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Portugal To Tax Cryptocurrency Soon
On Friday, Portuguese finance minister Fernando Medina said that the government plans to bring in legislation on the matter
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Centre Bound By Assurance Given To Portugal On Abu Salem: Home Secretary
Government is bound by assurance given by then deputy Prime Minister L K Advani to Portugal government that maximum sentence handed out to gangster Abu Salem will not exceed 25 years, Union home secretary told Supreme Court.
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This Country Just Made It Illegal For Your Boss To Text You After Work
The government passed new labour laws that ban bosses from messaging staff after work hours.
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Portugal President To Dissolve Parliament; Snap Election Looms
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa's consultative body, the Council of State, approved on Wednesday his proposal to dissolve parliament after lawmakers rejected the government's 2022 budget bill last week, paving the way for a snap electio
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PM May Skip India-EU Summit, France Visit As Cases Surge At Home: Sources
PM Narendra Modi is unlikely to attend in person the annual India-EU summit in Portugal next month in the wake of a raging Covid-19 crisis at home. He may also avoid the scheduled bilateral visit to France in May, government sources have said.
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6 Ryanair Crew Members Fired Over Photo Of Them Sleeping On Airport Floor
Ryanair said on Wednesday it had fired six cabin crew who took a photograph of themselves simulating having to sleep on the floor in Spain's Malaga airport as part of a protest over conditions. The low-cost carrier said the staff were dismissed for staging "a fake photograph to support a false claim (widely reported in international media outlets) ...
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Huge Forest Fire Kills 62, Injures 50 In Portugal
Raging forest fires in Portugal have killed at least 62 people, most of whom burnt to death in their cars, the government said Sunday, in one of the worst such disasters in recent history.The fire broke out on Saturday in the municipality of Pedrogao Grande in central Portugal, before spreading fast across several fronts.
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Huge Portugal Forest Fires Atleast Kill 57, Injure Scores
Raging forest fires in central Portugal have killed at least 57 people, most of whom burnt to death in their cars, and injured scores of others, the government said today.
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Massive Portugal Forest Fire Kills At Least 43, Injures 16
A huge forest fire in central Portugal killed at least 43 people and injured 16 others, most of them burning to death in their cars, the government said today.
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At Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, PM Narendra Modi Slams 'Black Money Worshippers'
At the 14th Pravasi Bharati Divas -- said to be the largest gathering of Indians living abroad -- at India's IT hub Bengaluru, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked the disapora for supporting the government's move against black money. This year, the focus of the meet is on the role of youth in transforming society. Portugal Prime Minister Ant...
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Portugal to Levy Sugar Tax on Soft Drinks
Portugal's Socialist government will introduce a sugar tax on soft drinks in 2017 which is expected to raise 80 million euros ($88 million) for the nation's public health service, a budget bill presented Friday showed.
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Portugal Cab Drivers Block Lisbon Airport In Anti-Uber Protest
Thousands of Portuguese cab drivers blocked access to Lisbon international airport on Monday to protest government plans to regulate alternative ride-hailing services like Uber, and vowed to maintain their blockade until their demands are met.
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Regret Withdrawing From FIFA Presidential Race: Luis Figo
Luis Figo felt he did not have a chance of winning the FIFA presidential race but wishes new boss Gianni Infantino of the world football governing body the best for the future.
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Belgium Moves Portugal Friendly International, UEFA Has Euro 'Contingency Plans'
UEFA, European football's governing body, and the French government insisted that the Euro 2016 will go ahead and there will be no games behind closed doors.
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Portugal Left Set to Oust Centre-Right, Roll Back Austerity
Leftwing parties looked set to oust Portugal's minority centre-right government today in a parliamentary vote, part of a drive to set up their own Socialist-led administration they hope will put an end to years of harsh austerity.
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Portugal To Tax Cryptocurrency Soon
On Friday, Portuguese finance minister Fernando Medina said that the government plans to bring in legislation on the matter
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Centre Bound By Assurance Given To Portugal On Abu Salem: Home Secretary
Government is bound by assurance given by then deputy Prime Minister L K Advani to Portugal government that maximum sentence handed out to gangster Abu Salem will not exceed 25 years, Union home secretary told Supreme Court.
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This Country Just Made It Illegal For Your Boss To Text You After Work
The government passed new labour laws that ban bosses from messaging staff after work hours.
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Portugal President To Dissolve Parliament; Snap Election Looms
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa's consultative body, the Council of State, approved on Wednesday his proposal to dissolve parliament after lawmakers rejected the government's 2022 budget bill last week, paving the way for a snap electio
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PM May Skip India-EU Summit, France Visit As Cases Surge At Home: Sources
PM Narendra Modi is unlikely to attend in person the annual India-EU summit in Portugal next month in the wake of a raging Covid-19 crisis at home. He may also avoid the scheduled bilateral visit to France in May, government sources have said.
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6 Ryanair Crew Members Fired Over Photo Of Them Sleeping On Airport Floor
Ryanair said on Wednesday it had fired six cabin crew who took a photograph of themselves simulating having to sleep on the floor in Spain's Malaga airport as part of a protest over conditions. The low-cost carrier said the staff were dismissed for staging "a fake photograph to support a false claim (widely reported in international media outlets) ...
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Huge Forest Fire Kills 62, Injures 50 In Portugal
Raging forest fires in Portugal have killed at least 62 people, most of whom burnt to death in their cars, the government said Sunday, in one of the worst such disasters in recent history.The fire broke out on Saturday in the municipality of Pedrogao Grande in central Portugal, before spreading fast across several fronts.
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Huge Portugal Forest Fires Atleast Kill 57, Injure Scores
Raging forest fires in central Portugal have killed at least 57 people, most of whom burnt to death in their cars, and injured scores of others, the government said today.
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Massive Portugal Forest Fire Kills At Least 43, Injures 16
A huge forest fire in central Portugal killed at least 43 people and injured 16 others, most of them burning to death in their cars, the government said today.
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At Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, PM Narendra Modi Slams 'Black Money Worshippers'
At the 14th Pravasi Bharati Divas -- said to be the largest gathering of Indians living abroad -- at India's IT hub Bengaluru, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked the disapora for supporting the government's move against black money. This year, the focus of the meet is on the role of youth in transforming society. Portugal Prime Minister Ant...
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Portugal to Levy Sugar Tax on Soft Drinks
Portugal's Socialist government will introduce a sugar tax on soft drinks in 2017 which is expected to raise 80 million euros ($88 million) for the nation's public health service, a budget bill presented Friday showed.
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Portugal Cab Drivers Block Lisbon Airport In Anti-Uber Protest
Thousands of Portuguese cab drivers blocked access to Lisbon international airport on Monday to protest government plans to regulate alternative ride-hailing services like Uber, and vowed to maintain their blockade until their demands are met.
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Regret Withdrawing From FIFA Presidential Race: Luis Figo
Luis Figo felt he did not have a chance of winning the FIFA presidential race but wishes new boss Gianni Infantino of the world football governing body the best for the future.
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Belgium Moves Portugal Friendly International, UEFA Has Euro 'Contingency Plans'
UEFA, European football's governing body, and the French government insisted that the Euro 2016 will go ahead and there will be no games behind closed doors.
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Portugal Left Set to Oust Centre-Right, Roll Back Austerity
Leftwing parties looked set to oust Portugal's minority centre-right government today in a parliamentary vote, part of a drive to set up their own Socialist-led administration they hope will put an end to years of harsh austerity.
