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Unspoilt part of Portugal fears high-end tourism

Above the pine forests and dunes that stretch along the nearly deserted beaches of southwestern Portugal, cranes rise from building sites soon to be luxury hotels — a sign of the region’s contentious transformation into a playground for the wealthy...

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England qualify, Portugal forced to wait

Harry Kane scored twice as England thrashed Latvia 5-0 on Tuesday to secure qualification for the 2026 World Cup, while Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal were forced to wait to clinch their spot at the finals after being held by Hungary.

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Portugal to recognise Palestine State today

Portugal will officially recognise a Palestinian state on Sunday, Lisbon’s foreign ministry said on Friday, ahead of a UN General Assembly where around 10 other countries are set to follow suit.

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Portugal wildfires claim third victim

A man was killed while helping fight wildfires that have been scorching Portugal, the country’s civil protection service said Wednesday, bringing the death toll from the fires to three...

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Spain, Portugal battle wildfires as death toll mounts

Thousands of firefighters backed by the military and water-bombing aircraft on Monday battled dozens of wildfires across Spain and Portugal, as the death toll increased to six since the outbreaks began...

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Liverpool to remember Jota with permanent tribute

Liverpool are to create a permanent tribute to remember former player Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva who died in a car crash earlier this month, the Premier League champions announced on Saturday.

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Diogo Jota: 'exceptional player, exceptional boy'

Diogo Jota was quickly hailed by the Liverpool support as ‘better than (Luis) Figo’ and the shocking death of the Portuguese international on Thursday has left the English champions in mourning.

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'We will all miss you': Cristiano on Jota's death

Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo paid tribute to his international team-mate Diogo Jota, who was killed in a car crash on Thursday, saying ‘we will all miss you.’

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Hate speech rising in Portugal

Portugal’s leaders must do more to fight crimes and hate speech against minorities, including immigrants, Roma, black people and LGBTQ people, the Council of Europe’s anti-discrimination body said Wednesday...

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French bank BPCE to buy Portugal’s Novo Banco

French banking group BPCE said Friday it has agreed to buy Portugal’s Novo Banco for around 6.4 billion euros ($7.4 billion), calling it the biggest eurozone cross-border acquisition in over a decade...

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Ronaldo says Al-Nassr chapter 'over'

Questions swirled over Cristiano Ronaldo's future in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, hours after the superstar indicated he might be leaving Al Nassr in a social media post, just hours following the end of the Saudi Pro League season.

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Far right gains in Portuguese polls as PM holds on

The far-right Chega party climbed to joint second place in Portugal’s snap general election, posing a major challenge for prime minister Luis Montenegro as he prepared on Monday to lead another minority government...

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PM seeks election win as Portugal campaigning ends

Portugal’s general election campaign ends on Friday for a vote that prime minister Luis Montenegro is expected to win, but with no guarantee he can form a more stable government.

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Portugal heads to snap polls

Portugal will hold its third early elections in three years next Sunday, with polls suggesting that outgoing centre-right prime minister Luis Montenegro may have an edge in another hung parliament.

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Many faces of Portugal

Portugal, a popular tourist destination and a European green energy champion, holds an early general election on May 18, 50 years on from the 1974 Carnation Revolution that toppled a decades-long right-wing dictatorship.