Portuguese Parliament says no to gay marriage

" © AP 2008-10-11 06:19:02 - LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Portugal's Parliament voted by a large majority against proposals to allow same-sex marriages in the mostly Roman Catholic country.The governing Socialist...

EU moves to cut quotas to protect deep sea fish

Europe's fisheries chief called for cuts to deep-sea fishing on Wednesday to protect exotic deepwater species, such as deep-sea sharks and orange roughy, with an emphasis that trawling be banned for them from...

Venezuela buys 1 million laptops

Venezuela has just signed a deal with Portugal to order one million laptop computers for its school children. According to BBC, many people believe the decision to buy Classmate computers from Portugal is "blow" to...

Clean world, wave energy from coast to coast, first european electricity ...

The renewable energy sector has received a boost with the inauguration of the world's first commercial wave power project off the Portuguese coast. 30 - 100 MW extension Wave park in planning. Explainer: Waves...

Iran, Portugal revive historic fort ar Hormuz

" Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:15:47 GMT Iranian and Portuguese experts mull over restoration of fortress built by Portuguese navigators on south Iranian Persian Gulf island of Hormoz.  Portugal's Ambassador to...

Chavez begins 5-nation tour in Cuba

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez starts a 7 day 5 nation tour by calling on Cuba first. " © AP 2008-09-21 21:20:02 - CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is starting a five-nation tour...

Venezuela increase foreign participation in gas project

In a move to confirm the readiness of foreign companies to invest in Venezuela, representatives of Chevron, Gazprom and Eni signed into gas pojects. Oil executives from Qatar, Algeria, Portugal and Japan were also...

Chavez confirms trip to Russia, China and Portugal next week

" CARACAS (AFP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday he plans to travel to Moscow next week as he hailed a military exercise with Russian strategic bombers as a ""marvelous"" success.  ""I am...

Global Vote Selects Seven Wonders Of The World

Some really excellent photographs have been provided by NowPublic readers.  "A non-profit foundation has named the Seven New Wonders of the World at a ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal. The Great Wall of China,...

Chavez to visit Chile, China, Russia, and Portugal

Caracas, Venezuela, 13 September 2008. Venezuelan President announce today that after attending an UNASUR summit in Chile on Monday to discuss the current Bolivian crisis, he would continue to travel...

Venezuela and Portugal signed 9 cooperation agreements

Caracas, Venezuela, 13 September 2008. This morning, nine cooperation agreements were penned at the governmental palace Miraflores. The agreements on agriculture, energy, health, industrial cooperation,...

"GERRY BURIED MADDIE'S BODY ON THE BEACH" -Daily Telegraph Spikes Story

The DAILY TELEGRAPH has run a full feature story - quoted below! - including interview details of Portuguese ex-police chief Amaral with Kate McCann, mother of the missing girl, today at 6:00pm and the entire page...

Preview - Sept 7 - Brazil National Day

Brazil Comprehensive Slideshow added. In 1808, the Portuguese court, fleeing from Napoleon's invasion of Portugal during the Peninsular War in a large fleet escorted by the British, moved the government to Brazil...

Ex-FBI agent faces trial for 1982 slaying

"MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- John J. Connolly was hundreds of miles away in 1982 when gambling executive John Callahan's bullet-riddled body was discovered in the trunk of his Cadillac at Miami's airport. ...

Angola prepares for vote Friday

" 2008-09-04 09:31:01 - LUANDA, Angola (AP) - The paradox of Angola is evident in its crowded capital, where the luxury cars of petro-millionaires lurch along dilapidated roads past piles of garbage and pools of...

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