Lisbon

Two debutants for Portugal squad in Brazil friendly

LISBON, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Portugal's coach Carlos Queiroz on Thursday named two debutants for the friendly with Brazil on Wednesday in Brasilia. Porto defender Rolando and Braga midfielder Cesar Peixoto received their first...

Sonae 9-month net profit falls 67 percent

LISBON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Portuguese conglomerate Sonae reported a 67 percent slump in January-September net profit to 53 million euros ($66.20 million), hit by rising financial costs as well as asset amortisation and...

Portugal October CPI down 0.2 percent from September

LISBON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Portugal's consumer price index dipped 0.2 percent in October from the previous month, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said on Friday. Year-on-year inflation last month was 2.3 percent, down...

Qatari youth want share in decision-making process: Panel

DOHA: Qatari youth are now demanding active participation in the country's decision making process. Khaled Al Mulla, Director of Youth Department, yesterday unveiled the details of the Doha Youth Declaration at Press conference...

Government receives another standing count

EU Commissioner Margot Wallström reminded her various audiences today that the Irish Government will be reporting to the EU commission/council of ministers next month about how it proposes to solve the Lisbon problem. As...

Art world gathers for ARTE Lisbon Fair

The eighth ARTE Lisbon Fair, considered to be the most important modern art fair in Portugal, is to take place from Wednesday, November 19, to Monday, November 24, at Lisbons International Fair (FIL), at Parque das Nacoes. A...

News: Conservatives bash the EU Lisbon Treaty - Politicians praise Irish ?No' vote in bizarre...

As the Czech Republicandrsquo;s upcoming EU presidency pushes the country to shed its reputation as the Euroskeptical black sheep of Europe, certain government factions are celebrating the downfall of a document designed to...

Larry Ryan: Caught in the net

On Monday, the Portuguese trio Buraka Som Sistema released their debut album, Black Diamond, to much praise (http://tinyurl.com/4h665d). Their music is a strange and abrasive-sounding fusion based in "kuduro", an Angolan music...

Misia - fado at the heart of Sofia

The Portuguese fado singer Misia will present her newest project Lisboarium, dedicated to Lisbon and its poets, on November 28 at "Bulgaria" Hall. Misia is acclaimed as one of the world's best and most expressive fado singers....

Government of Portugal Joins the Natsource Carbon Asset Pool (PR Newswire)

Thursday November 13, 1:24 pm ET Total commitments in European greenhouse gas fund increase to euro 130 million (approximately $170 million) NEW YORK, LONDON and LISBON, Portugal, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Natsource LLC -- a...