Portugal
Portuguese pooch crowned world’s oldest dog
Thirty-year-old Bobi snatched crown from US pup in upset; longevity credited to human food and ‘calm, peaceful environment’
Maya Yang
04, Feb, 2023 @8:00 AM
‘A search for ourselves’: shipwreck becomes focus of slavery debate
Vessel that sank with more than 200 transported people onboard is being used to humanise the story of slavery
Sam Jones in Madrid
08, Jan, 2023 @5:00 AM
Veteran surfer Marcio Freire dies at Portuguese big-wave break Nazaré
Marcio Freire fell from his board and rescuers’ attempts to resuscitate him on land failed, authorities said, in first death at the famous surfing spot
Guardian staff and agencies
06, Jan, 2023 @4:00 AM
‘God preserve this score!’ Palestinians revel in Morocco’s World Cup backing
Occupied territories hail success of Arab team, whose players unfurl flag of Palestine after victories
Bethan McKernan and Quique Kierszenbaum in Ramallah
10, Dec, 2022 @7:22 PM
One to watch: Ana Moura
The fado star is reinventing the ‘Portuguese blues’ again, this time mixing its emotional intensity with kizomba, samba and trap
Kate Hutchinson
12, Nov, 2022 @2:00 PM
Weather tracker: unusual cold and snow spreading across North America
Temperatures in Canada dropped by as much as 20C below normal this week
Azure Prior for Metdesk
12, Nov, 2022 @6:00 AM
Madeleine McCann’s parents lose challenge over Portuguese libel case
Couple sought redress from European court of human rights after libel case against detective was overturned
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent
20, Sep, 2022 @11:56 AM
Pregnant woman’s death causes outrage over crisis-hit Portugal health service
Health minister quit this week after woman, 34, died while being moved from hospital due to lack of space
Mia Alberti in Lisbon
01, Sep, 2022 @11:59 AM
Dealing with drought: how fog collectors are providing trees with water in Spain
Scientists in the Canary Islands and Portugal are collecting water from fog to enable reforestation of degraded landscapes
Stephen Burgen
26, Aug, 2022 @6:45 AM
Ana Luísa Amaral obituary
Portuguese poet of the everyday and translator of works by Emily Dickinson and Shakespeare’s sonnets
Margaret Jull Costa
24, Aug, 2022 @4:16 PM
Ricardo dos Santos: IOPC to review case after armed Met police stop athlete
London-based Portuguese sprinter says he feared for his safety during the stop – the third in last two years
Matthew Weaver
15, Aug, 2022 @2:51 PM
Wildfires in Europe burn area equivalent to one-fifth of Belgium
Experts say drought and extreme high temperatures likely to make it a record year for destruction by fires
Jon Henley Europe correspondent
15, Aug, 2022 @11:25 AM
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