Portugal NewsNews on Portugal continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Europe News at 1100GMT- August 14, 2008 SOUTH OSSETIA TBILISI, Georgia _ Heavy shelling overnight in the Georgian breakaway province of South Ossetia wounds at least 20 people, officials say.http://www.topix.net/world/portugal/2008/08/europe-news-at-1100gmt?fromrss=1 CSHL neuroscientists glimpse how the brain decides what to believe- August 12, 2008 It has probably happened to everyone at one time or another. You're driving to a restaurant for the very first time.http://www.topix.net/world/portugal/2008/08/cshl-neuroscientists-glimpse-how-the-brain-dec... FESTIVALCRUISE: Allgarve Jazz: Music from a Corner of the World- August 11, 2008 Upon hearing of my impending trip to Portugal, someone grinned knowingly and muttered, "Ah, the California of Europe." What seemed an odd, glib statement has a new meaning, having been there, eaten and drunk ...http://www.topix.net/world/portugal/2008/08/festival-cruise-allgarve-jazz-music-from-a-cor... The new peaks to climb when a father dies- August 9, 2008 Amid the soul-searching and grief, son Peter Hillary reflects upon Sir Edmund Hillary's legacy of adventure and compassion.http://www.topix.net/world/portugal/2008/08/the-new-peaks-to-climb-when-a-father-dies?from... Pictured: Bank-heist hostage held at gunpoint moments before robber is shot dead by police- August 9, 2008 These are the last dramatic moments before police opened fire and killed a bank robber who had been holding hostages for eight hours.http://www.topix.net/world/portugal/2008/08/pictured-bank-heist-hostage-held-at-gunpoint-m... One too many: Drunk flight attendant causes six hour flight delay- August 8, 2008 I've heard of drunk passengers causing problems on flights -- an acquaintance of mine recently wasn't even allowed to board a plane because he had a little too much fun at the airport bar -- but I've never ...http://www.topix.net/world/portugal/2008/08/one-too-many-drunk-flight-attendant-causes-six... Lundin Mining posts US$108 million loss in second quarter after asset writedowns- August 7, 2008 Lundin Mining Corp. , a Vancouver-based lead, zinc and copper miner with operations in Europe and Africa, produced a US$108.4-million second-quarter net loss as the company took a huge impairment charge on its ...http://www.topix.net/world/portugal/2008/08/lundin-mining-posts-us-108-million-loss-in-sec... Drunk air hostess delays holiday flight for six hours- August 7, 2008 PASSENGERS had to wait six hours for their flight to leave yesterday - after an air hostess turned up drunk and was arrested.http://www.topix.net/world/portugal/2008/08/drunk-air-hostess-delays-holiday-flight-for-si... Files detail sighting of Maddy lookalike- August 6, 2008 A little girl seen in a shop in Amsterdam just days after the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann called herself Maddy and said "they took me from my holiday", according to documents released by ...http://www.topix.net/world/portugal/2008/08/files-detail-sighting-of-maddy-lookalike?fromr... Spotting tomorrow's forest fires- August 5, 2008 A wimax-based connection to the internet enables fire-monitoring efforts in remote and mountainous regions.http://www.topix.net/world/portugal/2008/08/spotting-tomorrows-forest-fires?fromrss=1 |