Slave network was dismantled

Slave network was dismantled in a result d the cooperation between the police of Spain and Portugal.

This network toke workers from Porto area that lived with severe financial and dependency problems to Spain with the promises of salaries of 700 euros. Once there they were kept in very bad accommodations and never given access to their salaries that were retained allegedly to pay bills like food and sleep accommodation.

The suspicions started when the workers family members start to complain about their disappear and suspected of the slave work.

Porno website for the blind

A new adult website was lunch with adult content specific developed and chosen for blind people.

It contains detailed descriptions and sounds that lead the audio viewers to the scene.

The reviews have being positive and it is already being think to add new content by choosing female actors with expressive voices.

Earth Day

In an attempt to lunch some countries conscience, today is celebrated the Earth Day. A date created in 1970 by an American senator.

Maybe today we all should take some time of our busy lives to think I can we do our part and amazing as it seams, sometimes is just enough not to use an elevator to clime to floors or to use the car to cross a street.

Volcano starts to erupt

In a effort to minimize the damage of the volcano Nevado del Huila explosion may cause, the Colombian government is taking of the surrounded area 15 thousand people.

Fisco is going to collect debts

Fisco intends to collect debts to the persons that continue to not deliver the mandatory taxes declarations, IVA, IRS and IRS.

The measurements go to the employment of more investigators, improving the computer systems and rethink new investigation ways.

During the current year it is expected the debt to be lower 10 %, by going to the goods, bank accounts and salaries of those persons.

The largest world aquarium

In an amazing work of engineering is AquaDom, a 25 meter tall cylindrical acrylic glass aquarium with built-in transparent elevator.

It is filled with about 900,000 liters of seawater and contains some 2600 fish of 56 different species.

This amazing work opened in December 2003 can be visited in Berlin, Germany.

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Struggle for Inca treasure

There is a struggle between the University of Yale and National Cultural Institute of Peru, over 36 thousand original pieces from the city of Machu Picchu.

Pieces were removed in 1911

The pieces were removed by Bingham, a Yale professor, who reached the mountain in 1911 where Machu Picchu was and took the pieces with him.

Recent investigations showed that Machu Picchu was discover by the Peruvian Agustín Lizárraga, on a trip that he made in 1902, nine years before Bingham.

Astronauts being recruit

The European Space Agency will recruit 4 astronauts that will participate in future space missions to the International Space Station (ISS).

Any person can apply if it has a medical certificate, scientific or medic or pilot studies, and two years of professional experience.

The candidates can then send applications to www.esa.int/astronautselection where they will be submitted to several tests.

Tornado in Portugal

In an unseen phenomena on Portugal, a tornado hit the Santarém area, on Amiais de Baixo. With wins that could have reached 180 to 200 km/hour in a 15 km area.

A team of members of the Weather Institute will now go to the hitter area to analyze the debris.

Being something so rare to happen, the systems and equipments existing on the country aren’t prepared to warn or analyze such event. Only the analyze of the debris and satiety images can provide some evidences of the phenomenon.

New findings on Stonehenge

After 40 years a dig was allowed in Stonehenge and now gave its fruits.

The researchers found some blue stones, beaker pottery fragment, Roman ceramics and ancient stone hammers.

Now they believe that the ancient people brought the bluestones because they believed they had healing properties.

Doamin was selled by milhoins

A new-Yorker soled his domain pizza.com by the value of 1.65 million Euros.

This domain was bought in 1994 and was kept by 12,8 Euros for year.

Solar system found

A solar system was found located at the distance of five thousand light years in a smaller version of ours.

In this solar system two planets were identified that are similar to Jupiter and Saturn, and seems to have the same role.

Where are the doctors in Portugal ?

The numbers of doctors that leave the National Health System are increasing, leaving the system deficient.

Between 2006 and 2007, the Doctor Independent Syndicate, estimated the leaving of 400 of this professionals, that went to the private sector.

The Portuguese must start to adapt and realize that health insurance must be a part of the monthly expenses in order to guarantee some quality of medical assistance.

Children Book Day

Today is the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen and in his honor we celebrate today Children Book Day.

Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense on 2 April. His father was a poor shoemaker and his mother a washerwoman.

His work is known by his wonderful fairy tales like "The Little Mermaid", "The Emperor's New Clothes" and the “Thumbelina”.

Very soon we will be able to see Lynx in Portugal

Very soon, on 31 of December 2008, the Breeding Center of Iberian Lynx will be ready and it will be located on Silves, Algarve with a space of 150 hectares.

This project intends to reintroduce the Iberian Lynx that was extinct in Portugal and conserve the local animal population like the Bonelli Eagles.

The center will allow visits from the public in a very controlled formed, since the intention is for the Lynx to leave in the most natural habitat and therefore achieved breeding.