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A doctor performs an ultrasound scan on a patient in a COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at the Curry Cabral hospital in Lisbon, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. A January surge of cases in Portugal has ebbed amid a lockdown, but deaths and pressure on hospitals remain high. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Portugal extends its virus lockdown as firefighters get jabs

By Barry Hatton Feb. 11, 2021 08:15 AM EST

Portuguese President, and candidate for reelection, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa gets in his car after voting at a polling station in Celorico de Basto, northern Portugal, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. Portugal holds a presidential election Sunday, choosing a head of state to serve a five-year term. (AP Photo/Luis Vieira)
Center-right incumbent wins Portugal's presidential election

By Barry Hatton Jan. 24, 2021 03:32 AM EST

A woman walks past election campaign posters for presidential candidate Ana Gomes, in Lisbon, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.Portugal holds a presidential election on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 and the moderate incumbent candidate is widely seen as the sure winner. But an intriguing question for many Portuguese is how well a brash new populist challenger fares in the ballot. Mainstream populism is a novelty in Portugal. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
EXPLAINER: A look at Portugal's presidential election

By Barry Hatton Jan. 23, 2021 08:13 AM EST

Presidential candidate Andre Ventura and French far-right populist Marine le Pen, center left, lay a wreath at the monument to WWI fallen soldiers in Lisbon, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Ventura is the leader of a populist party called CHEGA! (ENOUGH!), founded in 2019. Portugal holds a presidential election on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 and the moderate incumbent candidate is widely seen as the sure winner. But an intriguing question for many Portuguese is how well a brash new populist challenger fares in the ballot. Mainstream populism is a novelty in Portugal. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
In Portugal presidential race, how high can a populist fly?

By Barry Hatton Jan. 22, 2021 03:04 AM EST

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa addresses the country to announce a new lockdown starting Jan. 15, in Lisbon, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. The announcement comes after a steady resurgence of virus infections during the past few weeks. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Portugal goes into lockdown amid record-breaking virus surge

By Barry Hatton Jan. 13, 2021 02:39 PM EST

FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at the United Nations headquarters. The office of the Portuguese president said Tuesday Jan. 12, 2021, that Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has tested positive for coronavirus although the veteran politician has no symptoms for the COVID-19 disease.(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, FILE)
Portugal's president awaits virus advice in self-isolation

Jan. 12, 2021 04:39 AM EST

Two women hold hands and carry face masks in downtown Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. The Czech Republic is returning to mandatory mask wearing in interior spaces amid a steep rise in new coronavirus cases. Starting Thursday, people across the country need to cover their face in all public places, including stores, shopping malls, post offices and others but also in private companies where employees cannot keep a distance of 2 meters from one another. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Virus spiking in eastern Europe; Hungary drafts 'war plan'

By Pablo Gorondi Sep. 11, 2020 07:57 AM EDT

A vendor selling face masks waits for customers at a stall in a market in Barcelona on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Spain's northeastern Catalonia region will make mandatory the use of face masks outdoors even when social distancing can be maintained, regional chief Quim Torra announced Wednesday. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Face masks mandatory in northeast Spain amid virus uptick

By Joseph Wilson Jul. 08, 2020 02:18 PM EDT

People walk on the steps of the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. The Spanish soccer league aims to restart in June without spectators. It's new compulsory protocols say all players, coaches and club employees must be tested for COVID-19 coronavirus before training resumes, then regularly after that. All clubs' training facilities must be properly prepared and disinfected before players can start practising individually. (AP Photo/Paul White)
Madrid pushing to host Champions League final this season

By Tales Azzoni Jun. 09, 2020 11:15 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, May 28, 2016 file photo Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos celebrates with the trophy after the Champions League final soccer match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy. In the absence of the Champions League final on Saturday, The Associated Press will take a look back at some of the greatest teams, players and matches in the history of the tournament. The AP will pick a topic for every letter of the alphabet to remember the greats of the game and the greatest games, going back to when the competition was called the European Cup and through its transformation into the Champions League. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
AP Source: Germany, Portugal contenders to host CL final

By Rob Harris Jun. 03, 2020 06:46 PM EDT