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Spain and Portugal’s Huddled Masses Seek Jobs in Former Colonies
There are few better places that illustrate the impact of the Spanish conquest of Latin America than the Plaza de Armas in Cuzco, Peru. Cathedrals with...
Austerity Triggers Novel Protests in Portugal
(LISBON, Portugal) — A Portuguese revolutionary song from 40 years ago is haunting the bailed-out country's government. Anti-austerity protesters are hounding...
Surf’s Way Up: Garrett McNamara Photographed Atop Possible 100-Foot Wave in Portugal
The Hawaiian surfer might have broken his own record by catching the biggest wave ever ridden on Monday.
Anti-Austerity Protests Sweep the Eurozone
The seasons of discontent roll on in Southern Europe as protesters in debt-ridden Spain, Greece, Italy and Portugal took to the streets in reaction to the...
Euro 2012: Why Spain Wins, But Fails to Thrill
One way to understand the lack of excitement produced by Spain in the comfortable march to its third major international title game in just four years is that...
Portugal vs. Czech Republic: Can Gebre-Selassie Keep Ronaldo Quiet?
Euro 2012’s first quarterfinal sees Portugal and the Czech Republic face off today in Warsaw. The Portuguese, runners-up in Group B, the supposed “Group of...
Halftime Reflections on Euro 2012: Germany Look Great, Portugal Are Purring and England Expects
One of the oft-heard comments about the group stages of the 2012 European Championships was that it was so much better than the early games played in a World...
Euro 2012: Can Cristiano Ronaldo Do a Maradona for Portugal?
England is not the only team going into Euro 2012 with the advantage of low expectations: consider Portugal. Eight years ago, the Selecção came within a whisker...
Why Portugal May Be the Next Greece
The most recent Greek bailout appears to be successful. As a result, worries about the European financial crisis have diminished somewhat. Indeed, European...
New Jersey Fugitive, On the Run for 41 Years, Arrested in Portugal
He escaped from prison and hijacked a plane. But he's finally back behind bars – 41 years later. When George Wright went on the lam, Richard Nixon was in the...
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Portugal's Banks Fear' Cyprus Virus' Portugal's bankers called on Europe's leaders...
Portugal's bankers called on Europe's leaders to moderate their stance towards the euro zone periphery, the FT reports. ...
Madeleine police identify new leads
UK detectives reviewing the case of the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal say they have identified'' a number of persons of interest''. ...
In Lean Years After Boom, Spain's Graft Laid Bare
At a time when Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal are imposing deficit-cutting austerity plans on their citizens, revelations of widespread political corruption are stoking...
Portugal's Education System Faces Cuts
A court ruling and continuing budgetary difficulties have left Portugal's government to reduce spending where it can -- including in its education system, already one of the...
