LISBON (Reuters) -The cable that snapped and caused a Lisbon funicular railcar to hurtle down a hill in September, killing 16 people, was not certified for use in passenger transport, according to a preliminary report that also pointed to maintenance flaws.

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Voters in Portugal have cast ballots in local elections, focusing on the mayoral race in Lisbon. Mayor Carlos Moedas, leading a right-of-center coalition, faces Alexandra Leitão, a law professor from the left.

Voters have returned Lisbon's mayor to office in Portugal's municipal elections, despite a recent streetcar crash that killed 16 people.

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La falla de un cable de acero y las deficiencias de mantenimiento contribuyeron al accidente de un funicular en Lisboa, capital de Portugal, el mes pasado, acuerdo con un

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An American tourist is dead after being fatally stabbed by three men in the coastal resort town of Cascais in Portugal on Wednesday, Oct. 15. Their friend was also seriously injured in the attack and transported to the hospital,

Portugal's opposition Socialist Party will abstain in the general vote on the centre-right minority government's 2026 budget, which should be enough to approve the bill in its first reading on October 28,