Brit cops list 20 Maddie suspects
Source: The Sun UK
Lisbon :: Portugal | updated 2013-05-18 03:31:39 -0700 | political-news
Scotland Yard yesterday revealed investigators drew up the list said to include Brits after reviewing thousands of files gathered by the original Portuguese police probe. Madeleine's parents Gerry and Kate said they were greatly encouraged. Madeleine vanished from the family's...
Central Middle School dropping Spanish from core curriculum
Source: Chicago Tribune
Lisbon :: Portugal | updated 2013-05-17 12:06:47 -0700 | political-news
For the past two years, seventh- and eighth-grade students at Central have been required to take Spanish. Under a new curriculum, discussed at the District 146 board meeting on May 14, up to 60 students in each grade who are...
Portugal expands adoption rights for gay couples
Source: Fox News
Lisbon :: Portugal | updated 2013-05-17 07:29:37 -0700 | political-news
Portugal Portugal's Parliament has passed a law allowing same-sex married couples to adopt their partners' children, but lawmakers rejected legislation granting gay couples the same adoption rights as heterosexuals. The 230-seat Parliament passed by five votes Friday the center-left...
Scotland Yard hands list of 'people of interest' to Portuguese police in hunt for missing Madeleine ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Lisbon :: Portugal | updated 2013-05-17 16:01:49 -0700 | political-news
17 May 2013 Detectives working to find missing Madeleine McCann have given their counterparts in Portugal a new list of potential suspects and have urged them to investigate them Detectives working to trace missing Madeleine McCann have given a list...
Politics, punditry, and the foreign gaze: the crisis in Portugal and the media
Source: Open Democracy
Lisbon :: Portugal | updated 2013-05-17 01:59:06 -0700 | political-news
Porous boundaries between politicians and pundits, rigid austerity and a zealous attempt to please foreign observers can only have a destructive effect on Portuguese society...This is a significantly expanded, updated version of a post originally published by Rui Lopes in...
Pope Francis to ‘Launch' New Mobile App Entitled MISSIO
Source: Canadian Free Press
Lisbon :: Portugal | updated 2013-05-16 15:45:00 -0700 | political-news
This App is a way for the Church and our Holy Father to reach the growing number of the world's people who have access to handheld mobile devicesa way to connect as the one Body of Christ, said Father Andrew...
Pope says no to part-time Christians
Source: Ansa
Lisbon :: Portugal | updated 2013-05-16 08:10:40 -0700 | political-news
Pope Francis told the faithful via Twitter on Thursday that being a Christian was a big commitment that requires constant dedication. "We cannot be part-time Christians!" the pontiff posted on the @Pontifex account. "We should seek to live our faith...
French organic farms feel the pinch
Source: BBC
Lisbon :: Portugal | updated 2013-05-15 10:13:55 -0700 | political-news
Organic farms feel the pinch French consumers are spending less on luxuries like strawberries and prunes A year after French President Francois Hollande was elected, promising growth and jobs, the economy has slipped back into recession.
Bronze statue is B.C. native sculptor's tribute to his great-great-grandfather
Source: Vancouver Sun
Lisbon :: Portugal | updated 2013-05-13 21:07:46 -0700 | political-news
When acclaimed native artist Luke Marston works on his latest and largest project to date, he likes to think about his ancestors and the colourful lives they led at the turn of the century in British Columbia. Marston is the...
Caribbean airline starts flights from OIA to Curacao
Source: Orlando Sentinel Online
Oiã :: Portugal | updated 2013-05-13 10:26:13 -0700 | political-news
EDT , May 13, 2013 Caribbean air carrier DAE has launched service from Orlando to the island of Curacao. The airline started service April 15, flying three days a week from Orlando International Airport to its hub at Curacao Airport. ...
Spain will emerge stronger from economic crisis: Rajoy
Source: NewKerala
Lisbon :: Portugal | updated 2013-05-13 11:46:05 -0700 | political-news
The crisis has had a "tremendous social impact", Rajoy said in comments e-mailed to Portugal's Lusa news agency. It is "logical and symptomatic of the good health of democracies" that there be a "social response to many of the political...
Newcastle coal port workers to strike
Source: The Courier-Mail
Rio Tinto :: Portugal | updated 2013-05-12 03:48:22 -0700 | political-news
Newcastle have delayed a proposed strike to protest against company proposals they say will undermine health and safety. Rio Tinto, originally planned to take protected action on Sunday night, refusing to work overtime or outside of an employee's work classification....
Greatest risk of human cruelty
Source: Japan Times
Pombal :: Portugal | updated 2013-05-11 09:21:40 -0700 | political-news
Dipak Basu, in his May 2 letter, Signs of Christian' Influence, offers nothing to dispute the argument that the area of the world where human rights are most entrenched mirrors the historic orbit of Judeo-Christian influence. Not surprising: Freedom House's...
Gul in Portugal
Source: Turkish Press
Lisbon :: Portugal | updated 2013-05-07 10:13:45 -0700 | political-news
In Lisbon, the First Couple was welcomed by Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva and First Lady Maria Cavaco Silva with an official ceremony at the Belem Palace. Prior to the official welcoming ceremony, Gul laid a wreath at the tomb...
Gul arrives in Lisbon for official talks
Source: Turkish Press
Lisbon :: Portugal | updated 2013-05-06 07:18:28 -0700 | political-news
During the press conference, Gul said he would review the bilateral relations between the two countries in all areas as well as Turkey's negotiation process with the EU, the recent developments in the Mediterranean and other international matters. Reiterating the...
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