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Humala and Correa will Have an “Open Agenda” in Ecuador

Elected Peruvian president, Ollanta Humala, will arrive in Quito on Tuesday June 28th to meet in an “open agenda” with the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, the state agency Andes reported today. The agency outlined that Humala will arrive to Quito at 13:00 next...
Posted On 22 Jun 2011
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Israel will Honor an Ecuadorian that Helped Jews During the Holocaust

The Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, Yad Vashem, will honor tomorrow to Ecuadorian Manuel Antonio Muñoz Borrero with the title “Righteous among the Nations” for his contribution to save Jews during the Second World War. The event will take place on the premises of the...
Posted On 22 Jun 2011
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Chilean Government To Monitor Comments on Social Networks

The Chilean government has decided to monitor comments on President Sebastián Piñera on Facebook and Twitter, such news provoked users’ rejection. The topic became trending on Twitter a few hours after its announcement, people were tweeting under the hashtags #gobiernosapo...
Posted On 22 Jun 2011
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Woods Could be out of his Own Tournament

Recently the renowned golf player Tiger Woods has been troubled by a left knee, and after several surgeries he had to stay out of the U.S. Open. The decision came after struggling around the golf course for few weeks, however, he said he would be ready for the AT&T National,...
Posted On 22 Jun 2011
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Ecuadorian Huaorani won National Geographic Buffet Prize

The greenery of the National Park Yasuní, in the Amazonian jungle, is his birthplace and the place where his people live, the Huaorani. There, surrounded by so much nature, Moi Enomenga seduced people from National Geographic. Today he is the winner...
Posted On 22 Jun 2011
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113 Stores Selling DVDs and CDs Were Closed by the SRI

One hundred and thirteen stores selling DVDs and CDs were closed yesterday by the Ecuadorian Internal Revenue Service (SRI) during a nationwide crackdown on sales receipts issuance in 168 shops visited. In Guayaquil, the inspections were conducted in 24 stores; half of them were...
Posted On 22 Jun 2011
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Nadal Qualifies to the Third Round of Wimbledon

Rafael Nadal, the number one tennis player of the world is now leading the Wimbledon tournament. The Spaniard is defending his title and this Wednesday he qualified to the third stage of the tennis tournament in Great Britain played in Wimbledon. After defeating the American...
Posted On 22 Jun 2011
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Deadly Floodings Continue in China

Seasonal rains have caused floods in Eastern and Southern Chinese regions, the country neared a critical point since more than 40 miles of dikes are in danger of overflowing. Landslides have been triggered, power and telecommunications have been cut and more than 180 people are...
Posted On 22 Jun 2011
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Newspaper Hoy could be Fined by Electoral Tribunal

Doris Soliz, the coordinating Minister of Politics, asked the Electoral Tribunal (TCE) to fine the newspaper Hoy with a $100 thousand for an alleged infraction in the electoral process of the popular consult in May 7. In the hearing of the TCE hall, the lawyer of Soliz, Pablo...
Posted On 22 Jun 2011
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NATO Actions in Libya Will Not Stop

On Wednesday, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, general secretary of NATO, refused to stop the operations of the allies in Libya after the Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, requested “an immediate cessation of hostilities” in Libya with the intention to organize...
Posted On 22 Jun 2011
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