Iceman row
A LEGAL battle, sparked by one of the most significant archaeological finds in recent history, the discovery of Oetzi the Iceman in 1991 in Italy, has finally been resolved. German
Lost, found and not claimed
LESS THAN 10 per cent of lost and found items publicised on a new official website are claimed and returned to their owners. Since the Internal Affairs Ministry, Ministério da
Missing girls found in Portugal
A BELGIAN man, who allegedly abducted his three daughters and was the subject of an international arrest order, was arrested Monday night in Viseu, north of Portugal, after authorities received
Cadburys recalls chocolate
CHOCOLATE MAKER Cadburys has recalled 11 chocolate types from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia because of fears of contamination with melamine. A spokesman from the company said they
Low income
ALMOST HALF of the 3.9 million employees in Portugal earn less than 600 euros a month, according to a report from the national statistics institute. In the first quarter of
Portugal resistant
By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@the-resident.com PORTUGAL SHOULD withstand the worst fallout from the economic crisis in Europe and the United States despite suffering some “scratches and bruises.” Vítor Constâncio, Governor of
India and France sign nuclear pact
INDIA AND France have signed a major co-operation agreement that will allow the European country to sell nuclear reactors to Delhi. The pact followed a prior decision from the Nuclear
Ancient Roman galleries opened to the public
By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@the-resident.com THEY OPEN but once a year and the queues to see them are so long they stretch the entire length of two blocks. They are Lisbon’s
Africa’s problems require collective effort
PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT Cavaco Silva called on a fairer, more balanced and peaceful deal for Africa while addressing the 63rd General Assembly of the United Nations in New York last week.
Pornography network dismantled
POLICE IN Spain have arrested 121 people in an operation against internet child pornography which uncovered millions of images and spanned 75 countries worldwide. According to Spanish police, two of

