News of portugal

Brazil's Lula pursues diplomatic comeback in Portugal

21-04-2023 18:29 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in Portugal on Friday for his first trip to Europe since taking office in January.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Brazil's Lula visits Europe amid row over Ukraine comments

20-04-2023 15:21 Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva heads to Europe as row with Western nations over his recent comments on the Ukraine war rumbles on.

DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY

Ibero-American Summit: Leaders sign deal on LatAm food crisis, migration

26-03-2023 17:53 Leaders at Ibero-American Summit commit to fight food insecurity in Latin America, improve migration controls and negotiate more financial support for the region's struggling economies.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Inquiry: Portugal Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 5,000 minors

13-02-2023 12:02 Catholic clergy in Portugal have abused nearly 5,000 children since 1950, an independent commission said on Monday after hearing hundreds of victims' accounts.

Qatar 2022 World Cup

World Cup heavyweights gear up for quarter-finals

07-12-2022 14:13 World Cup heavyweights start build-up to their quarter-final matches in earnest with eight teams still in the mix at football's most important tournament.

Heart of two nations

Bolsonaro fetes Emperor Pedro I's heart

25-08-2022 16:43 The heart of Emperor Pedro I, who brought Brazil independence, continues its tour through the South American nation, accompanied by gaudy celebrations. Critics have likened Bolsonaro's heart pageantry as reminiscent of Brazil's 1964-1985 military dictatorship.

Brazil Elections 2022

Emperor Pedro I's heart returns to Brazil for 'state visit'

23-08-2022 11:46 Brazil celebrates 200th birthday with preserved heart parade. Emperor Pedro I, declared Brazil independent from Portugal in 1822, and was buried in Brazil. His heart, however, was kept in Portugal. It will make a ‘state visit’ in September.

Europe Sizzles

UK breaches 40C for first time, heat records tumble in France

19-07-2022 16:01 Western Europe continues to sweat under an intense heatwave: the mercury is rising on heat records across the region, Britain reaching 40C for the first time on Tuesday.

Tech giants

Facebook misidentified thousands of political ads, says study

09-12-2021 14:53 Facebook misidentified tens of thousands of advertisements flagged under its political ads policy, according to a study released Thursday, which warned that the failure could lead to political manipulation.