Sources: BBC
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa signs a law legalizing euthanasia. 2023-05-16
Portugal issues warnings of temperatures as high as 43 °C amid a drought and wildfires in parts of the country. 2022-07-8
Portugal reports a record for the third consecutive day of 28,659 new cases of COVID-19. The country also reduces the mandatory quarantine for asymptomatic people who test positive from COVID-19 and high-risk contacts to seven days due to concerns about the spread of the Omicron variant. 2021-12-30
The parliament of Portugal passes legislation to legalize euthanasia. 2021-01-29
Portugal reports a record daily increase with 3,960 new cases, bringing the cumulative counts to 128,382 confirmed cases and 2,395 deaths. 2020-10-28
Portugal reports 486 cases, their biggest increase since their lockdown was lifted in May. 2020-09-5
Archaeologists discover a centuries-old shipwreck near the Portugal coast of Cascais. 2018-09-22
Forest fires in Catalonia, Spain kill four people, with fires also in France, Portugal and Romania. 2012-07-23
Portuguese firefighters battle dozens of forest fires, with 2 dead so far. 2010-08-12
The Pope blames the clerical child abuse scandal on "sin within" the Church while on his trip to Portugal. 2010-05-11