Portugal

An orca pod seen in the Strait of Gibraltar in 2021.

Killer whales are 'attacking' sailboats near Europe's coast. Scientists don't know why

9:01am August 20, 2022

by Scott Neuman

In recent years, orcas have been damaging the rudders of pleasure yachts, mostly along the coasts of Portugal and Spain. Scientists and sailors are struggling to understand the encounters.

Smoke billows from the burning Felicity Ace car-transport ship as seen from a Portuguese navy vessel southeast of the mid-Atlantic Portuguese Azores islands. The large cargo vessel carrying cars from Germany to the U.S. sank in the mid-Atlantic 13 days af

Ship carrying thousands of luxury cars sinks in the Atlantic after burning for weeks

10:05pm March 01, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The total estimated loss for the cargo, including Porsches, Bentleys, Lamborghinis and Volkswagens, aboard the Felicity Ace is close to $440 million.

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An Afghan girls soccer team rebelled to play the game they love. Now they're refugees

5:07pm January 05, 2022

by Joanna Kakissis

The teenagers on the Afghan girls national soccer team lean on each other as they adjust to a new life in Portugal, where they fled after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.

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Afghan music students, teachers and their families disembark from their flight to Lisbon on Dec. 13. The group of more than 270 evacuees had been staying in Doha, awaiting resettlement in Portugal.

Afghan music students escaped the Taliban and are beginning their new lives abroad

11:21am December 20, 2021

Students and faculty with the Afghanistan National Institute of Music flew last week from Doha to Lisbon, where they will start their new lives and reconstitute their celebrated academy in exile.

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After escaping the Taliban, Afghan music students and teachers begin their new lives

6:36am December 17, 2021

by Hannah Bloch

This week, members of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music flew from Doha to Portugal, where they'll rebuild their school — and lives. They describe their escape from Kabul and future hopes.

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Costumers gather for food and drinks at Time Out Market in Lisbon, Portugal.

Portugal has one of the top vaccination rates but isn't taking chances with omicron

6:31pm December 15, 2021

by Joanna Kakissis

Scientists are watching how Portugal and other highly vaccinated countries are faring against the coronavirus' new omicron variant.

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Sofia (left) and André Oliveira first grew anxious about climate change in the summer of 2017 when an intense heatwave was baking Portugal. Adults "can see us as serious or they can see us as a joke," Sofia says. "A lawsuit," André adds, "is not a joke.

These Portuguese kids are suing 33 European countries to force them to cut emissions

1:08pm December 02, 2021

by Joanna Kakissis

Adults "can see us as serious or they can see us as a joke," one of the kids says. "A lawsuit is not a joke," her brother adds. The European Court of Human Rights has fast-tracked their 2020 lawsuit.

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The 516 Arouca, the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world, hangs above the Aguieiras Waterfall in the Paiva Gorge in Arouca, Portugal. It is opening to the public next week.

Portugal Opens World's Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge, And It's A Trip

3:22pm April 30, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The record-breaking bridge measures roughly 1,692 feet long and is suspended more than 570 feet above a rushing river. Officials in the town of Arouca called it "frighteningly beautiful."

Maverick, a bar in Mexico, sits empty amid the pandemic. Missing its patrons, it launched a website recreating different sounds from the bar experience. The idea ended up touching many around the world.

This Bar Missed Its Patrons. Its Idea To Reach Them Touched Others Around The World

2:12pm March 26, 2021

by Kat Lonsdorf

One bar in Mexico decided to start a website recreating some of those sounds at your favorite bar for those confined at home. It was an idea that took off around the world.

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Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo looks on during the Nations League football match between France and Portugal, on Sunday. Ronaldo has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Cristiano Ronaldo Tests Positive For Coronavirus

4:50pm October 13, 2020

by Reese Oxner

The soccer star will isolate himself from teammates. Another round of testing reveals he was the only player on the team to test positive.