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Portugal, Spain Continue to Combat Wildfires
MENAFN
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August 24, 2025
(MENAFN) A fourth individual has lost their life as Portugal's ongoing struggle with wildfires continues into late August. The most recent fatality was a 45-year-old firefighter who succumbed to severe injuries sustained while fighting flames in...
Portugal suffers new wildfire death; Spain beats back blazes
Dawn
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August 24, 2025
MADRID: A fourth Portuguese firefighter died of injuries sustained battling a wildfire on Saturday as Spain slowly got the upper hand over fires that have scorched vast swathes of territory. Eight people have now died in the two countries that...
Huge forest fires erupt in Portugal with entire villages evacuated & hundreds of firefighters battling blazes
The Scottish Sun
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August 23, 2025
TWO more ferocious forest fires have erupted in Portugal - and this time cops suspect the work of arsonists. Entire villages were forced to evacuate and hundreds of firefighters rushed to the scene of the latest blazes in a disastrous summer...
Jaguars Linked to Trade That Would Puzzle Trevor Lawrence
Newsweek
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August 23, 2025
By Matthew Schmidt is a sportswriter who covers NFL, MLB, NBA and college football and basketball. He has been writing professionally since 2011 and has also worked for On SI, Bleacher Report, FanRag Sports, ClutchPoints, NFLAnalysis.net and...
Yorktown FC’s Lanzari Abdulai heads to Portugal for Atletico Clube Alcanenense trials
MyJoyOnline
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August 23, 2025
Yorktown FC forward Lanzari Abdulai has departed Ghana for Portugal to undergo trials with Atletico Clube Alcanenense. The 23-year-old attacker, widely regarded as one of the most promising players in the Central Region Division Two League, will...
Portugal's Nations League success ends Ronaldo's trophy drought
Sporting News
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August 23, 2025
Cristiano Ronaldo has racked up one of the most legendary football careers in the history of the sport. A five-time winner of the UEFA Champions League, the most coveted club trophy in the game, Ronaldo has a trophy case that is bursting at the...
Trade | US exempts Portuguese cork from import tariffs – Portugal
Portugese American Journal
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August 23, 2025
Posted on 23 August 2025. Portugal’s cork industry has successfully earned a US tariff exemption under the new US-EU trade agreement, safeguarding one of the country’s most iconic and strategic exports. The exemption prevents a 15% tariff...
Portugal suffers new wildfire death as Spain beats back blazes
Toronto Sun
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August 23, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links World Author of the article: Published Aug 23, 2025 • 2 minute read Firefighters have been risking their lives to contain the wildfires. Photo by MIGUEL RIOPA /AFP/File Madrid (AFP) — A fourth Portuguese firefighter died of...
Fires: Marcelo enacts Government measures to support populations
Portugal Pulse
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August 23, 2025
In a publication on the official website of the Presidency of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa announced that he has enacted a government decree establishing support measures to mitigate the impact of rural fires. On Thursday, during an...
Sinn Féin yet to decide on presidential candidate – Mary Lou McDonald
The Roscommon Herald
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August 23, 2025
By Cate McCurry, PA Sinn Féin has not yet decided whether to field its own presidential candidate or back another, Mary Lou McDonald said. The Dublin TD said she has been thinking about things “on a personal level”, but added that she has also...
Mary Lou McDonald mulls presidential candidacy but party discussions continue
The Irish Times
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Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she is mulling over a possible run at the president but stressed her party has yet to decide which course of action it will take in the weeks ahead. Speaking on Saturday evening she reiterated that Sinn...
Sinn Fein yet to decide on presidential candidate – Mary Lou McDonald
Longford Leader
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August 23, 2025
Sinn Fein has not yet decided whether to field its own presidential candidate or back another, Mary Lou McDonald said. The Dublin TD said she has been thinking about things “on a personal level”, but added that she has also been listening to the...
DEFENSE ALERT: Lithuania Plans to Acquire Brazilian Embraer C-390 Military Transport Aircraft to Replace Spartan Fleet
Defense News Security News Army Recognition
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According to information published by the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence on August 23, 2025, via its official X account, Lithuania has announced a formal plan to acquire the Embraer C-390 Millennium, the next-generation military transport aircraft...
Portugal Nears 80% Renewable Energy in 2025
The Portugal News
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These results, detailed in the latest Renewable Electricity Bulletin, show how the country is turning climate ambition into measurable results and positioning itself as one of Europe’s leaders in clean energy. During the month, total electricity...
Global scholars underscore legal and historical basis for China's recovery of Nansha Qundao in S.China Sea
Global Times
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Photo:VCG Global scholars and experts from China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, the UK and other countries discussed the historical and legal basis for China's recovery of the Nansha Qundao in the South China Sea, and...
Portugal Airport Workers Plan Weekly Strikes
MENAFN
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August 23, 2025
(MENAFN- Bangladesh Monitor) Dhaka: Ground handling staff at airports across Portugal are threatening to launch rolling strikes starting in September and continuing through early January, amid an ongoing labor dispute with Menzies Aviation. The...
How to Watch Chinese Taipei vs Aruba: Live Stream Little League World Series International Championship
Newsweek
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August 23, 2025
By Ben Verbrugge is a freelance sportswriter with a journalism degree from CSU Dominguez Hills. He is a member of the Los Angeles media and spends most of his time covering the NBA, NFL, and MLB. When not writing, he is either playing or watching...
Agrarian reform was an old myth of political life, says António Barreto
Portugal Pulse
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August 23, 2025
“A reforma agrária era um velho mito da vida política portuguesa e da oposição e das esquerdas democráticas portuguesas”, contou António Barreto, ministro da Agricultura do primeiro governo constitucional, liderado por Mário Soares, ao marcar 50...
Firefighter becomes fourth fatality in Portugal wildfires
RTE Ireland
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August 23, 2025
A firefighter killed in Portugal while battling a wildfire has become the fourth fatality in the emergency the country has faced this summer, the presidency said. The office of President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa sent condolences to the family of...
Europe burns as deadly infernos tear through Spain and Portugal in worst wildfire season on record - with fears 'catastrophic' blazes will continue
Daily Mail
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August 23, 2025
Deadly fires are raging through Spain and Portugal as the worst wildfire season on record continues across the continent. Villages have been evacuated, farmers drafted in to fight the flames, and huge areas of land have been destroyed, four times...