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Court orders death penalty for South Korean ferry captain

The South Korean Prosecutor´s office requested on Monday, October 27 the death penalty for the captain of the ferry that sank in April, killing more than 300 people, when considering that his negligence and failure to provide assistance to passengers caused serious casualties,...
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Imposition of quarantines in the US generates criticism

The head of infectious disease control in the US Government, Anthony Fauci, warned on October 26 that the imposition of mandatory quarantines to medical personnel that returns from West Africa can deter many professionals to combat Ebola in these countries. The states of New...
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ECB postpones pilot plan to use electronic money

The pilot plan for electronic money, that the Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE for its Spanish acronym) announced it would begin today, was postponed for a few days. Last Friday, the ECB reported that tests on macroagents (shops and financial institutions where transactions can be...
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Accused of killing two policemen in California was previously deported

Immigration authorities said that the man accused of shooting four people and killed two policemen on Friday in Northern California, was in illegal situation in the United States and had been deported to Mexico twice. According to immigration authorities, Monroy Bracamonte had...
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Convention Bureau will belong to the City Hall

Creating the Convention Bureau is an enterprise engaged by the Conventions Center Simon Bolivar, hoteliers and tour operators for over a decade. The project aims to convert the Pacific Pearl in a venue for conferences, meetings, conventions and exhibitions. On October 8, Mayor...
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Government signed 905 agreements with private companies to boost production

The state signed agreements with 905 private companies that are committed to generate more local quality standards. With this, the national industry accelerates its production by injecting capital. Some of the companies supporting the productive matrix are Scalpi, Tecnova and...
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Execution of woman who killed alleged rapist in Iran is condemned by the UN

The UN special rapporteur for human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shahid, on Monday condemned the execution of the young woman Reihané Jabari, executed for killing the man who, according to her, tried to rape her, and warned of the deteriorating situation in the country. “I am...
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Markets fall after the re-election of Rousseff in Brazil

The re-election of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff collapsed on Monday, October 27 the stock exchange and the real (Brazilian currency),revealing the challenges she faces to unite the country and revive the stagnant economy. The markets, that preferred the defeated...
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Winners of the Nobel Peace Prize urge Obama to disclose US acts of torture

Twelve Nobel Peace winners urged President Barack Obama to disclose how much the United States resorted to torture after the 11-S, and demanded the release of a report on interrogation techniques applied by the CIA. Obama, also a Nobel Peace Prize, admitted in August that the US...
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China would eliminate the death penalty for nine offenses

China, the country with more executions in the world, discuss the removal of the death penalty as punishment for nine offenses, including smuggling of weapons and nuclear artifacts or hinder the work of the authorities, out of the 55 that currently can be punished with the...
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