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Portugal battles large wildfires in sweltering heat
Public Radio of Armenia
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July 30, 2025
Firefighters struggled to put out a large wildfires raging in northern Portugal overnight and into Wednesday, the BBC reports. The largest wildfire has been burning in the wooded, mountainous Arouca area – some 300 km north of Lisbon – since...
Portugal Economy Rebounds In Q2
RTTNews
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July 30, 2025
Portugal's economy expanded in the second quarter after shrinking in the first three months of the year as exports and private consumption recovered, preliminary estimates from Statistics Portugal showed on Wednesday. Gross domestic product...
‘American Idol’ Judge Leaving Country, Applying For Residency In Portugal
TV Shows Ace
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July 31, 2025
The judges of American Idol have helped various hopeful singers pursue their own musical dreams. Recently, rumors have come out that one of the show’s judges might be planning to move overseas. An inside source has even shared some details on the...
Soccer-Portugal's Sousa named as Kuwait national team coach
The Malaysian Star
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July 31, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Arab Cup - Group A - Oman v Bahrain - Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar - December 6, 2021 Bahrain coach Helio Sousa before the match REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo (Reuters) -Portuguese Helio Sousa has...
Lisbon players earn all-conference honors
Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun - Iowa
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July 30, 2025
By almost every metric, Lisbon baseball improved in 2025. The Lions finished 11-15 and were 5-7 in the Tri-Rivers East. That was a jump from 5-24 and 4-8 of a year ago. Lisbon had three players earn first-team Tri-Rivers East – junior Carew...
Lisbon Library hosts cooking class
Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun - Iowa
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July 30, 2025
Mariah Andrews presented a cooking class Saturday, July 19, at Southeast Linn Community Center as part of Lisbon Public Library programming. Andrews presented one of the recipes from her cookbook of recipes from “Plantiful Pantry” and meal based...
Portugal plans $4.6 billion in port investments by 2035, mostly private
WKZO - Michigan
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July 30, 2025
LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal’s government announced on Wednesday an investment plan worth 4 billion euros ($4.6 billion) to expand and modernise its main ports over the next 10 years, 75% of which will be done by private companies. Infrastructure...
Lisbon had three first team players
Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun - Iowa
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July 30, 2025
tournament for an eighth straight season, but there was still a lot to celebrate. The Lions finished 26-13 overall, and 20-4 in the Tri-Rivers East, winning the league title for the ninth straight season. Three players earned first-team Tri-Rivers...
Portugal to start work on first high-speed rail line
EurActiv
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July 30, 2025
Work can begin on a new high-speed train line between Lisbon and Porto after the European Investment Bank (EIB) wrote out a first cheque for €875 million in financing on Tuesday. The first section of the Atlantic country's first-ever high-speed...
Bulgarian Youth and Sports Minister Meets with Representatives of Ten Balkan Countries, Tunisia, Portugal
Bulgarian News Agency
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Bulgaria’s Youth and Sports Minister Ivan Peshev Thursday met with young people, MPs, municipal councillors and civil society leaders from ten Balkan countries, Tunisia and Portugal, Peshev’s Ministry said in a press release. "The Balkans share a...
Get tickets to see USWNT vs. Portugal match in Chester
Sporting News
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July 31, 2025
The USWNT is back. The most decorated country in the sport returns on October 23 against Portugal in Chester, Pennsylvania. The friendly is about more than just soccer, though, as the team will honor legend Alex Morgan ahead of the match. The 2012...
Lisbon horror as decapitated man found in city centre
The Mirror
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July 30, 2025
The body was found in Lisbon, Portugal ( Image: Anadolu via Getty Images) A headless body has been found lying in the middle of the street in the centre of Portugal capital, Lisbon. The head was not found near the body, police have said as they...
Portugal launches public tender for five casino licenses
Yogonet International
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July 30, 2025
Portugal has launched a public tender to award five casino licenses across three regions —Algarve, Espinho, and Póvoa de Varzim— offering 15-year concessions in one of Southern Europe’s most tightly regulated gambling markets. The government...
Portugal grapples with widespread wildfires
Xinhua News Agency
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LISBON, July 30 (Xinhua) -- A total of 39 wildfires are currently active across Portugal, including nine major blazes stretching from the north to the south of the country, the National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection (ANEPC) reported...
Lisbon plans to mitigate "Negative effects of tourism"
The Portugal News
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The report at issue is the debate on "the municipal management policy for the commerce and tourism sector in Lisbon and the current status of these areas of activity in the city." Two sessions were held in January, resulting in conclusions and...
Spain and Portugal battle wildfires as temperatures are expected to rise further
Associated Press
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July 31, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Thousands of firefighters in Spain and Portugal battled several wildfires Thursday ahead of an expected rise in temperatures that could worsen the situation on the Iberian Peninsula. In central Spain, firefighters and a special...
Mazgani with Mick Harvey and Amanda Acevedo live in Lisbon and Amarante
Portugal Pulse
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July 31, 2025
De acordo com a promotora dos espetáculos, num comunicado hoje divulgado, este “encontro especial” está marcado para 1 de outubro no Coliseu Club, em Lisboa, e 2 de outubro no Cine-Teatro de Amarante. Numa mensagem partilhada nas redes sociais,...
Luxury Lifestyle Hotel, ME Lisbon opens with 213 keys in Portugal
Travel Daily Media
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July 31, 2025
Perfectly placed between Lisbon’s Avenida da Liberdade and the historic pulse of Marquês de Pombal, ME Lisbon marks the arrival of ME by Meliá in Portugal. With its bold character and lifestyle-driven spirit, the opening signals a new era of...
Wildfire burned area in Portugal doubles in 5 days: authorities
Xinhua News Agency
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LISBON, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The area burned by wildfires in Portugal since the beginning of the year has nearly reached 30,000 hectares. According to the Integrated Rural Fire Management System (SGIFR), the burned area more than doubled in just...
Image Applications Wildfires burn in northern Portugal 31/07/2025 194 views 4 likes View
ESA
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Copernicus Sentinel-2 captured wildfires burning in northern Portugal on Wednesday, 30 July. Zoom in to explore this image at its full resolution. The largest wildfires are in the Arouca region, a mountainous area that has outstanding geological...