Commentary Portugal’s failure to even attempt to use leverage to secure the safety of its own citizen—a teenager who was detained, held incommunicado, and later sentenced to prison in a secret trial—illustrates European failure to understand the nature of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and how to deal with it effectively. As I recently wrote,…
Portugal Finds 5 Monkeypox Cases in Men as Outbreak Spreads
LISBON, Portugal—Portuguese health authorities on Wednesday confirmed five cases of monkeypox in young men, and Britain announced another two, marking an unusual outbreak in Europe of a disease typically limited to Africa. Portugal’s General Directorate for Health said they were also investigating 15 suspected cases and that all were identified this month in the area…
Portugal Is Being Used by China to Undermine EU’s Human Rights
Commentary Unbeknownst to almost everyone, Portugal, in a shocking decision by its Supreme Court, has decided to extradite a woman to China, going against a clear trend in Europe. After years of setbacks for the Chinese regime in its attempt to expand its global long-arm policing, especially in Europe—a key battleground for China—Portugal offers China…
Yo-Yo Ma Plays Mozart With Afghan Refugees in Portugal
LISBON, Portugal—Celebrated U.S. cellist Yo-Yo Ma joined refugees from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in the Portuguese capital Lisbon on Tuesday for a performance of Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik. Ma joined young Afghan and Portuguese musicians on a small stage at the National Conservatory, where the refugees who arrived last December are studying. “The…
Portugal Says Sanctions Against Abramovich Don’t Apply Outside UK
March 10, 2022
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LISBON—Portugal said on Thursday that sanctions imposed by Britain on billionaire Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich, a Portuguese citizen since last year, did not apply outside the United Kingdom due to its exit from the European Union. In a statement sent to Reuters, the justice ministry also said EU sanctions against Russian oligarchs due…
Weston-Webb and Colapinto Victorious in CT Surfing Event at Supertubos, Portugal
The MEO Pro Portugal Championship Tour (CT) surfing event wrapped up on Monday, with Brazilian Tatiana Weston-Webb the victor in the women’s event and American Griffin Colapinto in the men’s. The break at Supertubos in Peniche dished up small but clean conditions on finals day, and Weston-Webb had her work cut out for her, coming…
Air Game the Difference in MEO Pro Portugal Men’s Surfing Quarter Finals
The MEO Pro Portugal, hosted by World Surf League, has reached the semi-finals stage and for three out of four of the men’s quarter-finals having a solid air game has made the difference. Quarterfinal one saw the 2019 Championship Tour (CT) victor Brazilian Italo Ferreira up against South African Jordy Smith. While Smith had used…
Aussie Women Shine on Day 1 of MEO Pro Portugal Surfing Event
Australia’s top female surfers excelled on day one of the MEO Pro Portugal Championship Tour (CT) surfing event at Supertubos in Peniche, which began on Thursday. All seven have made it through to the round of 16, but it was rookie Molly Picklum from the New South Wales (NSW) Central Coast, and CT veteran Sally…
Fire on Cargo Ship Full of Luxury Cars Subsides, With Little Left to Burn
Firefighters have been struggling to extinguish flames on a massive cargo ship that caught fire last week while adrift off the coast of Portugal’s Azorean islands, a port official said. João Mendes Cabeças, the captain of a port in the island region, said lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles on board the vessel are possibly “keeping…
Firefighters Struggle to Douse Fire on Luxury Cars Vessel Off Azores Islands
LISBON—Firefighters are struggling to put out a fire that broke out on Wednesday on a vessel carrying thousands of luxury cars, which is adrift off the coast of Portugal’s Azores islands, a port official said, adding it was unclear when they would succeed. The Felicity Ace ship, carrying around 4,000 vehicles including Porsches, Audis and…
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