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Cuenca City March to Support President Correa

In the downtown of the city of Cuenca, hundreds of citizens marched to show their support to President Correa after the events perpetrated by the police. The park Calderon was the meeting point for the members of the “Federación de barrios de la ciudad” who began walking at 2...
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Twitter Integrates Google TV

Twitter has announced on their official blog the integration of Google TV with Twitter. Giving the recent increase of involvement of twitter in the production of many TV shows like Jimmy Fallon (which has a complet segment dedicated to Twitter) or famous awards shows like the MTV...
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Twitter Has a New CEO

NEW YORK. Evan Williams, Twitter co-founder has left his position as CEO. Dick Costolo, former COO is the new chief executive. Costolo was the founder and CEO of feedburner (media distribution service), which was later acquired by Google. Now that Costolo has taken over, Williams...
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Military Prevents Students From Taking Over Streets

Fernando Cordero, president of the National Assembly of Ecuador announced in a videoconference this Monday afternoon (local time) from Geneva, that the reform on the Higher Education Act, which involves the Universities of the country, were approved after the deadline was reached...
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Possible Cure for Breast Cancer in 40 Years

Spanish scientists estimate that in 30 or 40 years there could be a cure for breast cancer due to the increase of the survival rates of patients with that affliction and the new treatments in that area. Atanasio Pandiella, leading researcher of the Centre of Investigation of...
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It’s Been 40 Years Since Janis Joplin Died

She went to get some change for some cigarettes, she talked to the door man, 12 hours later she was found dead in her hotel room, she was still holding some coins in her hands. A heroin overdose killed the flower-power queen Janis Joplin 40 years ago on October 4th. The state...
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The Law that Caused the Police Uprising was Approved

The project for the Organic Law of Public Service that reduces the salary of police officers and military has been approved. The same law that provoked the uprising of last Thursday, the National Assembly confirmed that the authorization was done automatically. The source of the...
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No 3D Glasses Required

Toshiba introduced the first 3D TV screen that doesn’t require especial glasses this Monday. Toshiba informed the TV is for individual use due to its size (it will only come in 12 and 20 inch presentations). Toshiba uses tiny glasses, which direct the screen light to 9 spots in...
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Riots in “La Roca” Ecuadorian Correctional

Convicts failed to escape from the Nº 2 Social Rehab Center in Guayaquil. Nearly 80 members of the police and military are guarding “La Roca” correctional institution. Two penitentiary guides were wounded, a pair of holes of 2 meters each were made last night with an explosion in...
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Former Brazilian Soccer Player Elected as Congressman

AFP | RIO DE JANEIRO, During the Brazilian Sunday elections, the Estate of Rio De Janeiro elected former soccer shooter and world champion Romario de Souza Faría as Federal Congressman. According to the reports of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), the soccer player received...
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