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Pacific National Bank sold for $ 41’935.199

The Executive President of the Banco del Pacífico, Ephraim Vieira, confirmed on November 6 that the sale price of 100% of the shares of thePacific National Bank (PNB) in Miami was $ 41’935.199. The new owners of the entity are 4 private investors: Stephen H. Deckoff, Leslie...
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Ebola spread has decreased thanks to international efforts, according to WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) showed confident on Thursday of the decline in the number of new cases of Ebola virus in “some regions,” particularly in Liberia, the most affected country. Thanks to the international mobilization against the epidemic in West...
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Bolivia calls for competent intervention of the ICJ in maritime litigation with Chile

Bolivia requested that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) be declared competent to address its demand for a sovereign access to the sea in response to the objections raised by Chile, submitted this Friday in The Hague, announced the embassy of Bolivia in the Netherlands....
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Electronic money plan pilot will start with 600 customers

The Financial Regulatory Board approved on November 6 the costs of electronic money operations, while the pilot plan of the system is already underway. The plan will serve to measure the effectiveness of the technology platform developed by the Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE for...
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Number of affected areas in Yasuní is less than expected, according to President Correa

The number of acres that will be affected with the oil works is less than what was initially expected, explained President Rafael Correa, after going to the Yasuni along with national and international journalists to verify that high technology is being applied for the...
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US Court rules against gay marriage

The Court of Appeals of the Sixth Circuit of the United States -which covers four states in the Midwest: Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee and Kentucky- confirmed yesterday for the first time a ban on same-sex marriage and argued that the issue should not be settled in a court of law....
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Unionists from Guayaquil finalize details for the march of November 19

For the 19th of this month, trade union organizations grouped in the United Workers Front (FUT by its Spanish acronym), plan to mobilize to demand the adoption of the Labour Code, which was introduced in the Legislature two years ago. This was stated by Eduardo Ortega, President...
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Ecuador and Venezuela will propose the OPEC to ‘protect the prices’

President Rafael Correa announced yesterday that Ecuador and Venezuela will submit a joint proposal to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in order to “protect prices,” implying “some cut of the production.” “It’s...
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Cannibal attack leaves two dead in Britain

A woman has been killed in an “act of cannibalism” while his alleged murderer has subsequently died, after receiving an electrical charge from a police taser gun in a British hotel, reported the BBC on Thursday. Police said a murder investigation is being carried out...
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Alleged Russian military incursion is denounced by Ukrainian army

The Ukrainian military has denounced the entry of 32 Russian tanks, 16 sets of artillery shells and 30 trucks with ammunition and fighters. The convoy arrived to eastern Ukraine on Thursday, and is directed to the town of Krasny Luch, in the Lugansk region, according to the...
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