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Tornadoes, storms roar across Midwest, South USA

Powerful storms stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes flattened buildings in several states, wrecked a small Indiana town and bred anxiety across a wide swath of the country in the second powerful tornado outbreak this week. Widespread damage was reported in southern...
Posted On 02 Mar 2012
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World Bank Says Poverty in Latin America has Reduced

The World Bank (WB) reported that from 2005 to 2008, the number of poor living on less than $1.25 a day fell to record levels in Latin America. According to the international measure set by the Bank, in 2008, a total of 1,290 million people, equivalent to 22% of the population in...
Posted On 02 Mar 2012
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Blast in Northeast of Pakistan Left Casualties

At least 22 people died during a suicide attack executed near mosque in the northeast of Pakistan, a feud of the Islamist rebellion. Local authorities informed that the assault was in the valley of Tirah, were recent confrontations have occurred between the army and a group of...
Posted On 02 Mar 2012
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Ecuador is Ranked 130 Among 183 Countries Where it is Easier to do Business

According to the Doing Business 2012 report, prepared by the World Bank and International Finance Corporation, Ecuador is ranked in position number 130 among 183 countries that do business easier. Compared to last year, Ecuador has improved in the rankings up from 131 to 130, but...
Posted On 02 Mar 2012
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Ecuadorian Court affirms the implementation of environmental conviction against Chevron

The Court of Justice of the Ecuadorian province of Sucumbios upheld the order of execution of the sentence that orders the U.S. oil company Chevron to pay 18,000 million dollars due to a serious environmental damage in the Amazon. In an order released, the Chamber of Sucumbios...
Posted On 02 Mar 2012
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El Universo Ask IACHR to Dismiss Precautionary Measures

The defense attorney of the Perez brothers and Emilio Palacio requested to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) to dismiss the precautionary measures placed on his favor due to the sentence of Case El Universo. Last Wednesday, the attorneys presented a document...
Posted On 02 Mar 2012
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Europe unites for a “Stop it” call

Convened by the European Trade Union Confederation, European workers called on the entire continent to demonstrate against the austerity policy with the slogan “Stop it.” This mobilization began on February 29, a day of the summit of the European Union (EU) in...
Posted On 02 Mar 2012
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Syrian Arab Red Crescent Medics Reach Homs

A convoy of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent that carried food and aid has reached the Homs, waiting to enter the besieged district of Bab Amr. A total of seven vehicles that left Damascus on Friday morning arrived the hostile city. According to Carla Haddad, the Geneva-based...
Posted On 02 Mar 2012
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