Portugal
Portugal blocks mansion sale over ‘strong conviction’ it belongs to Abramovich
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal blocked the sale of a 10 million euro ($10.4 million) luxury house over...
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We are 100% behind Finnish, Swedish NATO membership, Norway tells Turkey
BERLIN (Reuters) - Norway on Saturday backed Finnish and Swedish plans to join NATO against criticism from Turkey. "We don't...
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‘Not free from COVID’: Thousands pray at Portuguese shrine despite fears of new wave
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira FATIMA, Portugal (Reuters) - Happy but cautious at being able to join a mass...
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As war rages, Ukrainian joins thousands in Portugal to pray for peace
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira FATIMA, Portugal (Reuters) - Armed with a candle and a blue and yellow flag,...
Read morePortuguese police shoot dead knife-wielding kidnapper, possibly German
LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese police have shot and killed a man, described as a German citizen by some local media,...
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Portuguese police raid local body where Russians handled Ukrainian refugees
By Catarina Demony and Patricia Vicente Rua LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese police on Tuesday raided a refugee support centre run...
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New evidence found in Madeleine McCann case, says German prosecutor
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Investigators have found new evidence potentially incriminating the key suspect in the disappearance of...
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German prosecutor on McCann case says naming of suspect is legal formality
By Maria Sheahan and Catarina Demony BERLIN/LISBON (Reuters) -A German prosecutor investigating a jailed rapist over the 2007 disappearance of...
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Factbox-The 15-year hunt for missing British girl Madeleine McCann
MADRID (Reuters) - Portuguese prosecutors said late on Thursday a man had been formally identified as a suspect in the...
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Portuguese prosecutors say man named formal suspect in McCann case
(Repeats item that ran late on Thursday night) By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) -Portuguese prosecutors said on Thursday a man...
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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy urges world to send more heavy weapons
LISBON (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday his war-ravaged country needed more heavy weapons to defend itself from...
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Lisbon to offer free public transport for young and elderly
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Lisbon will offer free public transport to children, students and elderly residents in a...
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Beirut port blast suspect to face extradition hearing in Madrid
By Emma Pinedo and Catarina Demony MADRID (Reuters) - A Portuguese man is set to face an extradition hearing in...
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Factbox-East Timor, Asia’s youngest nation, goes to the polls
(Reuters) - East Timor, also known as Timor Leste, holds the second and final round of its presidential election on...
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Romania suspends military MIG-21 flights, to speed up F-16 purchase
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - NATO member Romania has grounded its remaining fleet of military MiG 21 LanceR jets as of Friday given...
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From Murano glass to Donegal tweed, EU wants to protect its crafts
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - From Murano glass and Donegal tweed to Porcelaine de Limoges, the European Union...
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Hundreds of church sexual abuse victims ‘just tip of iceberg’, Portuguese panel says
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - A commission investigating child sexual abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church said on Tuesday...
Read moreEU sues Portugal for breaching rules on freedom of movement of workers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had sued Portugal for breaching its rules on the freedom...
Read moreEU sues Portugal over EU radiation protection rules
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it is suing Portugal for failing to establish a national plan...
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Azores volcanic island hit by thousands of quakes starts evacuation as fears grow
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Authorities on a mid-Atlantic Portuguese island hit by thousands of small earthquakes in recent...
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