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Movement 'Citizens in Defence of Rights and Freedoms'

For Immediate ReleaseThe movement ‘Citizens in Defence of Rights and Freedoms – Project Justice Gonçalo Amaral’ formally announces the creation of a defence fund by means of a solidarity account to support citizen Gonçalo Amaral, who has been deprived of his civil...

Polluted whale and dolphin products on sale in Japan.

‘THE COVE’ DOCUMENTARY OF JAPAN’S COASTAL DOLPHIN AND WHALE HUNTS AIRS IN JAPAN The Environmental Investigation Agency today released a detailed report in Japanese documenting polluted whale and dolphin...

Not Whales, To Blame For Shortage Of Fish

Fisheries, Not Whales, To Blame For Shortage Of FishHarpoon on the bow of a whale hunting ship. The Humane Society International, WWF and the Lenfest Ocean Program have presented three new reports debunking the...

Winemaking Fumes Kill Three In Portugal

Three amateur winemakers died in Portugal after inhaling toxic carbon dioxide released in the fermenting process.The three winemakers were found dead inside a 1.5 meter (5ft) deep wine tank in Coimbra, Portugal. Officials think the couple who lived in the house inhaled the...

76 arrested after drug probe in Toronto

Toronto police arrested 76 people with drug deal charges, and seized various drugs and $20, 000 in cash. The 76 arrested face a total of 200 charges now, and had average of 24 prior convictions. "Toronto police...

Portugal Day - 10th June

10th June is marked as Portugal Day. It is officially known as Dia de Camões, de Portugal e das Comunidades Portuguesas ("Day of Camões, Portugal, and the Portuguese Communities"), marks the death of Luís de...

China has computer spy network

Raseachers from Canada claim that they have information proving that they have found a network that has control over 1000 computers worldwide. The Information Warfare Monitor project, based in Toronto, said the group...

Os 10 melhores aplicativos para Twitter

O serviço de  micro-mensagem do Twitter está num crescimento alucinante, todos os dias saem novos aplicativos, com novas funcionalidades. A questão é só uma: Em milhares de aplicativos que usam a API do Twitter, qual ou quais, devo utilizar?

Australia Pledges $10 Million in Aid to Zimbabwe

Every now and then I'll hear something in the news that makes me proud that I am from Australia.  Today Australia is pledging aid and money to those less fortunate in Zimbabwe. Australia has an embassy in...

Portugal: Extraterrestrials and garbage

The following apparent alien sighting took place in Covilha, Cova da Beira, Portugal at about 3:00 am on 26 March 2007. A municipal waste department worker was out on his rounds collecting garbage in an industrial area and was approaching a container when he noticed a...

Vespa takes step back in time, with wooden rebuild

A Portuguese craftsman has created a homage to one of the world's favourite scooters, made entirely from laminated hardwood - well, with the exception of the metal engine parts. Carlos Alberto, a...

Ronaldo in Ferrari car crash

Manchester United superstar soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo had a very lucky escape after he crashed his £200,000 Ferrari into a concrete tunnel wall. Other drivers were amazed to see the Ferrari crash and...

World's Oldest Person, Maria de Jesus, Dies at 115

The oldest woman in the world, Maria de Jesus, has died at 115 in northwest Portugal. "A woman who lived to see five of her great-great grandchildren born and was believed to have been the world's oldest person living has died in northwest Portugal at the age of 115,...

Stay healthy with steak and wine

Good news for the health conscious who love steak! Heterocyclic amines (HAs or HCAs) are cancer-causing chemicals that are produced when many foods including most meats are grilled or fried at high...

Indigenous Brazilians 'win land case'

A hearing at the Brazilian Supreme Court has prompted some to hail victory for indigenous people in Brazil. "Eight of the court's 11 judges voted to keep a reservation in the Amazonian state of...

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