Lisbon, Sept. 16, 2026 (Lusa) - As the school year begins, many pupils still don't know where they will be studying; pay rises are capped at 3%, but electricity is set to rise, along with bond yields, in a mixed bag in the papers this Wednesday.

 Sábado:

- «Marcelo. A new life»

- «When cancer becomes a chronic condition. There are new treatments and the end of chemotherapy is in sight»

- «Obama in Lisbon. The business club that persuaded him to come and speak»

- «RRP. Last-minute contracts include a piano and luxury tables»

Correio da Manhã:

- «Pupil placed 300 kilometres from home. The school also enrolled them in the incorrect year group»

- «They live in Almada and are enrolled in Maia»

- «Regulator imposes rules on advertising by financial institutions»

- «AC Milan v Benfica. Marco in Milan with his sights set on the Dragon»

- «‘Benfica can be champions and win the Europa League' [Rúben Amorim]»

- «Fans are pleased. Sérgio Conceição free to join Sporting»

- «European Court. Convicted nurse seeks money and freedom»

- «Telecommunications. Meo targeted by triple attack in 24 hours"

- «War in Ukraine. Russian ship fires on Danish helicopter»

- «CM reveals who they are. Four applications submitted to lead RTP»

- «Concern. Cinema anticipated the risks of AI»

- «Putin's friend paid for Trump's son's wedding»

Público:

- «Requests for gender changes on civil registers soar following law revision»

- «Exhibition at MAT. Pedro Cabrita Reis between Christ and the clown»

- «Education. Many families are still awaiting information about where their children will study»

- «Artificial intelligence. China views the AI crackdown as an attempt to impose a ‘Cold War playbook'»

- «The state of the European Union. With ‘the tectonic plates of geopolitics colliding', Europe is playing catch-up»

- «Social dialogue. Trade union federations and the CIP put the minimum wage on the agenda»

- «Presidential veto. PSD and CDS-PP lift the ban on ‘ideological flags'»

Jornal de Notícias:

- «Book sales hit a record high in recent years, with young people among the biggest consumers»

- «Traffic on the VCI remains heavy even without lorries»

- «Europa League. Clash of the titans at San Siro with a Portuguese flavour. Marco Silva's Benfica and Ruben Amorim's AC Milan go head-to-head in a match featuring several reunions»

- «Mesão Frio. Court orders mayor and councillors to pay a fine»

- «Justice. ‘You don't say no to a friend,' says former mayor»

- «Technology. Giant buys start-up founded by Covilhã university students»

- «P. de Varzim. 14-million sanctuary completed after eight ‘gruelling' years»

- «People. Glamour on the red carpet at the Emmys»

Diário de Notícias:

- «Interest rates on Portuguese debt at record highs amid global alert»

- «Education. The ‘invisible' ones in the class: what experts say about classes of 30 pupils"

- «Champalimaud Vision 2026 Prize: The scientists who restored some sight to blind people spoke to DN»

- «Income. Pay rises in 2027 capped at 3%»

- «Theatre. Gonçalo Waddington brings ‘Strindberg's The Father' to the São Luiz stage»

- «Festival. Queer Lisboa questions the future»

- «Motorsport. Estoril Classics celebrates ten years with the Formula 1 car that revolutionised single-seater safety»

- «Europe. What can we expect from Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union address?»

- «Draft legislation. Government proposes an ‘extraordinary' 33% tax on oil companies' excess profits»

- «Enforcement. Sintra towed away 1,214 abandoned cars in 8 months»

- «National Health Service. Care workers warn of a mass exodus from the country if the hourly rate is reduced»

Negócios:

- «Oil sector. Profits 20% above average to be taxed at 33%»

- «Climate. Migration. Competitiveness. Trade. Defence. Von der Leyen faces a ‘test of survival' amid crises and war"

- «US factory boosts Hovione's revenue by up to 10%»

- «Debt interest rates soar worldwide, with the US leading the way»

- «The Middle East is already weighing on electricity bills: tariffs rise by 2.7% in October»

- «Gol Airlines passengers from Brazil land in Lisbon awaiting the future TAP»

- «Sustainability 20|30. Soledade Duarte, managing director of Transearch Portugal: ‘If it were down to the salary package, we'd no longer have any managers in Portugal'»

- «Castro Almeida: ‘We will disburse all RRP loans'»

O Jornal Económico:

- «State recovers 118 million from illegal gambling in 2025»

- «Fed prepares to raise rates, against Trump»

- «Eleven parties express interest in taking over SATA's ground handling company»

- «Banking sector fell 3% for the first time since 2022»

- «Electricity. Regulated customers to face an extraordinary price rise"

- «Von der Leyen assesses the state of the EU with Mark Carney listening»

- «Portuguese footwear industry invests 100 million in technology»

- «Gol joins the race for air routes between Brazil and Portugal» ADB // ADB.

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