Portugal President Rebelo de Sousa wins new term in socially distanced ballot
Portugal’s centre-right President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa won a second term on Sunday, exit polls showed, in an election marked by strict health and safety...
Portugal’s health system on brink of collapse as COVID-19 cases surge
Portugal’s public health system is on the verge of collapsing as hospitals in the areas worst-affected by a worrying surge in coronavirus cases are quickly...
Portugese legend, Carlos do Carmo dies on New Year’s Day
Portuguese singer, Carlos do Carmo passed away on Friday. Carlos Do Carmo, 81, was known as the “Sinatra” of the soulful fado music. The deceased...
Coronavirus variant detected in Portugal’s Madeira in travellers from Britain
The new variant of the coronavirus linked to a rapid rise in infections in Britain has been detected on the Portuguese island of Madeira, the...
In a Lisbon bakery, Portugal’s president announces run for second term
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa’s announcement on Monday that he was running for office again in next month’s election may have been long anticipated...
Voluntary and free: Portugal approves COVID-19 vaccination plan
Portugal on Thursday announced plans to vaccinate people against the coronavirus voluntarily and free of charge, and said it hoped to inoculate nearly 10% of...
Portugal to ban domestic travel, close schools around national holidays
Portugal is to ban domestic travel and close schools around two upcoming holidays in a bid to reduce the spread of coronavirus ahead of Christmas,...
UN-Natural Women’s evil: Lesbian lovers dismembered man to use his fingerprints to steal $77,120, then kept his head for themselves
Prosecutors in Portugal have alleged two lesbian lovers dismembered a man so they could use his fingerprints to access his mobile phone and steal $77,120...
Portugal vs Croatia: Cristiano Ronaldo reminded to put on his face mask (VIDEO)
Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, was reprimanded for not wearing a face mask during his side’s UEFA Nations League 4-1 victory against Croatia on Saturday night....
Ronaldo out of Portugal team to face Croatia
Absent star: Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Portugal's Nations League game against Croatia GABRIEL BOUYS AFP/File Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been struggling with an infected toe,...
Portugal’s nightclubs and bars allowed to reopen, but without dancefloors
Clubbers in Portugal eager to shake off the coronavirus blues will have to wait a little longer to dance the night away, as nightclubs were...
Portugal’s popular Madeira makes masks compulsory in public
Wearing masks in public will be compulsory at all times on the popular Portuguese island of Madeira from Aug. 1, the local government announced on...
Portugal says exclusion from UK’s safe travel list ‘not backed by facts’
FILE PHOTO: Portuguese Minister for Foreign Affairs Augusto Santos Silva attends a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium...
Russia, China veto U.N. approval of aid deliveries to Syria from Turkey
Russia and China cast vetoes on Tuesday to block the U.N. Security Council from extending its approval of aid deliveries to Syria from Turkey for...
Portugal in talks with Britain ahead of review of UK ‘travel corridor’ decision
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa speaks during a joint news conference with his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte (not pictured) at Sao Bento Palace, amid the...
Portugal’s Costa says EU must act swiftly on coronavirus response
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa urged his fellow leaders in the European Union on Monday to move swiftly when they meet next week to approve...
Far right takes to Lisbon streets to deny racism is a problem
Hundreds of protesters marched through one of Lisbon’s main avenues on Saturday shouting “Portugal is not racist”, in a demonstration organised by the leader of...
Portugal brings back some coronavirus lockdown measures in Lisbon
People in several parts of Greater Lisbon will have to go back to staying at home from next week as Portuguese authorities deal with a...
Portuguese prosecutors to trawl German suspect’s records in McCann case
Portugal’s prosecutor’s office said on Saturday it would pore over its files to see if a German man suspected of murdering British girl Madeleine McCann,...