days of freedom for Telheiras rapist. He took a course behind bars’

- ‘Benfica 0 Real Madrid 1. European dream still alive’

- ‘Controversy. Varandas attacks FC Porto. The title of unethical behaviour has already been awarded’

- "Five attempts. Montenegro does not respond to José Luís Carneiro's letters‘

- ’PSP without leads. Mystery surrounds violent accident that killed six friends‘

- ’One million two hundred thousand women earn less than a thousand euros‘

- ’Health. Shortage of two medicines for eye diseases‘

- ’Landslides. Maximum alert in Caparica"

Público:

- ‘Local authorities ask government for help in managing the impact of immigration’

- ‘Bad weather. Government hopes for “flexibility” from Brussels on budget rules’

- ‘In the coming years, insurance prices will rise to cope with the likelihood of disasters, says Zurich director’

- "Fertility. Waiting for treatment can take years and never come‘

- ’Film festival. Sandra Man, Juliette Daughter, Isabelle Vampire: the Berlinale is theirs‘

- ’Study on isolation. How to reduce loneliness among the elderly in cities? By creating neighbourhood gardens‘

- ’Negotiations today. Teacher recruitment to be centralised again‘

- ’Spanish politics. Centrist parties may be helping Abascal's Vox‘

- ’President-elect. Seguro has always defended regionalisation but is not taking any steps‘

Jornal de Notícias:

- ’Each Portuguese citizen paid almost seven thousand euros in taxes last year‘

- ’Benfica 0-1 Real Madrid. Racism accusations set Luz alight"

- ‘Tension between dragons and lions escalates with exchange of messages’

- ‘Rain break brings thousands to Carnival’

- ‘Mariana Monteiro. Actress samba dances in Rio de Janeiro alongside her new love’

- ‘Losses exceeding one billion reported by farmers and business owners’

- "Feira. Young man tried for instigating massacres in Brazilian schools‘

- ’Vale de Cambra. More than 12% of homes in the municipality are empty‘

- ’Spain. Attic fire kills five young people in the Barcelona region"

Negócios:

- ‘Court refuses to increase property tax in areas of urban pressure’

- ‘Bad weather slows down T-Roc production’

- ‘Television. Streaming now costs more than half of a TV, voice and Internet package’

- ‘Telecom. Meo owner's strategies to turn around creditors’

- ‘Sustainability 20|30. Agriculture, energy and transport are the most vulnerable’

- ‘Cars without a recall will fail inspection from March onwards’

- ‘Stock markets will continue to rise, the dollar will continue to fall’

O Jornal Económico:

- ‘Bad weather in Morocco sinks Autoeuropa production’

- ‘Iran and the United States move towards agreement’

- ‘President of Porto and North Tourism: This will be the last chance to believe in TAP’

- ‘Vítor Bento tells Competition Authority that banks comply with European standards’

- ‘Risks. Angola remains under international surveillance’

- ‘Market doubles economy, but has potential for more’

- ‘Spanish tax authorities forced to return 155 million to Galp’

- ‘Indra secures 130 million euros in Saudi Arabia’

ADB // ADB.

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