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Football lovers feel that football is getting a step motherly treatment from the state cabinet in spite of the presence of Joaquim Alemao, the President of ‘GFA and his brother Chruchill Alemao patron of Chruchill Bros in the state cabinet.
Published Dec 2, 2008 by ■ armstrong vaz in Sports
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A rare event in the night's sky will not be seen again until 2052 for North Americans as Venus and Jupiter join in alignment with a thumbnail moon. For Europeans, the event will be an awe inspiring eclipse of Venus, with its reemergence sparkling!
Published Dec 1, 2008 by ■ Nikki Weingartner in Environment
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Portuguese first conquered Goa in 1510. Five cathloic priests of European descent were bestowed the honour of being Martyrs of Cuncolim, but not the five laymen who were killed along with them while induling in forceful conversion - was it racial.
Published Nov 30, 2008 by ■ armstrong vaz in Religion
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A closer examination of the Russia-Georgia conflict of last summer, reveals a more complex picture of the conflict. It reveals that it was largely an energy war over who has access to the vast oil and natural gas reserves in the Caspian region.
Published Nov 9, 2008 by ■ Sadiq Green in World
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Meeting at the weekend in Paris, the heads of states of the eurozone have agreed a response to the banking crises. The eurozone comprises the 15 countries that use the euro. This meeting was the first such, since the euro was launched in 1999.
Published Oct 14, 2008 by ■ Tim Neale in Business
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Instead of the current energy sources, a tiny rectangular solar paneled area in Sahara desert capturing 0.3 per cent of falling sunlight could power the entire needs of Europe.
Published Jul 26, 2008 by ■ Chris V. Thangham in Environment
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Apple has announced its next-generation iPhone, the iPhone 3G, has been an enormous success, with one million phones sold in the first three days on the market. The company has also sold more than 10 million applications via its App Store.
Published Jul 14, 2008 by ■ Chris Hogg in Technology
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A British mobile broadband user received a monstrous bill of £31,000 ($61,476) after he downloaded music and a single TV episode during his trip to Portugal.
Published Jul 7, 2008 by ■ Chris V. Thangham in Internet
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In its annual “E-Communications Household Survey”, the European Commission highlights trends in telecommunications within the European Union (EU). The report provides an snapshot of a continent in transition, but contains few surprises.
Published Jul 2, 2008 by ■ Tim Neale in Technology
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According to local media, the Portuguese police have issued a statement today saying that they are officially closing the case of the missing toddler Madeleine McCann.
Published Jul 1, 2008 by ■ Michelle Duffy in World
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