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NEWS ABOUT: Portugal

Portugal stories: 53 news summaries

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 Video Appeal 
 Renews 
 Maddy 
 Search 

Message accompanies interviews by Kate McCann

Nov 2, 09 6:42 PM CST
(Newser) - A video designed to go viral is an appeal to the friends and associates of Madeleine McCann's kidnapper, saying, "It is never too late to do the right thing." The video, released tonight, includes images of what Maddy—who was 3 when she went missing in 2007—might... More »

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Madeleine McCann • kidnapping • England • abduction • Portugal • Gerry McCann • Kate McCann • Praia da Luz • Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre • child abduction

Maddy in 'Secret Lair' Like Jaycee: Detective

'She will emerge,' investigator believes

Sep 14, 09 4:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - A detective hunting for snatched British toddler Madeleine McCann believes she could be in a secret lair like the place kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard was held for 18 years in California, reports the Independent. “Maddy is most likely being held captive, possibly in an underground cellar, and could... More »

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Madeleine McCann • kidnapping • Portugal • Britain • kidnapper • Jaycee Lee Dugard

Maddy Suspect Asked About Her 'New Daughter'

Calls flood in after request for tips about Australian woman

Aug 7, 09 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Private investigators working for Madeleine McCann's parents have received “hundreds of calls” from people with information about a woman who may be involved in the child’s disappearance, the Telegraph reports. A witness said the woman, described as a Victoria Beckham lookalike with an Australian accent, was pacing and... More »

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Australia • Spain • Madeleine McCann • Algarve • Portugal • Gerry McCann • Kate McCann • private investigator • Barcelona • human trafficking • Praia da Luz • missing person

 UN Backs Off 
 Hard Line on 
 Drug Crimes 

Today's report marks significant change in attitude

Jun 24, 09 12:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The United Nations did a 180 today on its drug decriminalization stance, praising the policy Portugal instituted in 2001 and asserting it has “not led to an increase in drug tourism” as had been feared, the Huffington Post reports. The annual drug policy report opposed full legalization while conceding... More »

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United Nations • drugs • Portugal • drug possession • drug charges • Gil Kerlikowske • World Drug Day • drug czar

(Newser) - The parents of missing toddler Madeleine McCann are preparing to sue the former Portuguese police chief who has continued to accuse them of playing a role in their daughter's disappearance, reports the Telegraph. "We're taking legal action over his entirely unfounded and grossly defamatory claims that Madeleine is... More »

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Madeleine McCann • kidnapping • Portugal • Kate McCann • Find Madeleine Fund • Goncalo Amaral • child abduction

Private Maddy Probe Yields Sketch of Suspect

Man watched family for days: witnesses

May 7, 09 11:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madeleine McCann's parents say they hope a new artist's sketch of a pockmarked, frail man seen lurking around their Portugal apartment before the child disappeared will yield fresh clues. Detectives the couple hired interviewed witnesses and combed police files to produce the image, People reports. Gerry and Kate McCann will... More »

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Madeleine McCann • Portugal • documentary • Gerry McCann • Kate McCann • missing child • search • suspect

 Parents Hunt On for Maddy 

Two years after she vanished, family searches for girl they hope is still alive

May 3, 09 5:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two years after toddler Maddy McCann vanished during a family vacation in Portugal, her devastated parents continue searching for their daughter, reports the Telegraph. The family has distributed photos of Maddy as she might appear today as a 6-year-old. "We need to get out there she's alive, she's findable,... More »

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Madeleine McCann • kidnapping • child abuse • abduction • Portugal

(AP) - Somali pirates have hijacked a British-owned cargo ship crewed by Ukrainians, a NATO spokesman tells the AP. The Maltese-flagged Ariana was hijacked northwest of the Seychelles islands about 1,000 miles from NATO's operating area. Also today, a Portuguese warship seized explosives from suspected Somali pirates after thwarting an attack... More »

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Somalia • NATO • Portugal • Seychelles • pirates

(Newser) - Portugal decriminalized drug possession 8 years ago, so it must have high abuse rates, right? Not according to a new study from the Cato Institute, Time reports. Teen drug use and HIV infection from needles have declined, and more addicts now enter treatment programs. "Judging by every metric, decriminalization... More »

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drugs • drug addiction • HIV • Portugal • treatment • drug possession • decriminalization

 Skinny French 
 Women Feel 
 Fat: Study 

Europeans weigh themselves on a sliding scale

Apr 23, 09 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Most French women feel fat, despite being among the thinnest women in Europe, a study finds. By contrast, much larger women in Britain, Spain, and Portugal consider themselves skinny, AFP reports. Researchers say women in France have a lower ideal weight compared to other European countries. In fact, more than... More »

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Spain • women • France • weight • Netherlands • Portugal • Greece • overweight • Britain

EU Considers Taking Gitmo Prisoners

Allies offer to help Obama 'clean up
Bush's mess'

Dec 23, 08 5:01 AM CST
(Newser) - European Union countries are considering giving Barack Obama a helping hand by accepting released Guantanamo Bay prisoners for resettlement, the Washington Post reports. Requests from the Bush administration to take Gitmo detainees were flatly rejected by the EU, but Portugal has now signaled its willingness to accept some prisoners and... More »

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Barack Obama • European Union • Portugal • Guantanamo Bay • Guantanamo prisoners • detainees • President Obama

Portugal Offers to Take
Gitmo Detainees

Move may help close prison

Dec 12, 08 8:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Portugal is willing to resettle some detainees freed from Guantanamo Bay, and it urged its fellow European countries to do likewise. It’s a diplomatic breakthrough that could help close the controversial US prison, the New York Times reports. Of the 250 detainees still in Guantanamo, 60 have been... More »

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State Department • Portugal • Guantanamo Bay • Guantanamo prisoners

McCann Family Pals Win Libel Settlement

Tabloids hit with $650K judgment for 'wholly untrue' claims

Oct 17, 08 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - A British tabloid company has paid some $650,000 in libel damages after printing false information about the friends who dined with Madeleine McCann’s parents on the night of the 3-year-old’s disappearance. The Express Newspapers chain apologized to the group and agreed that its claims were “wholly... More »

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newspaper • Madeleine McCann • kidnapping • Portugal • missing child • Daily Express • Daily Star • British tabloids • Express Newspapers

BOOK REVIEW

Death Takes a Holiday in Saramago's Latest

Author of Blindness deals with death in new novel

Oct 10, 08 6:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The premise of Jose Saramago’s Death With Interruptions seems a bit cutesy at first, with a Buffy-esque Grim Reaper deciding to take some time off her job, writes Shannon McBeen in Radar. But as Saramago explores the ramifications of universal immortality, he manages to transform “the admittedly weak... More »

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literature • Portugal • writer • book reviews • book • Jose Saramago

Pedophile Ring May Have Nabbed Maddy

Police email says Belgian group targeted missing toddler

Aug 7, 08 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Madeleine McCann may have been abducted by a Belgian pedophile ring, according to recently released police files. British police sent an email to their Portuguese counterparts in March, detailing a tip they’d received from an anonymous source, the Telegraph reports. The tip said the Belgian ring had agreed to... More »

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Belgium • Madeleine McCann • kidnapping • pedophile • abduction • Portugal • police investigation

Cops Unveil Missing Maddy Sighting

Shopkeeper says tot told her stranger 'took me from my mummy'

Aug 6, 08 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Portuguese police files on the Madeline McCann investigation made public Monday include a report by an Amsterdam shop clerk of an encounter with a child who looked very much like her and who said she had been snatched by strangers "from my holiday." There was no indication whether... More »

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Madeleine McCann • kidnapping • Portugal

Portugal Cops End Maddy Investigation

Officials cite lack of evidence in case of child missing since '07

Jul 21, 08 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - After 14 months, Portuguese police officially ended their investigation into the 2007 disappearance of 3-year old British girl Madeleine McCann, the BBC reports. A lack of evidence has brought the case—which began after Madeleine disappeared from a vacation apartment—to a standstill, Portugal's attorney general said. Madeleine's mother and... More »

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Madeleine McCann • Portugal • Robert Murat • Gerry McCann • Kate McCann • Goncalo Amaral

Maddy Police Chief Pens 'Explosive' Book

Tell-all revealed
just as case
is abandoned

Jul 20, 08 7:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - The former Portuguese police chief who led the investigation into British tyke Madeleine McCann's disappearance will release a book on the case which he claims will contain "‘explosive revelations," the Guardian reports. The book, True Lies by Gonçalo Amaral, is believed to contain attacks on British... More »

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police • Madeleine McCann • Portugal • book

Maddy 'Suspect' Wins
Libel Damages

Brit lived near resort where toddler went missing

Jul 17, 08 6:47 AM CDT
(AP) - A man named by police as a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann will collect $1 million in libel damages from a number of British newspapers in a deal expected to be announced today. Brit Robert Murat, 34, lived near the Portuguese resort where Maddy disappeared during... More »

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Madeleine McCann • libel • Portugal • Gerry McCann • Kate McCann • missing child • Britain

Portugal Cops
Will Close
Maddy Case

Police cite lack of evidence; McCanns will continue search

Jul 1, 08 8:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police in Portugal plan to end their investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in the next two weeks because of a lack of evidence, the AP reports. The parents of the British girl, who went missing while on a family vacation last May, will continue their own search, said... More »

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Madeleine McCann • Portugal • Robert Murat • Gerry McCann • Kate McCann • missing child

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