Portugal

Voter apathy grips Portugal ahead of Sunday's general election

Voters in Portugal look set to express their dissatisfaction with traditional politics by not voting in Sunday’s general election. In 2011 a record

01/10/2015

Portugal

Portugal's voters dare hope austerity will end

30/09/2015

World

Portugal's voters: expecting little, wanting more

The polling forecast for Portugal’s October 4th elections is that the centre-right coalition now in power or the socialists will win. In the streets

30/09/2015

Switzerland

WHO: All people with HIV should get anti-retroviral drugs

30/09/2015

Portugal

What the Portuguese want from their next government

29/09/2015

Portugal

Portuguese elections: when, how and what

What is happening and when? The polls open on October 4 at 9:00 local time (11am CET) and close at 7pm on the mainland (9pm CET), when exit polls

29/09/2015

Real Economy

How do countries decide how much they can afford to borrow?

Debt sustainability has become a critical issue for both governments and international investors during the past half-decade of financial crisis. As

15/09/2015

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Riotous scenes of colour at Portugal festival

15/09/2015

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Cascais: Lumina Light Festival

13/09/2015

Portugal

Novo Banco: more protests over lost assets

There have been more protests outside the offices of Portugal’s rescued bank, Novo Banco. Customers want savings lost when the bank was created from

09/09/2015

Portugal

Former Portugal PM Socrates leaves jail for house arrest

Portugal’s former prime minister Jose Socrates has left prison for house arrest after more than nine months behind bars. Jailed as a preventive

04/09/2015

Sport

Manchester United secure spot in Champions League group stage

Manchester United have made it through to the group stages of the Champions League after beating Club Brugge 4-0 away from home with a goal from

26/08/2015

Sport

Valencia become fifth Spanish team in the Champions League

Valencia have made it through the group stages of the Champions League despite losing away to Monaco. The game ended 2-1 with Negredo finding the

25/08/2015

Sport

Manchester United begin Champions League play-off with victory

Manchester United began their quest to rejoin Europe’s elite after a season’s absence by beating Club Brugges 3-1 in the first leg of the Champions

20/08/2015

Portugal

Portuguese firefighters battle blaze to save forests

In central Portugal up to 400 firefighters are still battling a blaze in the Serra da Estrela Natural Park. The flames have already destroyed around

13/08/2015

Portugal

Forest fires: are some being started deliberately?

Forest fires are raging across the northwestern Iberian peninsula, threatening homes and livelihoods. A large fire in Mangualde in Portugal has now

11/08/2015

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Heatwave fuels forest fires in Portugal

11/08/2015

Portugal

BES: angry savers clamour for their cash in Portugal

Angry customers clamour to get their savings back from the collapsed Portuguese bank Espirito Santo. It is a battle of “Davids versus a Goliath”

10/08/2015

United Kingdom

Police hoping quilt will hold clues to identity of child's remains

29/07/2015

Portugal

Former head of collapsed Portuguese bank under house arrest

Ricardo Selgado is being investigated over allegations of forgery, breach of trust, tax evasion and money laundering

25/07/2015