Portugal seeks foreign markets for its 'green wine'
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Most people outside of Portugal have never heard of &quot;vinho verde&quot;, or &quot;green wine&quot;, a light sparkling wine with a slightly biting quality which is only produced in the country, but makers of the beverage hope to soon change that.
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LISBON, Feb 1  (IPS) - Guinea-Bissau is an ideal African springboard for  Latin American mafias to smuggle large quantities of cocaine into  the wealthy European Union market.
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"This is a summit for all African countries at the highest level, heads of Government or heads of state. All African countries must be invited"  Lisbon: Portugal is prepared to invite President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe to a summit of European and African leaders in Lisbon this year despite an European Union travel ban and sanctions against the ... via The Hindu
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Altimo wants to expand by buying phone assets in Asia and Western Europe.
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Doug LaVelle, owner of Elmira-based LaVelle Vineyards, says his winery and customers would benefit tremendously if he could ship wine directly to consumers in all 50 states.
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LISBON, Feb 13  (IPS) - A high-level mission from Angola visited Portugal  to entice potential investors with new business opportunities  arising from the newfound stability in the southwestern African  nation, one of the fastest-growing economies in the world today.
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As Chinese companies cut into their market share at home, European businesses are stepping up demands for China to open its own vast markets and ensure a level playing field with local firms.
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Portugal's three busiest airports began offering arriving travelers the option of renting environmentally friendly gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles during their stay, environmentalists said.
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DEN HELDER, The Netherlands  - After controversial visits to Ireland and Poland, a Dutch boat made into a floating abortion clinic set sail for Portugal to draw attention to the staunchly Roman Catholic country&#39;s highly restrictive abortion laws.
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Diageo, the world&#39;s largest maker of alcoholic beverages, has agreed to acquire the Chalone Wine Group, a group of small, high-end wineries that is based in California and has properties there, in Washington State and France.
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Portugal plans to follow the example of other European nations and introduce legislation by the end of the month to ban smoking in most public places, including bars, restaurants and workplaces.
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The company behind the weekly "Top 20" seeks overseas expansion.
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Spain's signature wine, long sneered at by the cognosecnti, is in the midst of a revival.
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Brazil aims to double its production of ethanol in 10 years as the high price of oil and growing concerns over climate change spark a demand for biofuels.
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PARIS  - The goal, senators suggested, was to encourage the French to drink better wine, not more. How best to accomplish that? By slightly relaxing France's restrictions on wine ads, allowing vintners to vaunt the smell, taste and colour of their vintages.
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LISBON, Jan 3  (IPS) - Cape Verde Foreign Minister VÃ­ctor Barbosa Borges  dismisses out of hand the label placed by various international  institutions on this small Atlantic archipelago, which are  calling it an example for the rest of Africa.
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One of the great names in  California quality wines wants to sell off the vineyards that  made it famous and devote itself to producing the mass-produced  wines it once mocked.