TECHNOLOGY
Toshiba recalls laptop batteries TOSHIBA IS to replace around 340,000 Sony laptop computer batteries worldwide, the third recall of faulty batteries made by Sony since mid August. The batteries, used
The Algarve wine society goes Italian
MEMBERS OF the Algarve Wine Society have just returned from a visit to the Veneto and Friuli wine producing areas of northeastern Italy. The group assembled in the garden of the
The Day after Tomorrow has arrived
A FRIGHTENING and thought-provoking documentary on the consequences of global warming opens in Portugal this month. Based on the best-selling book An Inconvenient Truth by former US Vice-President, Al Gore,
Time to put an end to animal cruelty
By Ruth Sharpe ruth@portugalresident.com “WE WILL never visit your country again.” This is the shocking reaction that ANIMAL, Portugal’s premier animal rights organisation, regularly encounters after tourists see how animals
Turkey terror leaves Brits undeterred
TOURISM IN Turkey is unlikely to see a downturn in the wake of recent bombings in Marmaris and Antalya, the director of the Turkish Culture and Tourism Office has claimed.
Watersports safety tips
WATERSPORTS OPERATORS in popular holiday destinations could be putting holidaymakers in danger with unsafe equipment and poor operating procedures, warns the Holiday Which? magazine. In all, 11 out of 18
World Heart Day activities this Sunday
WORLD HEART Day is being commemorated on Sunday, September 24, with a range of activities across the Algarve, including walks, exercise classes and free health checks. In Portimão, the general public
Freedom of dissent is essential
By GABRIEL HERSHMAN THERE IS a dangerous double standard pervading Europe at the moment. Those who championed the rights of the Danish press to express their “freedom” through satirical cartoons
Middle East conflict triggers commentator’s war
By GABRIEL HERSHMAN Israel was contemplating a possible ground offensive last week, as its army continued firing rockets against targets in Lebanon. The raids were in retaliation for the kidnapping
A Night to Remember
A night to remember Back in 1953, the most luxurious hotel suite in the world, the penthouse at the Dorchester in London, cost 25 pounds sterling a night, around 440