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Argentina’s vice president charged with bribery

falklandsArgentina may have to step back from its persistent claims over the Falklands (pictured) to consider what to do now that its vice president has been charged with corruption.

Amado Boudou, 51, has been charged with bribery, the first vice president of Argentina to face criminal charges.

easyJet's new German route lands some distance from Berlin

easyjetA new route connecting Faro to Berlin-Schöenefeld Airport started last week, June 25th.

easyJet is running the twice-weekly service on Wednesdays and Saturdays, departing from Berlin at 3.40pm and leaving Faro at 7pm on each day.

Eight Troika specialists - one explosive book

soiferbookHas austerity increased competitiveness or improved the structure of the state? What do the experts say?

There were abstentions, spoiled ballot papers and no shows from over half the voters in the EU at the European elections,  almost 73% in Portugal.

President calls a meeting of his Council of State

cavaco4Portugal’s president has called a meeting of his Council of State for July 3rd to discuss the "economic, social and political situation, due to the completion of the adjustment programme, and the Partnership Agreement 2014-2020 for Structural Funds for the country."

The convening of the Council of State may have more to do with repeated calls for Silva's resignation, but already he has said that he will not resign.

Algarve slave owners - victims ate scraps and slept in the latrines

tomatoThe Oporto Judicial Police have arrested seven suspected gang members operating in the Alentejo, Guarda and the Algarve. The men are accused of trafficking in, and the exploitation of, human beings.

The accused belonged to three separate but linked gangs and are accused of holding six people as slaves who were forced to work in agriculture and construction. The victims were illiterate, disabled and have no family who might have noticed their absence.

Voters chose antibiotic resistance

fluThe topic for the Longitude Prize is the battle against the rise of antibiotic resistance.

The project that can best overcome this problem will be awarded £10 million funding.

Europeans prefer holidays close to home

beachalmogravePeople who live in EU countries made 1.2 billion trips of at least one night during 2012.

Nearly half of the trips (48%) were for pleasure, 35% to visit family and friends, 13% were for business and 4% for other reasons.

Dover-Calais MyFerryLink ordered to close

doverMyFerryLink, which sails Dover-Calais, has been told that operations “must cease”.

Eurotunnel has been banned from operating the ferry service it initiated in August 2012.