World News Roundup

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Portugal
The nightclub formerly called 'Scandals' has had a new makeover, and a new name! The club, now called 'Mr. Bigs's' [sic], located on the outskirts of Lisbon, now boasts two bars, three dancefloors and a new cloakroom. "It's like a whole new world" said spokesman and part-owner Juan Conceição. "'Scandals' doesn't exist any more!! Where the toilets used to be immediately on the left as you came in, now they're at the other end of the club!! And the wallpaper is different too."
Revellers are advised to arrive early for the opening night on Friday at eight pm sharp(ish) or better still to buy tickets available at the Lisbon Ticket Shop, on the High Street.
Associated Press.

Iceland
A car boot sale is to be held on the outskirts of Reykjavik on Saturday. Punters can expect some good deals - if our roving reporter's sneak preview of the Ásgrímsson family's boot sale was anything to go by. A veritable Aladdin's cave of booty was to be had, including a 'Now That's What I Call Music 4' double cassette pack, a space gun (broken), his n' hers matching dressing gown set (unopened) , some back issues of 'Murder Case File' including issues on Peter Sutcliffe and Harold Shipman, a Dambusters commemorative plate, and fragments of the original manuscript of the saga of burnt Njall.
Now if that's not something to whet your appetite we don't know what is.
Associated Press. 

Nepal
Prasad Kumar Dahal has joined the Limbo Computing ERP software copmany as its communications manager. The company, based in the outskirts of Kathmandu, recently expanded by acquiring accountancy solutions company Himalayan Software Inc.,.
Dahal, 47, who had previously been press officer at Microsoft Nepal, said "I am - delighted to have the opportunity to join the team. Limbo Computing has seen a strong consolidation in recent years and I am looking forward to contributing to its further growth in the future". Mr. Dahal replaces the former communications manager, Madhav Korali, who was enveloped by something last month.
Reuters.

Namibia
Back to school day, and long faces were much in evidence to day in the capital, Windhoek. Shops are already sold out of protractors and set squares and even those two holed pencil sharpeners with a bigger hole for a pencil of dimensions that noone has actually ever seen.
The local school bus fare has seen an increase too, to 40 Namibian Dollars per term, a move which local housewife and mum of three school aged kids Grenadine Kapere described as 'typical'.
CNN.

Poland
The Warsaw boys' football team beat rivals Krakow 2-0 on Sunday, to reach second place in Polish boys' league. The team, which trains every Saturday morning on the outskirts of Warsaw, recently enforced a 'sensible shoes only' policy at training and other team-related activities.
Team coach Jaroslaw Wolinski paid credit to his team of 8 year olds "the guys gave it all they've got, they didn't even need a talking to at halftime".
Although it's early on in the season, the team already have their sights focused on winning the league title: "but you have to be very good to do that" continued Mr. Wolinski.
Al Jazeera.