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Risk of Ebola in Ecuador would be unlikely, officials

The Director of Epidemiological Surveillance in Ecuador, Pablo Acosta, reported on October 15 that the national airports are not ‘scenarios’ where control measures by Ebola should be applied. That’s because, according to the official, international ai...
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Descent of the oil price of will leave a deficit for 2015

2015 will be a difficult year for public finances, which shall manage a falling oil price. On October 15, the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI), which serves as a reference for Ecuador, closed at $ 81.7, and at the start of the day it reached 80, the lowest price since two...
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Emelec beats Goias on penalties and ranks to the Copa Sudamericana quarterfinals

On Wednesday the Ecuadorian team Emelec ranked for the quarterfinals of the Copa Sudamericana after winning 5-6 on penalties, against Brazilian Goias and after falling 1-0 in the second leg of the second round played in Goiania. The Emelec, despite not having three of its most...
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Intention to reduce telephone profits will be implemented in November

The President of the Autonomous Government Commission, Richard Calderón, said that the pronouncement on the reduction of the profits of the telephone workers from 15% to 3%, which would be recorded in the Organic Law of Telecommunications, will be implemented after the approval...
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CES analyzes advances in the quality of higher education

René Ramírez, President of the Council of Higher Education (CES for its Spanish acronym), noted that according to assessments made ​​by the Evaluation, Accreditation and Quality Assurance Board of Higher Education, there would be an improvement in the quality of institutions. The...
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Apple introduced iPad Air 2, new iMac with Retina technology and Apple Pay System

Apple introduced the new iPads and new range of iMac computers with the new operating system. The company said that Apple Pay system will debut on Monday, October 20th, and will be supported by more than 500 banks. This system will allow users to make mobile payments, with...
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Venezuela is elected as non-permanent member of the Security Council of the UN

Venezuela, was elected Thursday as a non-permanent member of the Security Council of the United Nations (UN) in a vote of the UN General Assembly. In addition to Venezuela, Angola, Malaysia and New Zealand were elected with two-thirds of the votes required. A second ballot will...
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President Correa qualifies report on bureaucracy in Ecuador as “a farce”

President Rafael Correa questioned the report of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), qualifies Ecuador as the second worst bureaucracy of the continent. Through his Twiter account (@MashiRafael), Correa described the report as “the ultimate farce.” The IDB...
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Peña Nieto: Disappearance of students is a “trial” for the Mexican State

President Enrique Peña Nieto acknowledged on Wednesday that the disappearance of 43 students attacked nearly three weeks ago by the police and drug traffickers is a “proof” for the Mexican state. “These unfortunate events are a time of trial for the Mexican...
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More than 60 protesters were arrested in Hong Kong, Police is criticized by abuses

Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) today confirmed to EFE that more than 60 people have been arrested so far in China for supporting the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, who have already three weeks occupying several streets of the city. Most arrests have occurred in...
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