Drunk on nature
RESEARCHERS HAVE found that tree shrews that thrive on fermented nectar suck up amounts that would inebriate a human but seem to have no ill-effects themselves. The findings, reported in
Air rage
MORE THAN 170 Chinese air passengers smashed computers and desks and clashed with police after a night stranded at an airport without accommodation, state media said. The passengers were due
Boy bites dog
AN 11-YEAR-old boy from Belo Horizonte in Brazil, who broke his canine tooth when he bit a dog in self defence, is enjoying his moment of fame. Gabriel Almeida bit
Two faced
AN INDIAN man who took an impersonator to court to get a divorce faces legal action after his real wife found out. Sanjib Saha presented a woman as his wife
Enraged employee
A WOMAN in the US has been arrested and charged for trying to retaliate against her former boss by having his electricity cut off to his home. After being fired
Extermination
A NEW Jersey man accidentally blew up his apartment while trying to exterminate insects. Isias Vidal Maceda was unhurt in the incident, but 80 percent of his apartment was destroyed,
Pull your pants up!
THE MAYOR of the South Chicago suburb of Lynwood in the US has ordered that fines of 25 dollars (15 euros) are to be issued to anyone showing three inches
Spiritual refreshment
By: MARGARET BROWN Margaret Brown is one of The Resident’s longest standing contributors and has lived in the Algarve for more than 20 years. As well as Point of View,
Poll results – July 11 – Victim of Violent Crime
The question that was asked: Do you feel you are more likely to be a victim of violent crime in the Algarve as a visitor or foreigner? The results: 63%
Drugs found in police car
DALLAS POLICE didn’t have to go far to find $400,000 worth of cocaine – it was in an undercover car they had been driving for two months. An officer discovered