Portugal

The history of Mafra Palace, the main setting for ‘Queen Margot,’ competes for sheer epic (and, at times, terror) with the bloody story that inspired the 1994 movie starring Isabelle Adjani

One hundred workers with 36 trucks left Tangier for eastern Spain, where they are providing badly needed assistance clearing clogged pipes that pose a health problem

The author of ‘The Hidden Life of Trees,’ a bestseller that is now being republished in an illustrated format, affirms that these plants have the ability to communicate with each other

Prices have risen by 54% in the United States, 32% in China and nearly 15% in the European Union between 2015 and 2024. Though policies have been implemented to increase supply and regulate rentals, their impact has been limited and the problem is getting worse

Portugal’s new chief of defense, the conservative Nuno Melo, has invoked a treaty from 1297 to argue that the municipality is ‘naturally Portuguese’

The president has announced extra funding to fight the 200,000 wildfire outbreaks that are engulfing 60% of the country in smoke

Specialized real estate agencies are detecting a spike in interest from foreign investors who want to obtain residency in exchange for buying a home. The surge comes following news that the government wants to end what it terms ‘a speculative investment model’

The Portuguese photographer Mário Cruz, a two-time World Press Photo winner, reveals the drama of people without resources or access to decent housing. His book ‘Roof’ was recently presented at the Rencontres d’Arles festival in France

The IUCN has changed the feline’s status from Endangered to Vulnerable. We spoke with some of the people who brought lynxes back from the brink of extinction through decades of uphill work

Sweden Democrats, the Finns Party and Chega performed poorly at the June 9 vote, despite extremist groups making huge gains across the rest of the continent

A traditional mix of authenticity, melancholy, rusticity and modernity, the Portuguese capital has become a mecca for international tourism. But it has paid the price in the form of gentrification and the loss of its essence

Despite the good data, 344 more breeding females are still needed for the species to reach a favorable status

The economy is experiencing a golden moment thanks to exports and tourism after cleaning up its accounts. But the country has paid a price in migration of qualified workers and reduction of public services

More than 60% say the EU should strengthen its support for Ukraine and favor a ceasefire with Moscow, according to a survey in all 27 member states

One-fifth of those polled in a recent survey hold a good opinion of the days of dictator António de Oliveira Salazar and his successor, Marcelo Caetano

The ‘Spanish platypus’ is unique to the Iberian Peninsula and a jewel of evolution that has lost up to 70% of the geographical range it occupied three decades ago

Results published after votes from abroad were counted to decide the last four lawmakers from the March 10 balloting gave the Democratic Alliance a final tally of 80 seats in the 230-seat National Assembly

Wilders’ decision to put aside his leadership ambitions appears to be the breakthrough after two days of behind-closed-doors negotiations

The European elections in June will determine if conservatives and Christian Democrats align with the far-right or stick with their long-standing coalition of social democrats and liberals

Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Portugal failed to heed warnings after the 2022 world championships held in Eugene, Oregon, to improve no-notice testing ahead of the 2023 edition, the Athletics Integrity Unit said

The center-right Social Democrat-led Democratic Alliance won 79 seats in the 230-seat National Assembly. The center-left Socialist Party, in power the past eight years, got 77 seats

Low wages and a high cost of living as well as a housing crisis and failings in public health care have contributed to the public disgruntlement

Nearly 100,000 people in the country have a problematic relationship with this game, with 30,000 already suffering from a pathological addiction

The Portuguese mastiff was awarded the Guinness title in February 2023 but passed away eight months later at the age of 31

Zero-emission vehicles generate a lot of unfounded information and exaggeration, partly because a majority of the population has not yet tried them

Many countries have begun to return pieces that were looted during periods of colonization. Experts are also researching the origins of stolen collections. Some parties, however, have resisted coming to agreements