World Sep 24 Young activists from Portugal take 32 governments to court for failing to address climate change Six Portuguese children and young adults are set to take 32 European governments to court Wednesday for what they say is a failure to adequately address human-caused climate change in a violation of their human rights.
World Aug 05 Pope Francis cuts appearances at youth vigil, Catholic shrine short amid Portugal heat An estimated 1.5 million young people filled a field in the Portuguese capital Lisbon on Saturday for Pope Francis’ World Youth Day vigil, braving scorching heat to secure a spot for the evening prayer and to camp out overnight for…
World Aug 03 Pope Francis meets with survivors of clergy sex abuse in Portugal After arriving in Lisbon for the Catholic Church's World Youth Day festival, Francis also blasted members of Portugal's Catholic hierarchy for their response to the country's sex abuse scandal.
World Mar 28 2 dead, several injured after stabbing at Muslim center in Portugal A man wielding a large knife killed two women and injured several other people at an Ismaili Muslim center in Lisbon, and Portuguese authorities said they were investigating Tuesday's stabbing attack as a possible terror act.
World Feb 13 Portugal church sex abuse study suggests there may be over 4,000 victims A committee looking into historic child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church says 512 alleged victims have come forward, but a report by the expert panel warned that the true number is likely higher than 4,800.
World Oct 11 Committee head says Portugal church sex abuse was ‘widespread’ The head of a lay committee looking into historic child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church says the problem in the past had been "widespread" and on some occasions reached "truly endemic" proportions.
Politics Jun 23 McAfee antivirus software creator dead in Spanish prison The eccentric cryptocurrency promoter and tax opponent whose history of legal troubles spanned from Tennessee to Central America to the Caribbean was discovered dead in his jail cell near Barcelona in an apparent suicide.
World May 08 EU agrees potential 1.8 billion-dose purchase of Pfizer jab The European Union cemented its support for Pfizer-BioNTech and its novel COVID-19 vaccine technology Saturday by agreeing to a massive contract extension for a potential 1.8 billion doses through 2023.
World May 07 EU calls on U.S. to push exports to counter vaccine shortage The European Union is calling on the United States to start boosting its vaccine exports to contain the global COVID-19 crisis, and said that the U.S. backing of patent waivers would provide only a long-term solution at best.
World Feb 25 European court says governments must prove climate change effort A top European court is forcing 33 governments to prove they are cutting emissions in line with the requirements of the 2015 Paris climate accord.