Recap: Huge Blackout Strikes Spain and Portugal

A massive power outage struck Spain, Portugal, and parts of France on Monday, April 28. The blackout, which lasted for more than half a day, affected millions of people, disrupting public transportation, knocking out traffic lights, and triggering panic buying.

Portugal: Nationwide Blackout Causes Panic Buying at Supermarkets

Massive power outages hit Spain, Portugal, and parts of France, causing flight cancellations and affecting transport, telephone lines, and traffic lights in major cities. Supermarkets closed, and people formed long lines to buy essentials such as canned food, long-life milk, and bottled water.

Portugal: Storm Martinho Brings Strong Winds Across Country 2

Due to Depression Martinho, the districts of Leiria, Santarém, Lisbon, Setúbal, Beja and Faro have been placed under an orange warning since Wednesday 9 pm March 19,. More than 4,000 incidents occurred during the night, more than 82,000 people with power grid problems, Cascais line suspended and 13 people displaced across the country. The video was taken in the middle of the night but the strong winds can be heard.

Portugal: Storm Martinho Brings Strong Winds Across Country

Due to Depression Martinho, the districts of Leiria, Santarém, Lisbon, Setúbal, Beja and Faro have been placed under an orange warning since Wednesday 9 pm March 19,. More than 4,000 incidents occurred during the night, more than 82,000 people with power grid problems, Cascais line suspended and 13 people displaced across the country.

Pedro Nuno Santos - Leader of the PS (Socialist Party) Candidate for Prime Minister of Portugal

Pedro Nuno Santos - Leader of the PS (Socialist Party) Candidate for Prime Minister of Portugal

Setúbal, 05/03/2024 - PS in Campaign for the 2024 Legislative elections.The General Secretary of the Socialist Party, Pedro Nuno Santos, took part this afternoon in a rally near Bocage Square in Setúbal.Pedro Nuno Santos

Pedro Nuno Santos - Leader of the PS (Socialist Party) Candidate for Prime Minister of Portugal

Pedro Nuno Santos - Leader of the PS (Socialist Party) Candidate for Prime Minister of Portugal

Setúbal, 05/03/2024 - PS in Campaign for the 2024 Legislative elections.The General Secretary of the Socialist Party, Pedro Nuno Santos, took part this afternoon in a rally near Bocage Square in Setúbal.Pedro Nuno Santos

Pedro Nuno Santos - Leader of the PS (Socialist Party) Candidate for Prime Minister of Portugal

Pedro Nuno Santos - Leader of the PS (Socialist Party) Candidate for Prime Minister of Portugal

Setúbal, 05/03/2024 - PS in Campaign for the 2024 Legislative elections.The General Secretary of the Socialist Party, Pedro Nuno Santos, took part this afternoon in a rally near Bocage Square in Setúbal.Pedro Nuno Santos

Pedro Nuno Santos - Leader of the PS (Socialist Party) Candidate for Prime Minister of Portugal

Pedro Nuno Santos - Leader of the PS (Socialist Party) Candidate for Prime Minister of Portugal

Setúbal, 05/03/2024 - PS in Campaign for the 2024 Legislative elections.The General Secretary of the Socialist Party, Pedro Nuno Santos, took part this afternoon in a rally near Bocage Square in Setúbal.Pedro Nuno Santos

Pedro Nuno Santos - Leader of the PS (Socialist Party) Candidate for Prime Minister of Portugal

Pedro Nuno Santos - Leader of the PS (Socialist Party) Candidate for Prime Minister of Portugal

Setúbal, 05/03/2024 - PS in Campaign for the 2024 Legislative elections.The General Secretary of the Socialist Party, Pedro Nuno Santos, took part this afternoon in a rally near Bocage Square in Setúbal.Pedro Nuno Santos

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Lisbon, 06/02/2024 - Sporting Clube de Portugal hosted Vitória Futebol Clube, from Setúbal, this afternoon at Pavilhão João Rocha in Lisbon, in the game of the 14th round of the Regular Phase, of the Placard Handball Championship 1, season 2023/24, of men's handball. Ricardo Costa (Gerardo Santos / Global Imagens)

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Lisbon, 06/02/2024 - Sporting Clube de Portugal hosted Vitória Futebol Clube, from Setúbal, this afternoon at Pavilhão João Rocha in Lisbon, in the game of the 14th round of the Regular Phase, of the Placard Handball Championship 1, season 2023/24, of men's handball. Pedro Portela (Gerardo Santos / Global Imagens)

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Lisbon, 06/02/2024 - Sporting Clube de Portugal hosted Vitória Futebol Clube, from Setúbal, this afternoon at Pavilhão João Rocha in Lisbon, in the game of the 14th round of the Regular Phase, of the Placard Handball Championship 1, season 2023/24, of men's handball. Leonel Maciel (Gerardo Santos / Global Imagens)

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Lisbon, 06/02/2024 - Sporting Clube de Portugal hosted Vitória Futebol Clube, from Setúbal, this afternoon at Pavilhão João Rocha in Lisbon, in the game of the 14th round of the Regular Phase, of the Placard Handball Championship 1, season 2023/24, of men's handball. Martim Costa honored for being the European's toorer (Ge (Gerardo Santos / Global Imagens)

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Lisbon, 06/02/2024 - Sporting Clube de Portugal hosted Vitória Futebol Clube, from Setúbal, this afternoon at Pavilhão João Rocha in Lisbon, in the game of the 14th round of the Regular Phase, of the Placard Handball Championship 1, season 2023/24, of men's handball. André Kristensen (Gerardo Santos / Global Imagens)

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Lisbon, 06/02/2024 - Sporting Clube de Portugal hosted Vitória Futebol Clube, from Setúbal, this afternoon at Pavilhão João Rocha in Lisbon, in the game of the 14th round of the Regular Phase, of the Placard Handball Championship 1, season 2023/24, of men's handball. Francisco Costa (Gerardo Santos / Global Imagens)

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Lisbon, 06/02/2024 - Sporting Clube de Portugal hosted Vitória Futebol Clube, from Setúbal, this afternoon at Pavilhão João Rocha in Lisbon, in the game of the 14th round of the Regular Phase, of the Placard Handball Championship 1, season 2023/24, of men's handball. Martim Costa honored for being the European's toorer (Ge (Gerardo Santos / Global Imagens)

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Lisbon, 02/06/2024 - Sporting Clube de Portugal hosted this afternoon at the Pavilhão João Rocha in Lisbon, Vitória Futebol Clube, from Setúbal, in the match of the 14th round of the Regular Phase, of the Placard Handball Championship 1, season 2023/24, of men's handb FranFrancisco Costa (Gerardo Santos / Global Imagens)

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Lisbon, 06/02/2024 - Sporting Clube de Portugal hosted Vitória Futebol Clube, from Setúbal, this afternoon at Pavilhão João Rocha in Lisbon, in the game of the 14th round of the Regular Phase, of the Placard Handball Championship 1, season 2023/24, of men's handball. Rafael Vasconcelos (Gerardo Santos / Global Imagens)

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Lisbon, 06/02/2024 - Sporting Clube de Portugal hosted Vitória Futebol Clube, from Setúbal, this afternoon at Pavilhão João Rocha in Lisbon, in the game of the 14th round of the Regular Phase, of the Placard Handball Championship 1, season 2023/24, of men's handball. Étienne Mocquais (Gerardo Santos / Global Imagens)

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Lisbon, 06/02/2024 - Sporting Clube de Portugal hosted Vitória Futebol Clube, from Setúbal, this afternoon at Pavilhão João Rocha in Lisbon, in the game of the 14th round of the Regular Phase, of the Placard Handball Championship 1, season 2023/24, of men's handball. André Kristensen (Gerardo Santos / Global Imagens)

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Lisbon, 06/02/2024 - Sporting Clube de Portugal hosted Vitória Futebol Clube, from Setúbal, this afternoon at Pavilhão João Rocha in Lisbon, in the game of the 14th round of the Regular Phase, of the Placard Handball Championship 1, season 2023/24, of men's handball. Francisco Costa (Gerardo Santos / Global Imagens)

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Lisbon, 06/02/2024 - Sporting Clube de Portugal hosted Vitória Futebol Clube, from Setúbal, this afternoon at Pavilhão João Rocha in Lisbon, in the game of the 14th round of the Regular Phase, of the Placard Handball Championship 1, season 2023/24, of men's handball. Edmilson Araújo (Gerardo Santos / Global Imagens)

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Lisbon, 06/02/2024 - Sporting Clube de Portugal hosted Vitória Futebol Clube, from Setúbal, this afternoon at Pavilhão João Rocha in Lisbon, in the game of the 14th round of the Regular Phase, of the Placard Handball Championship 1, season 2023/24, of men's handball. Luís Monteiro (Gerardo Santos / Global Imagens)

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Lisbon, 06/02/2024 - Sporting Clube de Portugal hosted Vitória Futebol Clube, from Setúbal, this afternoon at Pavilhão João Rocha in Lisbon, in the game of the 14th round of the Regular Phase, of the Placard Handball Championship 1, season 2023/24, of men's handball. Rafael Vasconcelos (Gerardo Santos / Global Imagens)

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Handball: V.Setúbal vs Sporting

Lisbon, 06/02/2024 - Sporting Clube de Portugal hosted Vitória Futebol Clube, from Setúbal, this afternoon at Pavilhão João Rocha in Lisbon, in the game of the 14th round of the Regular Phase, of the Placard Handball Championship 1, season 2023/24, of men's handball. Edmilson Araújo (Gerardo Santos / Global Imagens)

Chinese vocational workshop helps foster skilled workforce in Portugal

STORY: Chinese vocational workshop helps foster skilled workforce in Portugal DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tianjin Vocational College of Mechanics and Electricity and students studying in the Luban Workshop 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HUGO FRAZZO, Graduate of Polytechnic Institute of Setubal 3. various of the students studying in the Luban Workshop 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG WEIJIN, President of Tianjin Vocational College of Mechanics and Electricity STORYLINE: The Luban Workshop, named after Lu Ban, an ancient Chinese woodcraft master, is a Chinese vocational workshop program training talent overseas. In Portugal, a Luban Workshop was co-founded by the Polytechnic Institute of Setubal (IPS) and Tianjin Vocational College of Mechanics and Electricity in north China's Tianjin Municipality in 2018. It is the first of its kind on the European continent, and mainly offers two majors -- electrical automation and industrial ro