Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Brazil 0-2 Portugal



Luiz Felipe Scolari's Portugal struck twice late on to end Dunga's unbeaten start as Brazil coach in front of nearly 60,000 at the Emirates Stadium.

More: BBC

- Cartoon by Rodrigo for Expresso (Lisbon)

Monday, February 05, 2007

Bird flu leads Britain to gas turkeys


On the cage: Portuguese workers
On the gas bottle: Unemployment

Britain gassed tens of thousands of turkeys and extended restrictions on the movement of poultry to try to prevent the spread of deadly bird flu from a farm in eastern England.

More: International Herald Tribune

- Cartoon by Rodrigo for Expresso (Lisbon)

All Italian football is suspended after fans' bomb kills policeman


A sunday without football in Italy
The fans: "The ball!... The ball!..."
Prodi: "Confiscated!"

Italy's Prime Minister, Romano Prodi, promised drastic action against football violence yesterday after riots at a derby game in Sicily resulted in the death of one policeman and injuries to dozens of police and fans.

More: The Independent

- Cartoon by Kroll for Le Soir (Brussels)

Thursday, February 01, 2007

EU could impose smoking ban across continent


One the papers: Fine

A Europe-wide ban on smoking in public places may be on the cards as a European commission initiative sizes up the experiences of countries with stringent no-smoking policies.

More: The Guardian

- Cartoon by Rodrigo for Expresso (Lisbon)