A 73-year-old man was robbed of €25,000 just minutes after withdrawing the money from a bank in Lisbon, in what police suspect may have been a targeted theft. According to

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Portugal is facing widespread disruption today as a nationwide general strike called by the CGTP trade union is bringing transport networks, hospitals, schools and public services to a standstill. The

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World long jump champion Gerson Baldé has been given a hero’s welcome in his hometown of Albufeira after making Portuguese athletics history with a stunning gold-medal performance in March. The

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