Lisbon, Portugal | Xinhua | Portugal has completed the vaccination of 85 percent of its population against COVID-19, the country’s Director-General of Health Graca Freitas said on Saturday. Freitas told Lusa news agency that Portugal managed to lead global vaccination race by having “given an opportunity to everyone … to …
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Lisbon, Portugal | Xinhua | Jorge Sampaio, former president of Portugal, passed away on Friday at the age of 81. He had been hospitalized with respiratory problems since Aug. 27 in the coronary intensive care unit at Santa Cruz Hospital, Lisbon. Following a non-religious ceremony at Lisbon’s Mosteiro dos Jeronimoson on …
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Lisbon, Portugal | Xinhua | Portugal will accelerate the immunization campaign against COVID-19 to curb the rapid spread of the Delta variant, vice-admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo, Portuguese vaccination coordinator, said Saturday. The goal is to vaccinate “about 850,000 people a week” using the “maximum stocks of vaccine” available, …
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Netherlands 0 Czech Republic 2 Belgium 1 Portugal 0 Seville, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT | Thorgan Hazard’s magnificent goal helped Belgium knock out holders Portugal on Sunday. Courtois made world-class saves against dangerous Portugal, but Belgium – with plenty of character and a little luck – reach the quarter-finals. They …
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Cristiano Ronaldo equals Ali Daei’s all-time international goalscoring record of 109 goals 🏴 Wales v Denmark 🇩🇰 🇮🇹 Italy v Austria 🇦🇹 🇳🇱 Netherlands v Czech Republic 🇨🇿 🇧🇪 Belgium v Portugal 🇵🇹 🇭🇷 Croatia v Spain 🇪🇸 🇨🇭 Switzerland v France 🇫🇷 🏴 England v Germany 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 Sweden …
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Portugal 🇵🇹 2 German 🇩🇪 4 Munich, Germany | THE INDEPENDENT | Germany recovered from a goal down to lay down a real marker at UEFA EURO 2020, putting four past holders Portugal to leave Group F on a knife-edge going into Wednesday’s section finale. Germany went on the attack from the off …
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🇭🇺 0 🆚 🇵🇹 3 Budapest, Hungary | XINHUA | Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal produced a late show to kick off the defense of their European Championship title with a 3-0 win against Hungary in Budapest. The game looked to be heading for a draw as the Portuguese struggled to break down …
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London | XINHUA | Cristiano Ronaldo made history in Portugal’s 2-0 win over Sweden, as the legendary footballer became the first European to reach 100 international goals with the first of his two goals in the UEFA Nations League on Tuesday. The reigning champions visited Sweden with their captain Ronaldo back …
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Euro 2020 Group F: France 🇫🇷 Portugal 🇵🇹 Germany 🇩🇪 Bucharest, Romania | AFP | France face a major hurdle if they are to add the European Championship to their World Cup crown after coming out in the same Euro 2020 group as Germany and reigning European champions Portugal in …
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Lisbon, Portugal | AFP | Cristiano Ronaldo travels to Luxembourg on Sunday with the objective of helping reigning champions Portugal qualify for Euro 2020 and the 100-goal mark for his country within his reach. The former Real Madrid star is also eager to prove he is not a player in …
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