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Portugal scrambles to regroup amid 100s of new virus cases
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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