Portugal has put the brakes on the extradition to Italy of a former CIA agent over her role in the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian imam who claimed he was subsequently tortured, writes thelocal.it
"The extradition process seems to have stopped for now," Sabrina de Sousa, 60, who holds both US and Portuguese nationality, told AFP via email on Monday.
The president of the European Commission has revealed that he keeps “a little black book” to list the people who have crossed him.
Jean-Claude Juncker told the Belgian newspaper Le Soir: “I have a little black book called Le Petit Maurice where, for the last 30 years, I have noted when someone has betrayed me”.
Diesel cars have been found to emit much higher levels of pollution than their manufacturers claim.
The environment ministry of France conducted a 10-month investigation as a result of the VW “Dieselgate” scandal in which the car giant installed software designed to defraud emission tests.
Those watching BBC programmes exclusively on their iPlayer will need to buy a license from September 1st as the government wants to "modernise the system" to stop iPlayer users getting a “free ride.”
Though the vast majority of households own a TV licence, those without one who only watch catch-up content and not live broadcasts until now have been exempt from paying the £145.50 annual charge.
A dead whale found by a diver in the waters off Praia do Tonel, Sagres has been collected by a marine tourist boat, brough to harbour and brought ashore by dockside cranes (see picture below).
The local Maritime Police Commander for Lagos and the Sagres Lifeguard Station commander coordinated an operation to recover the adult whale which then was taken away for disposal on land, having checked this out with the Institute for Nature Conservation.
Portugal’s public debt has risen to €240 billion in June, an eye-watering sum for a country of just 10.5 million people.
The Bank of Portugal’s statistical bulletin issued today reported that, "at the end of the first half of 2016, the public debt stood at €240 billion, up €2.4 billion compared to May."
Portugal’s government has worked out a way of taxing sunshine. Those property owners who get more than their fair share will be paying higher rates bills than their shaded neighbours.
The ‘amount of sunshine and the view from the property’ now have vastly increased weight when the tax department works out how much it thinks you can afford to pay in property rates (IMI).
An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale was registered 110 kilometres south of Faro on Monday morning, August 1st, but nothing seems to have been felt on the mainland.
The event occurred at 04:48 and followed Sunday’s 3.5 earthquake off the west coast that saw people running into the street in the Peniche area due to the loud booming noise created.
