41.   The Portuguese government has also written to Singapore authorities urging them to spare Mou.

42.   The Portuguese government has decided to ban imports of British beef until further notice, Agriculture Minister Fernando Gomes da Silva announced late Thursday.

43.   The Portuguese government deficit for the first half of the year was slightly higher than predicted in budgetary estimates, the Finance Ministry announced on Monday.

44.   The Portuguese government meanwhile announced the creation of a commission of enquiry and said foreign experts may be called in to assist in the probe.

45.   The statement has angered the Portuguese government which summoned the Vatican envoy in Lisbon for an explanation.

46.   The weekly Expresso said last week that the Portuguese government and the Renault management had resumed negotiations on the future of the Setubal facility.

47.   The commission has also demanded information from the Maltese and Portuguese governments, it added.

48.   The Portuguese government announced a two-day national mourning period and said Spinola would be buried with full military honors.

49.   The Portuguese government said Friday it was still waiting for confirmation that Angolan rebel leader Jonas Savimbi had been killed by government forces earlier in the day.

50.   The official Antara news agency Wednesday quoted foreign affairs spokesman Irawan Abidin as saying that the Portuguese government had expressed readiness to accept the five.