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THE US and EU have said that they will not lift the existing sanctions on Zimbabwe after the historic power-sharing agreement signed by President Robert Mugade and his long term

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS were held for the oldest woman in Europe, Maria de Jesus, who turned 115 on September 10. Maria, from Corujo, Tomar in central Portugal, is the second oldest

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

ASSURANCES HAS been given to British citizens in Portugal that their passport applications will be given top priority at the new UK Passport Service Iberia in Madrid. The British passport

PAUL RODWELL has been named as the new British Consul in the Algarve and will take up his post in Portimão on September 15. The new consul hails from a

HOLIDAYMAKERS WHO have travelled to Portugal with tour operator XL are being advised to contact their travel agent or the offices of the Air Travel Organiser’s Licenses (ATOL) for information

IN A major step towards joining the European Union, Serbia’s government ratified the EU’s Stabilisation and Association Agreement on Tuesday, with 139 votes against 26. After this, all 27 EU

OIL PRICES rose on Wednesday in reaction to OPEC’s decision to recommend that members stick with the production quota of September 2007, which was 28.8 million barrels a day. The