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INEC adjusts concepts and classify the employed population into three groups

The country’s labor statistics were adjusted to a new conceptual framework developed by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC for its Spanish acronym) and the National Secretariat for Planning and Development (Senplades). The new proposal classifies the...
Posted On 22 Oct 2014
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African tourists may not enter to Panama to prevent cases of Ebola

Panama’s government informed on Wednesday that it has banned the arrival of travelers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea Conakry, to prevent the Ebola virus enters to the country. “The Ministry of Health announced that from the date becomes effective a restriction...
Posted On 22 Oct 2014
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Kinross agrees to sell a $ 240 million project in Ecuador

Kinross Gold Corporation reported on October 21 that it has signed an agreement with Fortress Minerals Corp, a member of the Lundin Group of Companies, to sell its entire stake in Aurelian Resources Inc. and the Fruta del Norte (FDN) project in Ecuador for $ 240 million....
Posted On 22 Oct 2014
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Internet Service Providers reject high price imposed by municipalities

The Association of Telecommunications Companies (Asetel for its Spanish acronym) and the Association of Suppliers for Internet Service Companies (Aeprovi for its Spanish acronym) criticized the excessive charging of fees by 37 local governments for the deployment of...
Posted On 22 Oct 2014
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USA controls Ebola from its airports

People who come to the USA on flights from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, countries affected by Ebola, should land on one of the five airports with control systems, reported the Department of Homeland Security. The restrictions come into effect from October 22 and amon...
Posted On 22 Oct 2014
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Polls reveal slight advantage of Rousseff over Neves for the runoff

Brazil’s president and candidate for re-election, Dilma Rousseff, has a slight advantage over her opponent on the polls, Aecio Neves, although is still considered a technical tie, according to a poll released on early Wednesday. Excluding null or blank votes, Rousseff,...
Posted On 22 Oct 2014
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Senae seized containers with contraband goods

The National Customs Service of Ecuador (Senae for its Spanish acronym) seized two containers that allegedly smuggled into the country, said Jorge Rosales, District Director of the Senae. The merchandise is valued at USD 1.2 million and represent approximately USD 600 000 in tax...
Posted On 22 Oct 2014
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Kerry: We expect Russia respects the ceasefire to lift the sanctions

The Secretary of State, John Kerry, expressed his desire to lift the sanctions imposed on Moscow by the crisis in eastern Ukraine and for this, he demanded that the cease-fire be respected. The ceasefire agreement reached by Ukraine, pro-Russian separatists and Russia in early...
Posted On 22 Oct 2014
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Gulf Cartel leader was arrested in USA

On Tuesday, American officials said that the leader of the Gulf Cartel, Mexican Juan Francisco Sáenz-Tamez, was arrested in southern Texas. Sáenz-Tamez, 23, was arrested on last Oct. 9 while doing shopping in Edinburg, Texas, just north of the border between Mexico and the United...
Posted On 22 Oct 2014
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Argentina will host Syrian refugees

Argentina will facilitate the granting of a humanitarian visa to host for a period of two years, citizens of Syria and neighboring countries fleeing from the armed conflict, according to an arrangement published yesterday by an Official Gazette.   Argentines who wish to join...
Posted On 22 Oct 2014
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