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Tropical Storm Grace Off Europe Coast!
Seeded on Mon Oct 5, 2009 12:32 PM EDT (AccuWeather.com)
That's right, that's a storm (named by the NHC, our government agency that issues official hurricane forecasts) off the coast of Europe, heading towards the U.K.
Portugal accuses 10 of fraud in submarines case
Seeded on Sat Oct 3, 2009 5:06 AM EDT (Reuters)
Portuguese prosecutors have accused three Germans and seven Portuguese of fraud related to the purchase of two German submarines by Portugal in 2003, the prosecutor's office said on Friday.
Portugal PM in 'censorship' row
Seeded on Fri Sep 4, 2009 12:00 PM EDT (BBC News)
Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates is embroiled in a row after a national TV channel shelved a programme dealing with alleged government corruption.
Who Are The Two Ex-Guantanamo Prisoners Portugal Agreed to Resettle?
Seeded on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:54 PM EDT (pubrecord.org)
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Spanish winds bring "act of censorship" to Portugal?
Thu Sep 3, 2009 2:08 PM EDT
A month ahead of parliamentary elections, TVI, a private owned Portuguese TV Channel, has decided to suspend its weekly news program "Jornal Nacional".
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Portugal to take in two Syrians from Guantanamo
Seeded on Fri Aug 7, 2009 11:38 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
Portugal will accept two Syrian nationals for resettlement from the U.S. detention camp of Guantanamo Bay in Cuba on a special visa, the foreign ministry said on Friday, lauding the forthcoming closure of the camp.
Significant minority wants Portugal to be part of Spain
Seeded on Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:08 AM EDT (expatica.com)
A recent poll shows over 30 percent Spaniards and about 40 percent Portuguese are in favour of forming a federation between the two nations.
Wine, olives and crude oil
Seeded on Fri Jul 17, 2009 6:37 AM EDT (BBC News)
Warmed by the sun, the famous Montepulciano d'Abruzzo grapes are slowly sweetening in vineyards that slope gently towards the sea. It seems an unlikely scene for a battle.
Disaffection Dominates European Voting - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Mon Jun 8, 2009 1:21 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Mainstream liberal politicians failed to turn the global economic crisis into new momentum in the European Parliament on Sunday, as voters across 27 countries tended instead to support either the dominant center-right coalitions or vent their dissatisfaction by voting for fringe …
Report: Portuguese Authorities Investigating $50 Billion Scam On JP Morgan Chase
Seeded on Sun May 17, 2009 2:29 PM EDT (businessinsider.com)
A Portuguese website reports that authorities are investigating an attempted transfer of 50 billion dollars (36.6 billion euros) from JP Morgan Chase in what might where result would be the biggest fraud ever, rivaling the Ponzi scheme of Bernard Madoff. According to the webste, …
London Fire: Large Blaze Breaks Out At Breams Building In Chancery Lane
Seeded on Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:40 PM EDT (Sky.com)
Dozens of firefighters have been tackling a large blaze which broke out in an historic part of central London. Around 130 people were evacuated after the fire struck a building used for asylum and immigration tribunals.
Financial crisis sparks unrest in Europe | Special Coverage
Seeded on Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:01 PM EDT (Reuters)
The global financial crisis has sparked protests in many parts of Europe this year. Over the weekend there were demonstrations in Portugal, Russia, Hungary and Bulgaria.
Andalusians battling migrants for jobs they abandoned
Seeded on Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:54 PM EDT (International Herald Tribune)
José María Gómez Jimenez thought his days of toiling in the Andalusian countryside were over. For much of the past eight years, Mr. Gómez, 29, earned about $1,900 a month plastering walls and working weekend shifts as a chef in this prosperous, strawberry-farming town.
A setback for wave power technology
Seeded on Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:45 PM EDT (International Herald Tribune)
Projects for wind and wave energy beset by technical snags and dwindling investment.
New dinosaur discovered in Portugal
Seeded on Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:10 AM EST (Telegraph)
Its partial skeleton includes the only known skull remains from any European stegosaur that had a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon.
Floating Wind Turbines Heading to Portugal
Seeded on Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:23 AM EST (greentechmedia.com)
Energias de Portugal and Principle Power have signed a memorandum of understanding to move forward on a project that will lead to the world's first commercial floating wind turbines.
We Don't Wanna Put In: Georgian song pokes fun at Putin
Seeded on Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:11 AM EST (BBC News)
Georgia has chosen an entry which takes a swipe at Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for May's Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow. The song, 'We Don't Wanna Put In' sounds remarkably similar to "We Don't Want Putin".
Czech president of EU says bloc undemocratic
Seeded on Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:00 AM EST (International Herald Tribune)
President Vaclav Klaus of the Czech Republic has long been one of the most strident critics of the European Union, making withering attacks at every opportunity. Now he has inherited the ideal pulpit to air his views: the EU presidency itself.
Germany, France May Face Bailout of Euro Nations
Seeded on Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:56 AM EST (Bloomberg.com)
Germany and France may be forced to contemplate the bailout of entire nations rather than just individual banks as European government budgets buckle under the weight of recession.
Doubts grow over Swiss skinhead 'knife attack' on pregnant Brazilian woman
Seeded on Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:40 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
Claims that racist gang carved initials of rightwing Swiss party into pregnant lawyer start to unravel
Brazilian miscarries after neo-Nazi attack
Seeded on Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:26 AM EST (JTA: Jewish Life)
A pregnant Brazilian woman miscarried her twins and was slashed over her entire body in a neo-Nazi attack in Switzerland.
'Right to die' coma woman Eluana Englaro dies
Seeded on Mon Feb 9, 2009 3:52 PM EST (The Times)
An comatose Italian woman whose "right to die" has triggered a constitutional crisis and provoked an intervention from the Pope has died, it was confirmed tonight.
How the economy makes us intolerant
Seeded on Sun Feb 8, 2009 1:22 PM EST (The Globe and Mail)
This will be remembered as the week it turned ugly.
Four hostels in Portugal make a list of the top 10
Seeded on Sun Feb 8, 2009 12:08 PM EST (www2.journalnow.com)
Hostels in Lisbon, Portugal, dominated an annual awards list for hostels, grabbing four of the top 10 spots.
Wind Power Forecasting For The US
Seeded on Fri Feb 6, 2009 9:24 PM EST (Science Daily)
An unexpected lack of wind in the US can cause blackouts. This is one problem that many regions in the United States of America may face on the short and medium term as a consequence of the country's growing dependence on renewable energies, particularly wind power.
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