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It's not a crisis, it's the system
Seeded on Tue Aug 2, 2011 5:04 AM EDT (Morning Star)
"No es una crisis, es el sistema! - "It's not a crisis, it's the system" was the key message the indignados sent to their politicians as they returned in their tens of thousands to the centre of Madrid last weekend.
Playboy Kills Off Portuguese Edition Over Sexy Jesus Photo Shoot
Seeded on Thu Jul 8, 2010 8:44 AM EDT (Gawker)
As a tribute to Nobel Prize-winning author Jose Saramago, Playboy Portugal reimagined Saramago's novel The Gospel According to Jesus Christ as a soft-core porno. Now Playboy Enterprises is renouncing its blasphemous Portuguese branch—and shuttering Playboy Portugal.
Jesus Appears in Portuguese Playboy
Seeded on Thu Jul 8, 2010 8:42 AM EDT (Gawker)
To mark Nobel-winning writer Jose Saramago's death, Portuguese Playboy took inspiration from Saramago novel The Gospel According to Jesus Christ—a fictional reimagining of Christ's life as a flawed human—with explicit images showing Jesus glowing in the corner during a lesbia …
Europe's fiscal Fascism brings British withdrawal ever closer
Seeded on Fri May 14, 2010 7:29 AM EDT (Telegraph)
Just when you thought the EU could not go any further down the road towards authoritarian excess, it gets worse.
Greek protestors unfurl banners on Acropolis
Seeded on Tue May 4, 2010 4:42 AM EDT (Telegraph)
About 100 protesters from the Greek Communist Party cut through locks on the gates of the major tourist attraction shortly after dawn and unfurled the banners in Greek and English reading: "Peoples of Europe - Rise Up."
Learning multiple languages beneficial
Seeded on Fri Apr 23, 2010 1:30 PM EDT (statenews.com)
As I doodled on my notebook in class and wished I could go out and enjoy the spring weather, I distractedly listened to my professor, and I still could understand her lecture. mugshot This simple fact amazed me.
Portuguese speaking community co-operation at good level - CPLP official
Seeded on Fri Apr 23, 2010 1:17 PM EDT (portalangop.co.ao)
Multilateral co-operation among the member states of the Portuguese Speaking Community Countries (CPLP) is at a good level and should have a new dynamic in the coming times, announced the organisation's executive secretary, Domingos Simões Pereira.
Corruption Investigation: Germany's Ferrostaal Suspected of Organizing Bribes for Other Firms
Seeded on Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:00 PM EDT (SPIEGEL ONLINE)
German engineering group Ferrostaal is under suspicion of paying bribes to secure contracts and of organizing bribery payments on behalf of other firms for a fee.
Greece accuses Germany of wrecking its economy during Nazi occupation as debt-ridden nation is hit by more strikes
Seeded on Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:10 AM EST (the Mail online)
Greece has launched an extraordinary attack on Germany over its debt crisis, accusing the nation of failing to offer compensation for the economic impact of the Nazi occupation.
Blanco denounces plot against Spain and the euro
Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 2:34 PM EST (FT.com)
While the economic vice, Elena Salgado, has traveled to London today to appease the spirits of investors, Development Minister, Jose Blanco, accused the "financial speculators" of orchestrating a plot against the euro and the Spanish market.
Portuguese minister hits at RATS (rating agencies)
Seeded on Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:28 PM EST (FT.com)
Portugal's finance minister on Thursday condemned international credit rating agencies for damaging his country's economy by making mistaken risk assessments.
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 (Silicon Alley Insider)
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.
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