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07/04/2011 - Portugal

After Portuguese bailout, Spain denies its next in line

Polls show that Portuguese people are evenly split over Prime Minister José Socrates’ decision, announced on Wednesday, to seek help from the European Union and the International ...

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24/03/2011 - Portugal - European Union

EU summit in disarray after Portugal PM resigns

EU leaders gathered on Thursday for a meeting in Brussels to discuss the Eurozone debt crisis, one day after Portugal's PM Jose Socrates resigned.

11/03/2011 - Eurozone

Eurozone meet welcomes cuts in Portugal, Ireland, Spain

Leaders of the 17 eurozone countries were expected to pat crisis-hit Portugal, Greece and Ireland on the back for the austerity programmes they have put into action at a meeting in Brussels on Friday.

Rootsy riches from Senegal's Senaya and Portugal's Frei Fado d'El Rei
11/03/2011 - World Tracks

Rootsy riches from Senegal's Senaya and Portugal's Frei Fado d'El Rei

Senaya is a young singer from Senegal, Guadeloupe, Canada and plenty more. She has been performing in Montreal since 1996.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy
10/03/2011 - Libya

France recognises Libyan opposition council

France has become the first country to recognise Libya’s opposition as the representatives of the people.

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Libyan leader Moammar Kadhafi
10/03/2011 - Africa

Libyan envoys meet world leaders

Leaders from France, Greece, Portugal and Egypt are expected to meet with envoys of Libyan leader Moamar Kadhafi on Thursday, ahead of the emergency European Union summit scheduled in Brussels on ...

Actitud Maria Marta and Conversa Ribeira - two trios worlds apart
04/03/2011 - World Tracks

Actitud Maria Marta and Conversa Ribeira - two trios worlds apart

In Mexico and Portugal we meet two artists who perform as part of trios that are worlds apart.

Radaid and Novalima, remixing Latin American traditions
11/02/2011 - World Tracks

Radaid and Novalima, remixing Latin American traditions

World Tracks this week goes to Portugal and central Paris to talk to artists from Mexico and Peru about their innovative mixture of electronic and folk music.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter (L) hands over a copy of the World Cup to Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov.
02/12/2010 - Fifa - Russia

Russia wins bid to host 2018 World Cup

Russia has won the bid to hold the 2018 World Cup, the Fifa executive committee has voted in Zurich.

02/12/2010 - Fifa

Fifa to select World Cup sites for 2018 and 2022

The wait is on as the world's governing football body, Fifa, votes Thursday to decide who will host World Cup tournaments in 2018 and 2022.

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