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Portugal to Build Refueling Sites for Electric Cars

LISBON -- Portugal announced a plan to install about 1,300 recharging sites for electric vehicles over the next two years, part of an effort to create a mass market for environmentally friendly electric cars expected to go on sale next year.…   read more»

Portugal June Consumer Confidence Improves For Third Straight Month

(RTTNews) - Monday, the Statistics Portugal announced that the consumer confidence stood at minus 43.5 in June, up from minus 46.2 in May. A year earlier, the confidence indicator was minus 37.5. …   read more»

A Portuguese Tradition Faces a Frozen Future

ÍLHAVO, Portugal — Cod, the salted, cured, dried, smelly kind, may be the closest thing this country has to a national symbol. …   read more»

Portugal sets general election for September 27

Portugal's president set this year's general election for September 27, starting a three-month campaign to elect a new government.…   read more»

Whaling conference ends in disarray

THE International Whaling Commission's annual conference has ended in disarray, keeping in place a ban on commercial whaling amid deep rifts between hunters and conservationists.…   read more»