Kenyan victory in Lisbon Half-Marathon
NEW Prime Minister, José Sócrates, and President Sampaio were just two of the 35,000 participants in the 15th Lisbon Half-Marathon and Mini-Marathon last Sunday. World famous athletes, politicians and musicians
KOSOVO
President survives bomb attack Kosovo’s President survived a roadside bomb attack. The assassination attempt came as Ibrahim Rugova drove to meet visiting EU Foreign Policy Chief, Javier Solana. The blast
LEBANON
Syria continues phased pull out of Lebanon Syrian intelligence agents began evacuating their Beirut headquarters in response to demands by the US and Lebanon. The move is part of an
Lisbon Sport
Gentle giants at Casuals For the first time since our launch in September, The Resident – Greater Lisbon Edition can bring you a report on rugby, the so-called sport of
McDonald’s
THE COMPANY founded in 1955 by R. Kroc, a salesman of milkshake machines and the symbol of the American way of life, was recently under difficulties. This is expressive if
New passenger rights
REGULATION (EC) 261/2004 came into force on February 17 2005, giving more extensive rights to air travel passengers. Which situations are covered? This regulation establishes common rules on compensation and
No money, no honour
To represent your country in the sport’s world team competition, the Davis Cup, used to be the ultimate honour a tennis player could aspire to. Since the game went “Open”
One in three teenagers admits taking morning-after pill
ABOUT one-third of sexually active adolescents have taken the morning-after pill, according to the results of the largest study of contraceptive practices in women ever carried out in Portugal. The
Passion Play in Pêra this Sunday
REHEARSALS have been held somewhat sporadically, but the enthusiasm of the cast remains high. Jesus and his sense of humour have caused problems; the washing of the feet of the
Patience will achieve more
MOTHERING SUNDAY or Mother’s Day – it doesn’t really matter what name it is given, was in past centuries one of the few times that domestic servants were allowed to