Portugal

US energy chief sees business potential in Portugal project

SINES, Portugal — The U.S. government and businesses are eyeing an Atlantic port in Portugal as a springboard for expansion and an increased presence ...
17:20 12 February 2022

Spanish government renews efforts to legalize euthanasia

LISBON, Portugal — Spain’s new Socialist-led government has launched another attempt to legalize euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide.
16:27 11 February 2022

‘I did it’: Portugal hacker says he exposed African tycoon

LISBON, Portugal — A Portuguese hacker is claiming responsibility for leaking confidential documents implicating the billionaire daughter of a former ...
11:12 27 January 2022

Portugal police: Banker in Angola scandal hangs himself

LISBON, Portugal — A Portuguese banker named in a major Angolan money-laundering and corruption scandal has died in an apparent suicide at his home, p...
15:49 23 January 2022

Allegations bite into business of ‘Africa’s richest woman’

LISBON, Portugal — Portuguese bank EuroBic said it will stop doing business with companies and people linked to its main shareholder Isabel dos Santos...
18:59 21 January 2022

2 ex-prime ministers vie for Guinea-Bissau presidency

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Two former prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau are vying for the presidency in a runoff election Sunday after the incumbent faile...
7:47 29 December 2022

Lisbon excursion offers Netanyahu brief escape from troubles

LISBON, Portugal — In a brief escape from his legal and political struggles in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enjoyed a leisurely excursion...
8:39 6 December 2021

Portugal resists US appeal to bar Huawei from 5G network

LISBON, Portugal — Portugal won’t exclude Chinese companies from supplying technology for the country’s next-generation 5G wireless network, senior Po...
13:03 5 December 2021

Israeli PM escapes domestic woes to meet Pompeo in Lisbon

TEL AVIV, Israel — Looking to escape his legal and political woes at home, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was headed Wednesday toward a war...
9:16 4 December 2021

Greta Thunberg says voyage ‘energized’ her climate fight

LISBON, Portugal — Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in Portugal on Tuesday after a three-week voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, telling cheerin...
15:28 3 December 2021