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ONLINE AUCTION house eBay is banning the sale of ivory products on its websites from 2009. The online auction’s company said it would still allow the sale of some antique

INDIA launched its first two-year exploration mission to the moon with an unmanned spacecraft on Wednesday. The Chandrayaan 1 robotic probe spacecraft, was due to blast off from a launch

By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@the-resident.com THE BOOM in new shopping centres over the past decade could be nearing an end according to a new survey by retail development consultants Cushman &

THE PROFITABILITY of Portuguese Investment Funds has fallen dramatically in the past three months as a consequence of worldwide market uncertainties. Also known as Collective Investment Funds, they are a

By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@the-resident.com AFTER A boom in housing credit over the past 20 years both housing sales and new mortgages in Portugal are declining sharply because of the financial

LISBON CIVIL Governor Dalila Araújo met with several entrepreneurs from the Lisbon and Amadora entertainment business on Tuesday to agree a policy on night safety in the city. The policy,

A EUROPEAN Commission presented study has revealed that Europeans generally have a negative perception of animal cloning for food production. The vast majority of respondents had a good knowledge of

By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@the-resident.com TAVIRA CÂMARA’S request for TMN to upgrade the quality of the mobile communications signal in Santa Catarina parish by installing a new mast close to some

CONDITIONS WERE perfect for the start of the inaugural Portimão Global Ocean Race on Sunday and there were emotional scenes at Portimão marina as families and friends waved the sailors

MORE THAN 2,000 runners and walkers participated in the eighth annual Mamamaratona mini marathon on Sunday. More than 28,000 euros was raised on the day with the final amount expected