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FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2011 file photo, Cao GuangJing, left, CEO of China Three Gorges Corporation, embraces Antonio Mexia, CEO of Energia de Portugal (EDP) after signing a deal at the Portuguese Finance Ministry in Lisbon. The Lisbon stock exchange on Monday july 6, 2020, suspended trading in Portugal's national energy provider EDP and its international renewable energy division after media reports said a magistrate has suspended the CEOs of both companies amid a major corruption investigation. EDP is one of Portugal's biggest companies, with significant interests in the U.S. renewable energy market. Its biggest shareholder is China Three Gorges. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)

Portuguese energy firms replace CEOs amid corruption probe

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Spain, Portugal press EU partners for swift deal on spending

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In this photo taken Wednesday, June 24, 2020, a woman wearing a face mask walks past workers washing the street in Lisbon's old center. Portugal avoided the dramatic numbers of infections and deaths recorded by some other European Union countries during the early months of the coronavirus outbreak but since ending its state of emergency and lockdown at the end of April, its total of officially recorded new infections has remained stubbornly high. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Portugal scrambles to regroup amid 100s of new virus cases

By BARRY HATTON - Associated Press

Barcelona's Lionel Messi, center, celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's fourth goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Mallorca and FC Barcelona at Son Moix Stadium in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Saturday, June 13, 2020. With virtual crowds, daily matches and lots of testing for the coronavirus, soccer is coming back to Spain. The Spanish league resumes this week more than three months after it was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Francisco Ubilla)

UEFA to pick Lisbon as Champions League knockout rounds host

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019 file photo Eurogroup President Mario Centeno arrives to a Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs at the European Parliament in Brussels. Governments from the 19 countries that use the euro overcame sharp differences to agree Thursday on measures that could provide more than a half-trillion euros ($550 billion) for companies, workers and health systems to cushion the economic impact of the virus outbreak. Mario Centeno, who heads the finance ministers' group from euro countries, called the package of measures agreed upon &quot;totally unprecedented... Tonight Europe has shown it can deliver when the will is there.&quot;(AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Portugal finance chief and eurogroup chair quits government

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FILE - This undated file photo shows Madeleine McCann. British police said on Wednesday June 3, 2020, a German man has been identified as a suspect in the case of a 3-year-old British girl who disappeared 13 years ago while on a family holiday in Portugal. (AP Photo/File)

Police think Madeleine McCann is dead; parents still hope

By HELENA ALVES and DANICA KIRKA and DAVID RISING - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo shows Madeleine McCann. British police said on Wednesday June 3, 2020, a German man has been identified as a suspect in the case of a 3-year-old British girl who disappeared 13 years ago while on a family holiday in Portugal. (AP Photo/File)

German man identified as suspect in case of missing UK girl

By SYLVIA HUI and FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2020 file photo, Zachary Scott Carothers performs with his rock band &quot;Portugal. The Man&quot; during a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders in Tacoma, Wash. After the school board at the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District in Palmer voted 5-2 to remove five classics including F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” “Joseph Heller’s Catch-22” and Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” the band announced it would buy the books for any student or parent who wanted them. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Alaska book ban vote draws attention of hometown rockers

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List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

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Incense fills the air as worshipers pray for a good outcome of a parliamentary vote on euthanasia during a vigil at a church in Oeiras, outside Lisbon, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. Portugal's parliament is debating Thursday whether to allow euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide. Approval would leave Portugal poised to become one of the few countries in the world permitting the procedures. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Amid protests, Portugal lawmakers vote to allow euthanasia

By BARRY HATTON - Associated Press

Self-proclaimed interim president of Venezuela and opposition leader Juan Guaido speaks at a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. Guaido returned this week from an international tour seeking support to oust President Nicolas Maduro, violating a travel ban. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Portugal says airline suspension by Venezuela is unjustified

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8 Portuguese men charged with fighting for IS in Syria

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, shakes hands with Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva at the Foreign Ministry in Lisbon Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Portugal resists US appeal to bar Huawei from 5G network

By BARRY HATTON and KELVIN CHAN - Associated Press

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, left, celebrates with his teammate Diogo Jota after he scored his side's second goal during the Euro 2020 group B qualifying soccer match between Luxembourg and Portugal at the Josy Barthel stadium in Luxembourg, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Ronaldo scores 99th goal as Portugal qualifies for Euro 2020

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Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Euro 2020 group B qualifying soccer match between Portugal and Lithuania at the Algarve stadium outside Faro, Portugal, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Ronaldo scores hat trick as Portugal routs Lithuania 6-0

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Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, right, fights for the ball with Ukraine's Oleksandr Zinchenko during the Euro 2020 group B qualifying soccer match between Ukraine and Portugal at the Olympiyskiy stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ronaldo nets 700th career goal in Portugal’s loss to Ukraine

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Portuguese Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Antonio Costa speaks to supporters after wining the Portugal election, in Lisbon Sunday night, Oct. 6, 2019. Portugal's center-left Socialist Party has collected the most votes in Sunday's general election, leaving it poised to continue in government for another four years. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Portugal’s Socialists win election, now eye alliances

By BARRY HATTON - Associated Press

An elderly man walks to a voting booth to fill his ballot paper at a polling station in Lisbon Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019. Portugal is holding a general election Sunday in which voters will choose members of the next Portuguese parliament. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

The Latest: Center-left Socialists win Portugal election

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Cars drive past billboards of Portuguese Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Antonio Costa, left, and Left Bloc leader Catarina Martins, in Lisbon, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. Portugal will hold a general election on Oct. 6 in which voters will choose members of the next Portuguese parliament. Slogan on the Socialist's billboard reads in Portuguese, &quot;It's your vote that decides&quot;. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Portugal’s Socialists prepare 4 more years in government

By BARRY HATTON - Associated Press

Rui Rio, leader of the Social Democratic Party, center, gestures during an election campaign action in downtown Lisbon Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. Portugal will hold a general election on Oct. 6 in which voters will choose members of the next Portuguese parliament. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

A look at the issues in Portugal’s general election

By BARRY HATTON - Associated Press