Apple’s cellphone maker tries to stop the wave of suicides that is infecting their main factory in southern China. Added to 10 suicides have occurred since the beginning of the year at Foxconn, the largest manufacturer of electronic equipment in China, including the Apple iPhones. To prevent more workers decide to death, the company decided to increase wages by 20%, [...]

Spaniard Rafael Nadal is qualified for the quarter-finals of Roland Garros, having eliminated it for the Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci. Nadal, second-head series, defeated Bellucci, 24. No pre-designated in three ‘sets’, with the 6-2, 7-5 and 6-4. In the quarter-finals of the competition the French will face the winner of the match between Spaniards Fernando Verdasco, seventh-head series and Nicolas Almagro, [...]

Megassardinhada was a success. The roasters have had his hands full to satisfy the crowd that rushed to the initiative which is new world record with 6340 pounds. “I ate six sardines, but still go a few more. It’s for the record, we must put the world to speak of Setubal.” The motto was given by José Guilherme, who sweated [...]

China appeals for calm and says it is necessary to avoid a confrontation on the Korean peninsula, but does not blame North Korea for sinking a ship in South Korea The position of the Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao was expressed at the end of a two-day summit in Seogwipo on South Korea Wen believes that now the important thing [...]

The possibility of the competition for the third Tagus crossing between Chelas and Barreiro, that the Government will cancel because of the economic crisis, likely to be released later yesterday was considered by the Social Democrat Antony Costa as an “attitude of lack to their word. ” In the view of vice-president of PSD, it is enough to let the [...]

More than 100 000 people went to St. Peter’s Square on Sunday for an important show of support for Pope Benedict XVI on the scandal of sexual abuse by clergy. Benedict XVI said he was comforted by the “beautiful and spontaneous demonstration of faith and solidarity” and again denounced what he called “sin” that has infected the Church and in [...]

After a marathon lasting more than ten hours, the European Union finance ministers have agreed a plan for saving euro may reach 720 billion. The agreement is for 500 billion of EU aid which will add an unspecified number of International Monetary Fund under the Spanish presidency of the EU would reach 220 billion. The fund will not participate in [...]

Russia has ended in great Moscow is the most ‘important parade for the victory over Nazism, which falls today in his 65.mo anniversary. Hundreds of soldiers, including troops, including American, British, French and Polish, big parades of tanks, trucks, missiles, helicopters and planes have crossed the Red Square with cries of ‘Hurrah’ and the sound of the band to greet [...]

Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) presented the results yesterday, but fell from 19.4% to 100.1 million euros, ending the list to disseminate results of the five largest banks for the first quarter. Day that also the “heavyweights” of the scholarship EDP, Galp and Portugal Telecom disclose quarterly accounts (do zoom on page 22). The results of five large national banks [...]

In the duel of young people at the second round of the WTA Estoril, better for the Romanian Sorana Cirstea, who beat Michelle Larcher de Brito site by double 7 / 5 at 1:40 a.m. duel in the event of $ 220 000. Key head-to-2 on clay Portuguese, tennis star only 20 years now has four victories over rival three [...]