LIBYA
Gaddafi extends invitation to Bush Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has invited US President George W Bush to visit Libya, a top US senator says. Senator Richard Lugar was in
Fly without fear
THE OLD phrase goes – feel the fear, then do it anyway – but some people are so scared of flying that they miss out on experiencing the wonders of
Weathering the global currency turmoil
AS I write this under a cloudy sky in London – a city nervous due to a nagging terrorism threat – you are reading this in Portugal and Southern Europe
Casualties and calamities
WITH CONTINUING heat and no appreciable rain since February, the leaves are turning on our neighbour’s vines. Although both bunches and fruit are small compared with last year’s crop, the
Once upon a time it only happened to other people
UK inheritance tax: now it’s happening to YOU! WHEREAS INCOME tax and capital gains tax are immediate issues and, therefore, often considered on a regular basis, inheritance tax (IHT) is
VENEZUELA
Air crash in remote region A Colombian airliner with 152 people on board crashed on Tuesday in a remote northwestern region of Venezuela just as The Resident was going to
BULGARIA
New government is formed Bulgaria’s Socialist Party (BSP) has signed a coalition deal with the outgoing Prime Minister’s centre-right party, ending seven weeks of deadlock. Former Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg,
Consequences for residents in Portugal
THE DIRECTIVE states that its objectives are best met by the ‘automatic exchange of information’. This means that details of the savings income of individuals are sent to the tax
Get to know the adversary
First: empathy with the adversary (know the enemy) On October 27, 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, Kennedy received two consecutive messages from Kruschev, one after the
A rich rock
IF YOU’RE longing for a taste of England, but don’t fancy braving the British summer weather, why not take a trip to Gibraltar? Only three square miles in size, Gibraltar,