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Europe’s summer travel chaos: Here’s your guide to strikes, staff shortages and reduced schedules
A Lufthansa Boeing 747 is pictured overhead at the airport in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on August 1, 2022. - Pilots at Lufthansa, Europe's biggest airline, have overwhelmingly backed a strike to press for higher pay, their union said on July 31, 2022. (Photo by Daniel ROLAND / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL ROLAND/AFP via Getty Images)
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Portugal launches inquiries into alleged Catholic Church sexual abuse
FILE PHOTO: Portuguese psychiatrist Pedro Strecht and the President of Portugal's Bishops' Conference (CEP) Jose Ornelas announce the members of an independent commission to investigate historical child sexual abuse allegedly committed by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church, in Lisbon, Portugal, December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo
energy and resources
Spain, Portugal reject EU plan to cap natural gas use
FILE PHOTO: The Astora natural gas depot, which is the largest natural gas storage in Western Europe, is pictured in Rehden, Germany, March 16, 2022. Astora is part of the Gazprom Germania Group. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
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Crews struggle to contain new wildfires outside Athens as Europe braces for more heat
A firefighter works to extinguish a wildfire burning in Pallini, near Athens, Greece July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Costas Baltas
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Portugal residents worry as wildfire rages on
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Europe broils in heat wave that fuels wildfires in France, Spain
Firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire near El Pont de Vilomara, in Catalonia, on July 18, 2022. - Emergency services battled several wildfires as Spain remained in the grip of an exceptional heatwave that has seen temperatures reach 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Farenheit). (Photo by Pau BARRENA / AFP) (Photo by PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images)
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European countries battling wildfires amid intense heat
People watch as a helicopter works on containing a wildfire at Garganta de los Infiernos natural reserve, during the second heatwave of the year, in Jerte, Spain, July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Wildfires rage across Europe amid heat wave
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Wildfires scorch parts of Europe amid extreme heat wave
A videojournalist watches a wildfire in Ourem, Santarem district, Portugal July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Rodrigo Antunes
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Ryanair cabin staff strike cancels dozens of flights in Europe
Security officers stand guard as Ryanair employees gather during a strike at Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas airport Madrid on June 24, 2022. - A strike by staff members at Ryanair and Brussels Airlines over pay and working conditions forced the cancelation of dozens of flights in Europe at the start of the peak summer travel season. In Spain, where Ryanair employs 1,900 people, no flights were cancelled except those heading to Belgium. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP) (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP via Getty Images)
soccer
Portugal, Spain win to set up Nations League Final Four battle
Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) vies for a header with Czech Republic's forward Vaclav Jurecka (R) during the UEFA Nations League, league A group 2 football match between Portugal and Czech Republic at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon on June 9, 2022. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP) (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
Decriminalization on its own is insufficient. We need to change the whole system of addiction response
Nishan Duraiappah and Dale McFee
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Portugal begins setting up Europe’s largest floating solar park
Aerial view of EDP's (Energias de Portugal) largest floating solar farm on a dam in Europe, on the surface of Alqueva dam, in Moura, Portugal, May 5, 2022. Picture taken May 5, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Miguel Pereira
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U.K. patient had COVID-19 for 505 days straight, study shows
FILE - This undated, colorized electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, indicated in yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, indicated in blue/pink, cultured in the lab. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. On Thursday, April 21, 2022, scientists reported a U.K. patient with a severely weakened immune system had COVID-19 for almost a year and a half, underscoring the importance of protecting vulnerable people from the coronavirus. (NIAID-RML via AP, File)
soccer
Cristiano Ronaldo’s newborn twin boy dies
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Portugal Press Conference - Estadio do Dragao, Porto, Portugal - March 28, 2022 Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo during the press conference REUTERS/Miguel Vidal/File Photo
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Nerves on edge as earthquake-hit Azores island braces for disaster
A general view shows the city of Velas in Sao Jorge island, where small earthquakes have been recorded, Azores, Portugal, March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
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Portugal beats Turkey 3-1 to move closer to World Cup
Soccer Football - World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Play-Off Semi Final - Portugal v Turkey - Estadio do Dragao, Porto, Portugal - March 24, 2022 Portugal's Matheus Nunes celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/Pedro Nunes TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Portugal’s PM Costa stuns with majority win in snap election
Portugal's Prime Minister and Socialist Party (PS) Secretary General Antonio Costa speaks to media before the announcement of the results of the general elections, in Lisbon, Portugal, January 30, 2022. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
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Portugal’s plan for voters infected with COVID-19 at election draws criticism
Tourists walk in a pink-painted street in Lisbon on December 30, 2021. - Portugal saw a record with nearly 27,000 Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP) (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images)