EU deal
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 up and downs
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
Animal rights group unable to stop rodeo
By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@the-resident.com RODEO ORGANISERS are asking Animal, an animal rights organisation, for compensation after it requested that a court ruling be passed to stop their Brazilian rodeo from
Spanish riot
A RIOT broke out among African immigrants in the Spanish town of Roquetas de Mar in Andalusia after a 28-year-old Senegalese man was stabbed to death. Police said the rampage
British mother appears in court
By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@the-resident.com A BRITISH woman whose eight-year old daughter was taken into protective care by Portuguese authorities appeared in court in Portimão today (Friday). In a closed session,
Cyprus negotiations
CYPRUS PRESIDENT Demetris Christofias and rival Turkish leader Mehmet Ali Talat met on Wednesday to launch negotiations to reunify the island after 34 years of division. The meeting was due
Dog attacks lead to jail
PORTUGAL’S GOVERNMENT is set to implement a new law stating that a dog attack is a crime for which the animal’s owner can be jailed for 10 years. A spokesman
Fossil found
A RARE fossilised skull of a steppe mammoth, which could shed light on the evolution of these animals, has been unearthed in the Auvergne region of southern France. Only a
Top tennis
A TWO-day beach tennis tournament is due to start tomorrow (Saturday) on Praia Grande in Sintra. During the tournament, organised by Sintra Câmara in conjunction with the Portuguese and International