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January 24, 2021

Portuguese brave lockdown to re-elect President Rebelo de Sousa

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa won re-election Sunday, according to media projections and partial results, after a poll held at the height of the country’s coronavirus crisis. Centre-right incumbent Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who had been widely expected to…
January 24, 2021

Portuguese brave lockdown to vote in presidential poll

Portugal voted Sunday despite the country’s pandemic lockdown in a presidential election widely expected to see centre-right incumbent Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa win another term. Polls point to a first-round victory for Rebelo de Sousa, a former political commentator turned…
January 24, 2021

Portuguese brave lockdown for presidential polls

Portugal voted Sunday despite the country’s pandemic lockdown in a presidential election widely expected to see centre-right incumbent Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa win another term. Polls point to a first-round win for Rebelo de Sousa, a former political commentator turned…
January 23, 2021

Record virus deaths, cases on eve of Portugal presidential vote

Portugal suffered record daily numbers of coronavirus deaths and new infections Saturday, official figures showed, the day before the country is set to vote in a presidential election. The total Covid-19 toll topped 10,000 deaths after a further 274 fatalities…
January 22, 2021

Covid-19: The New Lockdown Measures

New restrictive measures of the new general lockdown came into force on Wednesday 20th January, leaving some people confused as to what the current regulations are. We have set the new measures out below for you, clearly and concisely. These…
January 22, 2021

Portugal to elect president with country in lockdown

Portuguese voters will head to the polls to choose a president on Sunday, with the dramatic context of a coronavirus lockdown creating more headlines than the expected re-election of incumbent Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. The country of 10 million people…
January 21, 2021

EU summit eyes border closures to curb spread of virus variants

EU leaders discussed tighter travel restrictions for Europe’s internal borders at a virtual summit Thursday as part of efforts to slow and detect the spread of new coronavirus variants. Their gathering came just as the European Centre for Disease Prevention…
January 21, 2021

Portugal to close schools for 15 days over virus

Portugal said Thursday it will close schools for two weeks in a bid to contain a surge in coronavirus cases with concerns over the spread of a more contagious UK strain. Prime Minister Antonio Costa said the closures will begin…
January 21, 2021

Imminent closure of all schools and universities expected

The decision “is not formally made” but what is on the table is the immediate closure of the entire education system, including universities, starting this Friday. The final decision is still “subject to analysis of details” and will be “eventually…

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