The power of chilli
Police in southwest China are giving drivers raw chilli in a bid to stop them falling asleep at the wheel, according to a local newspaper. According to the Chongqing Evening
More complex thermal solar systems
By COLIN REID energy@algarveresident.com Colin Reid is the technical director at the Enova Group and is a chartered engineer specialising in renewable and sustainable energy systems. He has over 20
Flashes and floaters
By Alen Sulzbacher health@algarveresident.com Dr. Sulzbacher is a consultant eye specialist. He trained in Germany and is now working at Lisbon´s biggest eye hospital. Flashes of light or black floaters
Crime dog takes a punch
A bus driver in the US city of Washington was detained and charged with assault after punching a policeman for fun. Shawn Brim, 38, thought it would be amusing to
Animal rescuer arrested
A mayor from the South Texas town of Brownsville in the US was accused of breaking into a second storey apartment as he tried to rescue a dog he thought
Cyber love
A study carried out by broadband association Bitkom in Germany found that many German people in their 20s would rather leave their spouses and do without a car than lose
Talking to God
A Dutch artist has set up a local telephone number in the Netherlands, where people can leave messages for God on his answering machine. Johan van der Dong said he
Stingy gift
Japan is seeking ways to cut the cost of the silver cups that are presented on people’s centenary anniversaries, because of the rising number of its population who now live
Musical studies
A university in Liverpool has launched a Master of Arts degree entitled The Beatles, Popular Music and Society, the qualification is the first of its kind to study one of
Fraxel Laser
By DR. SHIRIN SAMIMI-FARD beauty@algarveresident.com Dr. Shirin Samimi-Fard is a dermatologist at the German Medical Center in Carvoeiro. She speaks fluent German, English, Spanish, some French and Iranian. Fraxel is