Friday, March 22, 2013

Ana Moura - in tune with the times

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Amid all the depressing economic news emanating day after day in Portugal, even melancholic fado music can provide welcome light relief, es...
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Friday, March 15, 2013

Criminals, wanted and unwanted

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The law often works excruciatingly slowly and in dark, convoluted ways. Overshadowed internationally by the latest episode in the 12-yea...
Thursday, March 7, 2013

‘People power’ and Portugal’s economy

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The March 2 anti-austerity demonstrations thrust Portugal into the limelight far beyond Europe in newspapers as diverse as USA Today an...
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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Discontent on both sides of the Med

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Stability in Europe depends on stability along the southern rim of the Mediterranean Sea . This was one of the key points in a message f...
Friday, February 22, 2013

The never-ending flow of fake money

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Huge quantities of counterfeit cash hit the headlines this week. It made a change from the relentless, dismal news about the shortage of t...
Thursday, February 14, 2013

Pope makes way for a younger pontiff

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The initial shockwaves that followed Pope Benedict’s resignation announcement this week were followed surprisingly quickly by expressions ...
Friday, February 8, 2013

Asteroid on track for close encounter

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Having survived the widely predicted end of the world a couple of months ago, another fantastically fearsome event is right on schedule - ...
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