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The canoe had drifted from another beach and then capsized in strong tides

Portuguese president turns hero in Algarve rescue

Europe • 18 Aug

Portugal will increase its stake in TAP to 72.5% from the current 50%

Portugal seals deal with TAP's private shareholders

Business • 03 Jul

Madeline McCann vanished in Portugal in 2007

German prosecutors believe Madeleine McCann is dead

Portugal has so far recorded 1,000 Covid-19 deaths and some 25,000 cases

Portugal announces gradual lockdown exit plan

Coronavirus • 30 Apr

An empty seafront scene in Estoril

Compulsory masks and beach controls mooted in Portugal

Coronavirus • 18 Apr

Strong winds from Storm Fabien brought down trees, like this one in Valencia in Spain

Nine dead as storms batter Spain, Portugal and France

World • 22 Dec 19

Greta Thunberg set sail from Virginia on 13 November

Greta Thunberg sails in for climate summit

Environment • 03 Dec 19

The payments were stopped when the nuns returned to live in Ireland

Ombudsman's European link resolves nuns' pension issue

Ireland • 10 Oct 19

A woman casts her vote at a polling station near Lisbon

Exit polls show Portugal's Socialists lead in election

Europe • 06 Oct 19

As petrol stations were starting to run dry, the government declared an energy crisis

Portugal declares energy crisis amid fuel shortages

World • 12 Aug 19

Nearly 1,300 firefighters backed by 17 water-dropping aircraft were deployed to fight the blazes

Winds revive Portugal wildfires

World • 23 Jul 19

Five regions of central and southern Portugal are on maximum fire alert

1,300 firefighters tackling wildfires in Portugal

World • 21 Jul 19

There are some 330 bears in the Cantabrian mountain range in Spain

First brown bear sighting in Portugal in over a century

Europe • 09 May 19

Irish long-dated bond yields today dropped below 0.5% for the first time since December 2017

Portugal bond sale sets tone for latest Irish auction

Business • 08 May 19

Madeleine McCann vanished while on holiday with her parents on the Algarve on 3 May 2007

Portuguese detectives have 'new suspect' in McCann case

World • 04 May 19

Most of the German tourists who died int he crash were aged in their 40s and 50s

Germany and Portugal mourn tourists killed in bus crash

World • 18 Apr 19

The crash happened on the Portuguese island of Madeira

28 people dead in Madeira tourist bus crash

World • 17 Apr 19

Ryanair said it carried 10.5 million passengers in March

Ryanair pilots in Portugal vote for pay deal

Business • 02 Apr 19

The image went viral on social media

Ryanair staff face disciplinary meeting over photo

Business • 21 Oct 18

Ryanair has struggled with labour relations since it bowed to pressure to recognise unions for the first time almost a year ago

Ryanair agrees deal with Portuguese pilots

Business • 19 Oct 18

Authorities had urged people to stay indoors and keep away from coastal areas

300,000 without power as Storm Leslie hits Portugal

World • 14 Oct 18

150 Ryanair flights in to and out of Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Belgium and the Netherlands will be affected by strike action tomorrow

German Ryanair pilots to join cabin crew strike action

Business • 27 Sep 18

It is believed the ship was wrecked between 1575 and 1625

400-year-old shipwreck discovered off Portugal

News Lens • 25 Sep 18

The fire began in the Monchique area of the southern Algarve region yesterday

Over 700 firefighters battle Portugal forest fire

World • 04 Aug 18

People cool off at the Trocadero Fountain in the French capital Paris

Warning as extreme heatwave expected across Europe

Europe • 02 Aug 18

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