Tourists evacuated from Thailand
THOUSANDS OF passengers were evacuated from Bangkok’s international airport on Wednesday after anti-government protesters stormed the main terminal. The protesters were calling for the resignation of Thailand’s Prime Minister Somchai
Nordic bazaar
A NORDIC Christmas bazaar, organised by the Clube Nórdico in Portugal, will be taking place tomorrow (Saturday) at the Centro Cultural de Cascais. Visitors will be able to purchase traditional
Portuguese among most unsatisfied in EU
THE PORTUGUESE are among the unhappiest and most unsatisfied people within the European Union, according to a European Lifestyle Quality Research Report. The report, which looked at 30 countries, said
Russian President on visit to Portugal
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Dmitry Medvedev made a brief stop-over in Lisbon on Friday on his way to the Asian Pacific Economic Forum in Lima, Peru. It is the first time that
Portugal leads the way
Portugal will become the first EU country to have electric cars from Renault and Nissan. As part of an agreement with the two manufacturers signed on November 22 to create
Breakthrough
RESEARCHERS IN Lisbon have discovered a new mechanism for forming blood vessels which could help heal chronic wounds found in those suffering from diabetes or morbid obesity. The discovery, made
Out for a duck
ENGLAND’S ONE-DAY cricketers managed a degree of improvement following their two wide-margin opening defeats in India, but still slumped to a 4-0 series loss. Bad light handed the result to
Road victims remembered
By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@the-resident.com POLITICIANS, BIKERS and members of the emergency services gathered on Sunday at the Algarve motor park to commemorate the world day of remembrance for road traffic
Slot machine
AN ONLINE slot machine game has been launched in Japan using the faces of the country’s most wanted criminals instead of traditional lemons and cherries. The Slot Detective, manufactured by
Californian wildfires
UNSEASONABLY HOT weather on the western coast of America has led to wildfires in California, with the worst hit area being the millionaire’s paradise of Montecito. Almost 5,500 houses have

