Tag: Portugal

• Wednesday, December 7th 2022 - 10:27 UTC

  Ronaldo finds successor as Portugal crush Switzerland in Qatar

  

  In what seemed to be a generational transition, Portugal quashed Switzerland 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals at the Qatar 2022 football World Cup.

• Thursday, November 24th 2022 - 18:43 UTC

  Uruguay draw 0-0 with South Korea in Qatar

  

  Uruguay hit the frame twice but, in the end, the South American squad had to settle for a goalless draw in their 2022 World Cup Group H opening game Thursday.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 10:02 UTC

  Brazil prepares to celebrate 200 years of independence with the embalmed heart of its first emperor

  

  The embalmed heart of Brazil's first emperor, Dom Pedro I, has arrived in the capital Brasilia to mark 200 years of independence from Portugal to be celebrated next 7 September. The heart, which lies preserved in a flask filled with formaldehyde, was flown on board a military plane from Portugal.

• Wednesday, February 9th 2022 - 22:00 UTC

  Venezuela allows flights to and from Portugal to resume

  

  The Venezuelan government of President Nicolás Maduro Wednesday gave the nod to the resumption of commercial flights to and from Portugal, which were halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Monday, January 31st 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  Portuguese Socialist PM stronger after snap elections

  

  Portugal's Socialist Party (PS) won Sunday's snap parliamentary elections called after Parliament failed to approve in October the budget submitted by Prime Minister António Costa, who will remain in office. But Sunday's results also showed an increase in the number of seats held by right-wing movements.

• Friday, August 13th 2021 - 10:19 UTC

  Argentina wants to prove it existed as such 200 years ago

  

  Argentina officially invited the Portuguese president and Prime Minister to visit the country as part of the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the recognition by Lisbon of Argentina's independence.

• Friday, June 18th 2021 - 09:52 UTC

  Brazilians flock into Portugal for the fourth straight year

  

  The arrival of Brazilian migrants into Portugal has reached new levels for the fourth consecutive year even despite the coronavirus pandemic restrictions.

• Monday, May 10th 2021 - 08:44 UTC

  Argentine President Fernández starts European tour in Lisbon

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández started his new European tour by meeting in Lisbon Sunday with his Portuguese counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

• Monday, January 11th 2021 - 09:54 UTC

  Portugal wants quick ratification of EU/Mercosur deal, but there are many objections

  

  Portugal which last week took the rotating presidency of the European Union for six months as of January 1st, said that it will try to conclude the bloc’s free trade agreement with Mercosur, agreed in 2019 after two decades of negotiations that have not yet been finalized.

• Monday, January 11th 2021 - 09:15 UTC

  UN Secretary General planning a second term

  

  United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the five permanent members of the Security Council that he would like to stay on for a second term, it was reported on Sunday by Bloomberg. Guterres is likely to officially inform the president of the UN General Assembly soon, the report added.