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EDP, THE Portuguese electricity company, will be cutting power in various areas across the Algarve on Sunday (September 21). The cuts are being made to ensure safety of EDP technicians

A NEW hi-tech institute has been launched by the EU in Budapest, Hungary, to foster academic ties with industry. The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), which will receive

PORTUGAL’S LARGEST oil refinery in Sines, belonging to Galp, closed on Monday, September 15, to carry out maintenance. The closure is due to last for around 40 days and Galp’s

By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@the-resident.com PROPERTY PRICES in the Algarve are beginning to slow down and it is taking longer to sell properties but the region’s homes are still among the

A PRELIMINARY report investigating the Madrid plane crash on August 20 has revealed the wing flaps were not properly opened at take-off stage. The document, which was leaked to the

PORTUGUESE ENVIRONMENTAL group Quercus has called for greater public investment to conserve natural habitats and protect endangered species. The group claims that even with the introduction of the Habitats Directive

BRITISH NEWSPAPER, the Financial Times, has come under fire from Portuguese minister of the economy Manuel Pinho (pictured) after the paper referred to Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain by using

By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@the-resident.com THE PRESIDENT of Portugal, Ánibal Cavaco Silva, has admitted that he’ll use his presidential veto if the Portuguese parliament votes for new laws which theoretically could

A GUARANTEE of safe passage out of Sri Lanka by government troops and rebels led to the staff from the United Nations (UN) and other aid agencies leaving the country

LEHMAN BROTHERS, the fourth biggest bank in the US, announced it was bankrupt on Monday. The news, plus that of the troubles facing Meryl Lynch, who were eventually saved at