Police in Iceland killed a gunman in unusual shooting

Iceland Police faced the first shooting in its history which occurred yesterday. Several officers fired against an armed subject mortally wounding him, after the man wounded two officers. The Police authorities explained that they received a call yesterday in which agents were...
Posted On 03 Dec 2013
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Several events due to Quito’s 479 founding

Ecuador’s capital celebrates its founding festivities with its own traditional style: serenades, live music, folk dances and parades. Throughout this week, will be performed the Interbarrial theater, art exhibitions, concerts and traditional games. Tomorrow will take place...
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Pope Francisco receives gift from Israeli Prime Minister

Yesterday, Benjamin Netanyahu gave to the Argentine Pope, a book about the the Spanish inquisition written by his late father, the Israeli historian Ben- Zion Netanyahu. Besides the book entitled “Origins of the Inquisition,” which is translated into Spanish , the...
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Gay couple in Guayaquil will present protective action

After the Civil Registry of Guayaquil refused the marriage request made by Fernando Vinces and Santiago Saltos last week, today the entity announced that the gay couples will present on December 10 a protective action in the Provincial Court of Justice of Guayas, to facilitate...
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Motion of censure to the Government of Ukraine is rejected by Parliament

Despite several street protests, the opposition in Ukraine could not get today the approval of a motion of no confidence in the Government, which was supported only by 186 members of the Parliament, 40 less than the majority needed for approval. The opposition called the vote in...
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Possible weaknesses regarding the oil exploitation in the South-East were identified

Five possible factors would affect the interest of oil companies for their participation in the Southeast oil bidding round, which was convened by the hydrocarbon bidding Committee and the Secretariat of hydrocarbons, according to analysts. Luis Calero believes that the...
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New label regulations will be applied to textiles

Starting next December 7, 2013, the textile labeling rules will change, so says Javier Diaz Crespo, CEO of the Association of Industrial Textiles from Ecuador (Aite). Now the composition of the garment will have a tolerance of the material used, this was not applied before, where...
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Speeding causes train accident in New York

Andrew Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York, said that speeding could be the reason for the derailment of a train  in the Bronx, which left 4 people dead and 67 wounded. “After a day working with the experts, I believe that it is linked to the speed,” said Cuomo...
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CNE designed an electronic system to detect candidate spending

The National Electoral Council (CNE) designed its own system of electoral expenditure control real-time information on the use of murals and billboards, which governed until 6 January. The Comptroller General of the State presented this electronic system yesterday, the two...
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Ceramic importers are concerned about new rules

In the first nine months of 2013, ceramic imports in Ecuador totaled 40.74 million, denoting an increase of 55% over the same period in 2010. Colombia, China and Peru are the main countries from which they purchase. Purchases outside cover 30% of the domestic demand, says the...
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