Portugal
Portugal scrambles to regroup amid 100s of new virus cases
World
June 26, 2020
Portugal scrambles to regroup amid 100s of new virus cases
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — At the Bairro do Zambujal housing project on the outskirts of Lisbon, the behavior of residents…
Portugal’s Socialists win re-election
World
October 7, 2019
Portugal’s Socialists win re-election
Portugal’s incumbent Prime Minister Antonio Costa’s Socialists won a general election marked by low turnout on Sunday after presiding over…
Wildfire on Canary Islands forces 8,000 people to evacuate
World
August 19, 2019
Wildfire on Canary Islands forces 8,000 people to evacuate
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — An out-of-control wildfire in Spain’s Canary Islands was throwing flames 50 meters (160 feet) into the…
Firefighters struggle against Portugal wildfires as winds pick up
World
July 23, 2019
Firefighters struggle against Portugal wildfires as winds pick up
Portugal requested the loan of two water-bombing planes on Monday as winds revived massive wildfires in a central region where…
Cristiano Ronaldo will not face rape charges in US
World
July 23, 2019
Cristiano Ronaldo will not face rape charges in US
Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo will not face any charges over an alleged rape in Las Vegas a decade ago after…
1,700 firefighters battle Portugal wildfires
World
July 22, 2019
1,700 firefighters battle Portugal wildfires
Planes and helicopters joined nearly 2,000 firefighters in central Portugal Sunday to battle huge wildfires in a mountainous region where…
Hundreds of firefighters combat Portugal wildfires
World
July 21, 2019
Hundreds of firefighters combat Portugal wildfires
Portuguese authorities have used helicopters and planes to fight three blazes that were sparked Saturday in the country’s central region. Over…
Portugal says Iranian visas suspended for consulate upgrade
Middle East
July 17, 2019
Portugal says Iranian visas suspended for consulate upgrade
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal stopped issuing entry visas for Iranian nationals while it upgrades security at its consulate in Tehran,…
Antonio Guterres: The UN’s utopian, guardian and cosmopolitan
World
May 30, 2019
Antonio Guterres: The UN’s utopian, guardian and cosmopolitan
“It is remarkable,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in early May, “that they decided not to give up in…
EU ‘golden’ visas scandal in spotlight
World
January 4, 2019
EU ‘golden’ visas scandal in spotlight
A court in Portugal is to deliver verdicts Friday in a corruption trial linked to so-called “golden” visas granted to…