Swiss invasion
MORE THAN 170 Swiss army soldiers invaded defenceless neighbours Liechtenstein last Wednesday. They marched for two kilometres before they realised they had crossed the border and headed back. The Liechtenstein
Hairy crime
AUSTRALIAN baggage handler for national airline, Qantas, was imprisoned for more than two-and-a-half years after he was found guilty of 50 counts of an unusual theft. Rodney Lyle Peterson regularly
Bugs and Bernard Matthews
By: Margaret Brown margaret.brown@portugalresident.com THE SPEED with which the Bernard Matthews turkey enterprise was given an all clear after mass culling and disinfection has no equal where notifiable livestock diseases
New year, new faces
By: Philip Bushill-Matthews philip.bushill-matthews@portugalresident.com Philip Bushill-Matthews MEP and Conservative Spokesman for Employment and Social Affairs. THE FIRST full meeting of 2007, for European Parliament, has seen a number of changes.
Take to the waves on a cruise
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A burning issue
By: Philip Bushill-Matthews philip.bushill-matthews@portugalresident.com Philip Bushill-Matthews MEP and Conservative Spokesman for Employment and Social Affairs. THE AMOUNT of waste produced each year in Europe is equivalent to half a tonne
Head to the States
Sponsored by PDM travel travel.pdm@portugalresident.com WE’VE BEEN raving about the great tourist friendly exchange rates available for European visitors to the States for some time now and, with the launch
A tale of two central banks
By: David Johnson
What a corker!
By: Skip Bandele skip.bandele@portugalresident.com PORTUGAL – when you think about Europe’s south-westerly most country, holidays spring to mind – after all, Praia da Rocha in the Algarve was one of
Taking another gamble
By: Mike Johnson mike.johnson@portugalresident.com WHEN THE first casino in the US opened in Atlantic City in 1978, it was the culmination of two centuries of gambling history. During that time,