Big bad wolf in Monchique
Thursday January 6 2005 As the raucous renditions of Aulde Lang Syne got lost among the explosions of New Year’s Eve fireworks, our black pig, Bacon, became quite ill. Early
ENGLAND
Explosion plan at Heathrow A British citizen has appeared in court charged with conspiring to cause an explosion with intent to endanger life. Salahuddin Amin, 29, was arrested at Terminal
January market review
UK The FT All Share continued the advance from the fourth quarter of 2004, with a total return in January of 1.3 per cent. The FTSE 100 index rose 0.9
Shias move to form coalition
Moves to form a new government in Iraq are underway following the announcement of full election results. The Shia United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) says it wants to name a new
Sick Pope to remain in hospital
The Vatican has announced that Pope John Paul II will stay in hospital “for a few more days, the doctors have advised”, Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro Valls said. He added
Fore future perfect
NORTHERN Europe is flooded, blizzards are paralysing Canada and the United States. I recently watched The Day After Tomorrow and we are having one of the finest winters in Portugal
GEORGIA
Prime Minister dies Prime Minister, Zurab Zhvania, died of carbon monoxide poisoning earlier last week. Thousands of mourners filed past his open coffin in the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi.
Protecting investors from themselves
CONFRONTED by extraordinary trends or events, investors are often seduced into making decisions that rival their predefined long-term plans and act against their best interests. This happens in both bull
Osteoporosis – the silent killer
DEAR READER, One of the problems with medicine is that quite a few of the really dangerous illnesses do not hurt in their early stages. Often the pain develops once
CUBA
Smoking ban Cuba, the home of the cigar, has brought in tough new regulations on tobacco smoking in public places. It is now banned in most work places and cigarette