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COVID-19: Portugal to send coronavirus patients to Austria as infections surge leaves hospital ICUs full
Germany’s military is to send medical staff to Portugal, where hospital intensive care units are so full due to a surge in coronavirus infections that…
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Portugal urged to transfer Covid-19 patients abroad amid record deaths
LISBON • Portugal’s government was urged on Tuesday to transfer Covid-19 patients abroad as deaths hit a record high and the oxygen supply system of…
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Portugal urged to seek international help as Covid-19 deaths hit record
LISBON (REUTERS) – Portugal’s government was urged to transfer Covid-19 patients abroad on Tuesday (Jan 26) as deaths hit a record high and the oxygen…
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Portugal President Rebelo de Sousa wins new term in socially distanced ballot
LISBON (REUTERS) – Portugal’s centre-right President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa won a second term on Sunday (Jan 24), exit polls showed, in an election marked…
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Portuguese brave coronavirus lockdown for presidential polls
PARIS (AFP) – Portuguese voters have been asked to venture out despite the country’s pandemic lockdown Sunday (Jan 24) for a presidential election widely expected…
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Portuguese hospitals under pressure as Covid-19 cases reach record
LISBON (REUTERS) – Portugal’s fragile health system is under growing pressure due to a worrying rise in coronavirus infections, with the country reporting 10,947 new…
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Portugal's president tests positive for Covid-19, has no symptoms
LISBON (REUTERS) – Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who is seeking a second term in an election on Jan 24, has tested positive for…
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Angry but determined: Portuguese workers protest for better wages amid pandemic
LISBON (Reuters) – Thousands of workers gathered in cities and towns across Portugal on Saturday demanding higher wages and more government action to protect jobs…
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Coronavirus: Portugal surpasses UK threshold for quarantine – a week after being added to ‘safe list’
Portugal could be added to the UK’s quarantine list due to a rise in coronavirus cases – a week after it was removed. There were…
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Portugal seals final deal with TAP's private shareholders
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s government announced on Thursday it sealed a final deal with private shareholders of ailing flag carrier TAP to take a controlling…
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Germany probing if Madeleine McCann murder suspect linked to another missing girl
BERLIN (AFP) – German prosecutors are checking if the man suspected of murdering British girl Madeleine McCann might also be linked to the disappearance of…
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Consortium buys 81% stake in Portugal motorway operator Brisa
LISBON (Reuters) – Brisa’s [BAEP.UL] top two shareholders have sold an 81% stake to a consortium of international investors in a deal valuing the Portuguese…
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Coronavirus: Portugal to move asylum seekers to vacant tourist flats after hostel virus outbreak
LISBON (REUTERS) – Portugal will test 500 asylum-seekers for the coronavirus and move some into apartments left empty by tourists, after an outbreak at an…
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