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Portugal’s Socialist PM BANS private schools from teaching pupils remotely during classroom closure

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Portugal’s socialist Prime Minister has banned private schools from teaching pupils remotely during a two-week classroom closure. The minority Socialist-led government of Antonio Costa said that allowing private institutions to teach remotely would put state school pupils at a disadvantage. The Portuguese government ordered all schools closed for two weeks last Thursday to slow contagion … Read more

Emmanuel Macron tests positive for Covid-19 and is self-isolating day after hugging Portugal’s PM

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Emmanuel Macron tests positive for Covid-19 and is self-isolating day after hugging Portugal’s PM and welcoming top European politicians The 42-year-old took a test ‘as soon as first symptoms appeared,’ his office said Macron will isolate for seven days but plans to continue running the country President has been centre stage in Brexit negotiations between … Read more

Portugal’s president rescues two women when he spotted them struggling in the water off the Algarve

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Portugal’s president rescues two women after swimming out to them when he spotted them struggling in the water off of an Algarve beach Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, 71, swam out to rescue the two stranded women   The Portuguese president was in the Algarve for 2 days in a bid to boost tourism  Footage shows the … Read more

Portugal’s president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa queues in a supermarket while wearing a facemask

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The most relaxed president in the world? Portugal’s Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa queues in his local supermarket while wearing a facemask and shorts President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was seen in a supermarket near Lisbon  Local media reported that he was sending a message of normality to citizens On Monday, cafes and restaurants reopened with … Read more

14-year-old boy becomes Portugal’s youngest coronavirus victim in Ovar near Porto

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Portuguese schoolboy, 14, with no underlying health conditions becomes ‘youngest’ person to die of coronavirus in Europe Teenager suffered from psoriasis, but no major underlying health conditions He lived in Ovar, south of Porto, with his family, and died in early hours of today Comes after healthy 16-year-old girl Julie Alliot died at a Paris  … Read more