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Four people are killed and one other is missing when a National Republican Guard helicopter crashes into the Douro river in Lamego, Portugal.
2024-08-30

Portugal begins administering COVID-19 vaccines for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years.
2021-12-18

Portugal reports a record 155 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 8,080.
2021-01-12

Portugal reports 486 cases, their biggest increase since their lockdown was lifted in May.
2020-09-5

Twenty-three European Union countries sign a defence integration pact known as the Permanent Structured Cooperation. NATO members Denmark, Portugal and the United Kingdom (withdrawal from EU underway), and non-NATO members Malta and Ireland, opt out.
2017-11-13

Salvador Sobral of Portugal wins the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Amar pelos dois". While the country debuted in the 1964 edition of the contest, this marks the first win by a Portuguese entrant.
2017-05-13

Joaquin, expected to pick up forward speed when it turns north tomorrow, could hit the East Coast this weekend. While forecasts of the storm's trajectory are still uncertain, nearly every state from North Carolina to Connecticut is in the so-called "cone of uncertainty." North Carolina and New Jersey join Virginia in declaring states of emergency.
2015-10-1

The hurricane is expected to pass The Bahamas tomorrow, bringing tropical-storm-force winds, storm surges, coastal flooding, and 5-10 inches of rain. While the European forecast model suggests Joaquin will avoid the U.S. East Coast, the American model predicts it will ram into Virginia, Maryland, or North Carolina this weekend.
2015-09-30

Hurricane Fred hits Cape Verde causing flooding and the closure of airports.
2015-08-31

Five deaths occurred in Haiti as Tropical Storm Erika dumped heavy rains there, on the Dominican Republic, and on Puerto Rico. The storm weakened to a Tropical Depression before it hit Cuba (max winds 56 kph (35 mph), heading to the southeastern Gulf of Mexico.
2015-08-29