Judge Pacheco says he could not withstand pressure from the defense of El Universo

Enrique Pacheco, judge of the Second Division of the National Court of Justice talked, in a video posted on the government news agency Andes, about the health problem that did not allow him attend the hearing of EL UNIVERSO Newspaper. He said it was the intense pressure and...
Posted On 26 Jan 2012
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Ahmadinejad is Ready for Nuclear Talks

The Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad publicly declared his readiness for nuclear talks amid tough new economic sanctions recently adopted by the United States and Europe. This new sanctions, which focus on its oil industry, would not force Iran to give in to demands by the...
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Obama Pitches Tax, Jobs Ideas on Campaign-style Tour

President Barack Obama began a campaign-style swing through political battleground states on Wednesday, pitching his State of the Union initiatives on taxes and jobs as he made his case for a second term. Fresh from his election-year speech to Congress, Obama amplified his...
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European Union Suspends Commercial Talks with Ecuador

A spokesman of the European Union in Quito informed the suspension of talks about a possible commercial agreement with Ecuador, after the South American country showed interest in Mercosur and rejected the treaties for free trade. “The talks to reestablish negotiations for a...
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Cristina Fernandez Shows Her Scar in Public

After three weeks leave taken by her thyroid operation, Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner returned with criticism for the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and because of the “many lies” published about her health. “Here...
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El Universo Case: Quiroz Sets Date for Hearing

The cassation hearing date on case El Universo was set for Friday of February 10 at 09:00 (GMT) as one of the last actions of judge Luis Quiroz in his post as magistrate of the National Court of Justice (CNJ for its Spanish acronym). According to El Universo Newspaper, in the...
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Pitt and Jolie: One step from the altar?

As Brad Pitt said in an interview with the magazine The Hollywood Reporter, he and his wife, Angelina Jolie would be very close to taking the big step of marriage. The actor, 48, said he was in favor of formalizing their relationship, mainly at the insistence of their children....
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El Universo case Could be mediated by Judge Quiroz

The soon to be former president of Second Criminal Chamber of the National Court of Justice (CNJ for its Spanish acronym), Luis Quiroz, stated that he is willing to mediate between the Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa and the directors of El Universo newspaper. Last Tuesday,...
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