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Portugal general strike halts trains, cancels hundreds of flights and closes schools

A general strike disrupted services across Portugal on Wednesday, halting trains, cancelling hundreds of flights and closing schools, as...
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Football world mourns as Liverpool’s Jota laid to rest in Portugal

Thousands gathered in Gondomar, near Porto, to pay final respects to Liverpool striker Diogo Jota and his brother Andre,...
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Portuguese voters head to polls amid political uncertainty and Montenegro’s bid for stronger mandate

Portuguese citizens are voting on Sunday in a closely watched parliamentary election that could determine the future of centre-right...
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Christodoulides to meet Spanish PM and King Felipe in Iberian EU Presidency tour

The preparatory official talks as Cyprus is counting down to the EU six month rotating Presidency in January are...
Photos

Forest fire in in Bornes de Aguiar, Portugal

Firefighters fight a forest fire in Zimao, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Portugal, 16 September 2024. The situation has worsened...
World

Portugal requests EU aircraft to fight blaze raging for the past week

Portugal requested on Wednesday that its European partners send firefighting planes to help extinguish a wildfire that has been...
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UEFA Euro U-17 final in Limassol

Italy and Portugal will face off in the UEFA Euro U-17 final tonight at the Alphamega Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus.
Films

2nd Iberoamerican Film Festival in Cyprus

For the second year, an Iberoamerican Film Festival will be celebrated in Cyprus. The Embassies of Brazil, Cuba, Peru,...
World

Faithful descend on Portugal’s Fatima to pray for peace as wars rage

As wars rage in Ukraine, Gaza and elsewhere, tens of thousands of faithful prayed for peace on Sunday at...
World

Portugal’s democracy turns 50: Thousands commemorate Carnation Revolution

Thousands celebrated the 50th anniversary on Thursday of Portugal's "Carnation Revolution" that toppled the longest fascist dictatorship in Europe...
World

Portugal must ‘pay costs’ of slavery and colonial crimes, president says

President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said late on Tuesday that Portugal was responsible for crimes committed during transatlantic slavery...
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Portugal’s new government vows to keep balanced budgets, privatise TAP

Portugal's new minority centre-right government will maintain balanced budgets, continue to reduce the country's public debt and carry out...
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Portugal’s conservatives win election as far-right surges

Portugal's centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) won Sunday's general election, its leader Luis Montenegro said, though it was unclear if...
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