The European Commission must also report to EU governments in December on Turkish compliance with its port-opening promise.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

But with the deepening of Luanda's port and the opening of others down the coast, only half a dozen ships are now in the queue, helping to cut Angola's astronomical costs.

ECONOMIST: The oil money may start to trickle down

Burry Port Mayor Pat Jones says the opening has been held at too short notice and should be postponed until the spring.

BBC: Big Brother's Helen in harbour row

The brand new Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth was at best two-thirds full for the opening Group B fixture, although the inevitable drone of the vuvuzelas provided sufficient atmosphere to enliven an intriguing first half dominated by South Korea.

BBC: South Korea 2-0 Greece

Their adoption of Network Magic is a big plus for privately held Pure Networks, which has already authored Port Magic, a product that enables gamers to play multi-player games over the Internet by automatically opening and closing ports on their Internet gateways.

ENGADGET: The Family is the Network: Pure Networks' Network Magic wants to make things simple

The first was the discovery of the New World and the decision to give the port of Seville in the south exclusive rights to all the goods, notably silver, imported from the vast resources opening up in South America.

BBC: Eurozone crisis: Catalonia's place in Spain