Villagers angry as Portugal wildfire still rages
VILA DE REI/MACAO, Portugal, July 22 (Reuters) – After more than 50 hours, firefighters were still battling a wildfire in centralPortugal late on Monday, as villagers and...
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Portuguese prime minister in ‘historic’ visit
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday called the arrival of Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa a historic moment for the relations of the two countries since...
Who brings olive oil to Portugal? Police foil cocaine smuggler’s ploy
Who would bring a suitcase full of olive oil to Portugal, one of the world’s biggest producers of the stuff? Police at Lisbon airport were already...
Wildfire burns in Portugal for fourth day
More than 1,150 firefighters struggled to put out a fire in Portugal’s southern Algarve tourist region on Monday, which injured 25 people overnight and led...
Portugal parliament rejects legal euthanasia in divisive vote
By Andrei Khalip Portugal’s parliament rejected on Tuesday a bill that would have legalised voluntary euthanasia for terminal patients in the Catholic-majority country by a...
Portugal donates €15,000 to CMP
Portugal has donated €15,000 to the work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) it was announced on Wednesday. It was the first contribution of...
Man dies in shooting at Portuguese school – police
A man died after a shooting incident between relatives of two students at a primary school in Portugal‘s central coastal town of Nazare on Monday, police...
Portuguese, Spanish police bust huge “pineapple” cocaine ring
Police in Portugal and Spain said they seized hundreds of kilograms of cocaine hidden inside fresh pineapples, and arrested nine members of a gang that...
At least 8 killed, dozens hurt in fire, stampede in Portugal
At least eight people have been killed and dozens injured in a fire and stampede in a local leisure association in the town of Vila...
Falling tree kills 12 at Catholic festival in Portugal
A tree toppled into a crowd of worshippers during a major Christian festival on the Portuguese island of Madeira on Tuesday, killing 12 people and...
Confusion over plane crash claims as Portugal struggles to put out deadly fire
Portugal carried out a massive operation to combat its deadliest forest fire on record, which has killed 64 people, amid confusion about the fate of...
Cyprus offers to send firefighters to Portugal
Cyprus is ready to send a team of firefighters to Portugal to help put out forest fires, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday. According to...
At least 62 killed in forest fire still raging in Portugal – Update 3
By Andrei Khalip A huge forest fire raging since Saturday in central Portugal has killed at least 62 people, the government said on Sunday,...
Ronaldo scores four as Portugal flatten Andorra, France crush Bulgaria
Cristiano Ronaldo scored four goals, including two in the first five minutes, to lead European champions Portugal to a 6-0 win over nine-man Andorra in...
Greece calls for pro-growth policies as ‘Club Med’ gathers
By Michele Kambas Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called for policies to foster growth as he prepared to host a summit of southern European states...
Tsipras’s pro-spending initiative could succeed, economists say
By Stelios Orphanides Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras’ attempt to forge an anti-austerity alliance with other southern European Union member states may prove effective in...
Eurozone ministers expect Spain, Portugal to cut deficits
Spain and Portugal must still tackle their excessive budget gaps even though they escaped being fined in July for breaking European Union deficit limits, eurozone finance...
Wildfires kill three people on Portugal’s Madeira, 1,000 evacuated
At least three people died and more than a thousand were evacuated on the Portuguese island of Madeira when forest fires, raging for a third...
Barca beat rivals Real to Portugal’s Gomes
Barca have swooped for Portugal international Andre Gomes of Valencia, the Catalan club announced. The 22-year-old attacking midfielder had been linked with Real Madrid and...
Portugal stun France with late Eder strike in Euro final
Portugal found an unlikely hero as Eder’s thunderous finish deep into extra time secured their first European Championship title after they overcame the early loss...
