Portugal

Portugal

Madeira renames its airport after Ronaldo

You know you have made it when they name an airport after you

29/03/2017

Sport

Russia 2018 - France look to extend lead; Portugal face Hungary

France expect to extend their lead while Portugal look to strengthen their qualification hopes

24/03/2017

Sport

There will be no breakaway Super League - Uefa boss Ceferin

Uefa President Aleksander Ceferin said on Wednesday there will be no continental Super League whilst he is in charge of European football’s governing body.

22/03/2017

Portugal

Ex-CIA officer avoids extradition to Italy in "rendition" case

A former CIA officer convicted of involvement in the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Italy has been released by authorities in Lisbon after winning a last minute reprieve from…

02/03/2017

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How robots can enhance the lives of Europe's elderly citizens

How robots can improve the quality of life of elderly people living alone at their homes

20/02/2017

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Takeaway: robots and the elderly

Isabel Neto has found a new friend.

20/02/2017

Portugal

The EU is urged to "stand firm against Trump"

The French President says EU member states should remain steadfast whenever the US president urges them to follow the UK's decision to split with Brussels.

28/01/2017

Portugal

Lisbon ferry crash leaves 34 injured

The boat was travelling from Barreiro on the other side of the Tagus when the accident occurred.

25/01/2017

Portugal

Portugal holds state funeral for former president Mario Soares

Portugal has paid its final respects to former President Mario Soares, following his death on Saturday at the age of 92.

10/01/2017

Portugal

Mario Soares a committed democrat and Socialist

Mario Soares admired by friends and political enemies

10/01/2017

Portugal

Portugal says farewell to Mario Soares

The state funeral of Portugal’s former President Mario Soares is due to be held later today (Tuesday Jan.

10/01/2017

Portugal

Portugal mourns 'father of liberty and democracy' Mario Soares

Warm tributes are being paid to Mario Soares, Portugal’s former president and prime minister, who has died aged 92.

08/01/2017

Portugal

Remembering Portugal's 'father of democracy' Mario Soares 1924-2017

Mario Soares served as Portugal’s Prime Minister, twice, and then as President.

07/01/2017

Portugal

Portugal's former President Mario Soares dies at 92

The former president of Portugal, Mario Soares, has died aged 92.

07/01/2017

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New Year in Portugal: Huge crowds celebrate

Revellers packed Terreiro do Paço Square in Lisbon to ring in the New Year.

01/01/2017

World

Portugal's PM: Failing to regulate globalisation a "great failure" of the EU

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa is our guest on this episode of Global Conversation

17/11/2016

Sci-Tech

Lisbon hosts Web Summit

More than 50.

14/11/2016

Economy

Portugal tries for a budget balance between deficit and austerity

Portugal's Socialist minority government has unveiled a 2017 budget intended to reduce the deficit, but also roll back some austerity measures.

14/10/2016

Sport

Alinghi wins third straight Act to take Extreme Sailing Series to wire

The Extreme Sailing Series will go all the way to the wire after in-form Swiss crew Alinghi won Act 7 to move just two points behind leaders Oman Air in the overall standing with one stop of the tour…

12/10/2016

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Taxi drivers demonstrate in Lisbon

Portuguese taxi drivers took to the streets of Lisbon to rally against driving companies such as Uber and Cabify, which are not covered by the same tax, training and safety regulations as the city’s r

11/10/2016

Portugal

Portugal: Taxi drivers protest against Uber

Tempers flared in Portugal on Monday as traditional taxi drivers protested against government moves to regulate ride-hailing apps like Uber, accusing them of unfair…

10/10/2016

Portugal

Guterres "grateful and humble" for UN nomination

The former Portuguese Prime Minister is a step closer to being officially invested as the next Secretary General of the United Nations.

06/10/2016

Portugal

Guterres cleared to face the final UN hurdle

Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres is a step closer to being officially invested as the next UN Secretary General after receving the official recommendation of the Security Council.

06/10/2016

Sport

Portugal's Douro Valley hosts Eurovision Sports Games

The Douro Valley is world famous for the Porto wine and September is a crucial month.

10/09/2016

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Residents evacuated from Algarve villages

People have been evacuated from three villages in the Algarve region in southern Portugal, including a holiday resort, as hundreds of firefighters continued to battle wildfires across the country on…

09/09/2016

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Scientists fear deep-sea mining

Scientists fear that even before one of the last frontiers of exploration, the ocean deep, has been properly studied it will already have been exploited by commercial deep-sea mining looking for rare

05/09/2016