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Portugal's Socialists claim election victory
Oct 07, 2019 09:07The ruling Socialists won Sunday's parliamentary election with more votes than four years ago but will still likely fall short of having an outright majority, exit polls showed on Sunday (October 6).
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Israeli kingpin wanted for sex trafficking arrested in Portugal
May 24, 2019 05:51A former Israeli soldier wanted by Colombia for sex trafficking, including of minors, has been arrested in Portugal.
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Protests in Portugal and Catalonia met with police repression
Dec 28, 2018 10:12Thousands of police were mobilized in Portugal and Catalonia to repress protests spanning the Iberian Peninsula. The scale of the repression is dictated by rising concerns in ruling circles at a wave of industrial militancy and social discontent.
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'Yellow vest' protesters seek to stop traffic in Portugal
Dec 21, 2018 17:48A few hundred "yellow vest" protesters demanding lower taxes and inspired by riots in Paris took to the streets across Portugal on Friday in an attempt to stop traffic.
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‘Zombie’ storm Leslie smashes into Portugal, Spain
Oct 14, 2018 14:08Storms packing nearly 180 kilometers-per-hour winds hit Portugal early Sunday leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power before carrying heavy rain on into Spain, authorities said.
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Spain, Portugal to take in most Aquarius refugees
Aug 15, 2018 13:07Spain and Portugal on Tuesday offered to take in most of the 141 refugees on board the Aquarius after it was given permission to dock in Malta, resolving a new standoff over the rescue ship.