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Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of control
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — More than 100 wildfires stretched thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal on Wednesday, with seven deaths since the worst spate of fires in recent years spread out of control over the weekend. Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro...
12-year-old boy stabs and injures six children at a school in Portugal
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal was shaken Tuesday when a 12-year-old boy stabbed and injured six other children in a rare episode of violence inside a school. Portuguese national police said that the victims were from 11 to 14 years old in the attack at the school in Azambuja...
Wildfires in Portugal blamed for at least six deaths as Europe sends aircraft to help
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Five thousand firefighters struggled Tuesday to contain multiple wildfires raging across northern Portugal that are blamed for causing at least six deaths including four firefighters and forcing an unknown number of residents to flee their homes. Some 100...
David Beckham among soccer dignitaries attending ex-England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson's funeral
TORSBY, Sweden (AP) — David Beckham and former England coach Roy Hodgson were among the soccer dignitaries who attended the funeral of Sven-Goran Eriksson on Friday in the Swedish manager's small hometown of Torsby. Eriksson's wooden coffin was covered in white flowers and...
Europe tries to capture the Solheim Cup for a 4th straight time. PGA Tour fall starts in California
LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour SOLHEIM CUP Site: Gainesville, Virginia. Course: Robert Trent Jones GC. Yardage: 6,706. Par: 72. Television: Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m....
Ronaldo scores late winner as a substitute for Portugal as 10-man Spain overpowers Switzerland
Cristiano Ronaldo is showing just why Portugal is persisting with him at the age of 39. Make that a record-extending 132 international goals for the five-time world player of the year after Ronaldo came on as a halftime substitute and slotted home an 88th-minute winner for Portugal...
At this church in Portugal, parishioners surf before they worship
PORTO, Portugal (AP) — Porto takes pride in its beaches, old churches covered in blue-and-white tiles and its famous port wine named after the city in northern Portugal. It’s also home to a different kind of church — located on its beachfront suburbs along the Atlantic coast...
Today in History: August 29, Hurricane Katrina strikes Louisiana
Today is Thursday, Aug. 29, the 242nd day of 2024. There are 124 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. Gulf Coast near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana, breaching levees and spurring floods that devastated New Orleans....
Too many people, not enough management: A look at the chaos of 'overtourism' in the summer of 2024
SINTRA, Portugal (AP) — The doorbell to Martinho de Almada Pimentel’s house is hard to find, and he likes it that way. It’s a long rope that, when pulled, rings a literal bell on the roof that lets him know someone is outside the mountainside mansion that his great-grandfather built in 1914...
Family of aid worker detained in Central African Republic for alleged rebel contacts urge release
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The family of a Portuguese-Belgian aid worker detained in the Central African Republic for allegedly being in touch with armed groups to plot a coup maintained his innocence and called for his release Tuesday, even as the African government said it had evidence to support...
