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Carlos Slim Tops the Forbes Billionaire List

The new Forbes list has been published and it reveals the names of the billionaires with assets superior to $ 1,000 billion. There are 1,210 billionaires in the world, and they come from 54 countries, 100 of these are Chinese and Russian tycoons, in fact, 79 of the more than $...
Posted On 10 Mar 2011
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Chevron Appealed the Ecological Damage Trial

The multinational Chevron Corp. appealed the trial that a judge filed the company for an alleged an environmental pollution in indigenous territories in Ecuador. This process takes an amount of around $8,646 million. This appeal aims to discard the demand raised by various...
Posted On 10 Mar 2011
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Sonesta: Pronobis’ New Hotel Proposal will be Ready Soon

Sonesta hotel will be ready to open its doors in April. The building is next to Mall del Sol and it will have more than one hundred rooms, it is part of La Gran Manzana, promoted by Pronobis consortium. About $ 20 million were invested in the building of Sonesta hotel, the final...
Posted On 10 Mar 2011
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The Discovery Says Good-Bye From Its Travels Through Space

Last Monday, the oldest space shuttle NASA, the Discovery made its last landing on the runway at Kennedy Space Center in Florida around 11:57 am. The landing of the space shuttle lasted about 65 minutes at a speed of 360 km per hour. On board were six astronauts. After 27 years...
Posted On 10 Mar 2011
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Backstreet Boys Amazed Quito

The visit of the Backstreet Boys, one of the most iconic pop boybands of the ’90s, was like a gift to all women who attended the General Rumiñahui stadium in their day of the year (March 8). Nick, Howie, AJ and Brian jumped through a screen to the stage, causing a 3D...
Posted On 10 Mar 2011
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National Brewery Would Have Two Days to Cancel Their Debt

After a battle of nearly three years, the former  have won a trial against the company. National Brewery will have to pay $90 million due to unpaid utilities for more than fifteen years. The deadline will be in 48 hours.National Brewery workers After a battle of nearly three...
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Dalai Lama Will Resign as a Tibetan Political Leader

This Thursday, Dalai Lama plans to resign formally from his position as a political leader of the Tibetan government. For a long time Dalai Lama has perceived himself as in semi retired from his political leadership, now the elected prime minister is in charge of the Dharamsala...
Posted On 10 Mar 2011
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Quake in China Topples Buildings

This Thursday an earthquake struck China in the southwest near the frontier with Myanmar. The natural phenomena killed 22 people and left more than 200 people injured. The quake had a magnitude of 5,8 according to the report of Xinhua News Agency. Several people were buried under...
Posted On 10 Mar 2011
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$ 24 million will be Invested in the Ecuadorian Referendum

After the official announcement of the referendum, the Ecuadorian National Electoral Council (CNE) began yesterday the process of the expenses budget for the process to be held on 7 May. Last Thursday, the Ministry of Finance transferred $ 22 million to the CNE, an initia...
Posted On 10 Mar 2011
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Yemen President Offers a New Constitution

In an attempt to sway the demonstrations that threat to overthrow him from the government, the president of Yemen, Ali Abdala Saleh, proposed a new constitution that allows a new electoral system by the end of the year. The proposal of Saleh is trying to convince the parties of...
Posted On 10 Mar 2011
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