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- Angolan opposition hails court win, plans rallies
LISBON (Reuters) - Angolan opposition party UNITA expects tens of thousands to join nationwide rallies on Saturday to call for a fair election and celebrate a court win against the government over the head of the election commission, a party spokesman said on Friday. Angola's Supreme Court on Thursday annulled the appointment of the country's electoral commission chief, a nomination which the opposition had criticised but which the ruling MPLA party defended as impartial. UNITA said the January appointment of Susana Ingles undermined electoral independence as she was close to the MPLA. ...
- Angola court annuls appointment of election head
LISBON (Reuters) - Angola's Supreme Court has annulled the appointment of the country's electoral commission chief, a nomination which the opposition had criticised but which the ruling MPLA party defended as impartial, state news agency Angop reported on Thursday. Angola, Africa's second-largest oil producer after Nigeria, is set to hold an election to choose a president and lawmakers in late August or early September. ...
- Portugal's lenders to visit as Greek turmoil rocks EU
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's international lenders will begin a visit to assess progress on the country's 78 billion euro bailout program next Tuesday, the government said, as fears of new contagion and a Greek exit from the euro zone grip Europe. The Diario Economico business newspaper said on Thursday, without citing sources, that the mission was also likely to prepare a contingency plan for Portugal in case Greece leaves the euro zone. But a European Commission source dismissed the report. "There is no intention to discuss any type of contingency plans for Portugal. ...
- Deposed Bissau ex-PM hopes to return and rule
 LISBON (Reuters) - Guinea Bissau's former prime minister and presidential frontrunner Carlos Gomes Junior said on Wednesday he hoped to return to run the African country once democracy was restored after an April 12 military coup. Speaking in Lisbon, where he had travelled to consult representatives of the Community of Portuguese-speaking countries (CPLP), Gomes Junior said he had the legal authority to make such a return realistic. ...
- Greece, euro exit and the drummer in the band
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A year ago, it was nearly impossible to get a diplomat in Brussels to talk about the possibility of Greece leaving the euro zone. Now, it's the opening to most conversations. But while it may have become commonplace to discuss a Greek exit (or Grexit as many economists call it), the practicalities and implications of it are far more complicated and daunting than many outside observers acknowledge. It's not even clear Greece can leave the common currency. The EU's Lisbon Treaty doesn't make any such provision - it only considers a country leaving the European Union. ...
- Analysis: Portugal rent reform aims to save builders from collapse
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal is close to imposing a "do or die" rental reform after a quarter of a century of argument, aiming to give the construction and property industries a last chance to avoid collapse. From the rundown, centuries-old edifices in downtown Lisbon or Porto, with clothes drying outside often masking cracks in the walls, to swanky new condos whose windows are mostly adorned with "for sale" signs, the property market badly needs change. ...
- Big-wave surfer enters record books by riding 78-foot "monster"
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara has been recognized by Guinness World Records for surfing the largest wave ever ridden, a towering 78-foot (24 -meter) wall of water he says he caught at Nazare, Portugal, in November while "totally in the moment." McNamara's record-setting feat was verified by Guinness after an independent panel of big wave and photography experts painstakingly measured still and video images of the colossal wave, a spokeswoman for the agency said. "I was totally in the moment. PCP. ...
- Afterlife comes at a discount for diehard Benfica fans
LISBON (Reuters) - Diehard fans of Portugal's Premier League soccer club Benfica can now rest in peace knowing they can be buried at a discount thanks to a deal signed between the club and the country's largest undertakers agency. In addition to a 12.5 percent rebate, the ultimate advantages for card-carrying Benfica fans also include having the club's anthem performed during the funeral ceremony, having the club's official logo chiselled on coffins or urns, as well as having the Benfica flag laid over the receptacle. ...
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