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Ecuador seized 5.3 tons of drugs in January 2015

Ecuador confiscated 5.3 tons of drugs in operations carried out in January in different areas of the territory, including the border with Colombia, said on February 2 the Ministry of Interior. “So far this year a total of 5.3 tons were seized nationwide, of which 1.5 were...
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67% of returned scholarship holders are working in education sector

Of the 2,816 scholarship holders who have returned to the country after completing their studies, 67% are working in the education sector (universities and high school education), while the 25% works in public companies and 7% in the private sector, according to the Ministry of...
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US and the EU start 8th round of free trade negotiations

The European Union (EU) and the United States began on Monday the eighth round of negotiations on a free trade and investment agreement (TTIP), which will run until Friday. The EU chief negotiator Ignacio Garcia Bercero, and the American Dan Mullaney, began with a symbolic...
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Public banks invested less capital last year according to the Central Bank

The change of productive matrix seeks new sources of funding. The investment through public banks is an alternative though, last year, the line item would have presented significant downwards according to Central Bank figures.  According to the Central Ban...
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Fidel Castro reappears in images in a report by Cuban media

The official newspaper Granma and other official Cuban media published on Monday the first photos of Cuban leader Fidel Castro in almost six months, in an attempt to quell rumors about an alleged deterioration of his health. “Fidel is one of a kind,” is titled the...
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A $ 10 contribution will be added to the airfares with destination to Ecuador

The Ministry of Tourism updated the values of the Ecodelta contribution and created a minimum contribution called Touristic Power (Potencia Turística, for its Spanish name), which will be collected through the sale of air tickets. The State indicated that the Ecodelta...
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Capitanich rips Clarín newspaper pages with article about case Nisman

The Argentine Cabinet chief, Jorge Capitanich, on Monday ripped two pages of the newspaper Clarín in a press conference after reporting a “political confrontation” of “opposition media” by a newspaper article about President Cristina Fernández. Capitanich...
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It is not yet notified if demand by ICE rising was admisible

The Constitutional Court has not yet announced whether the constitutional claim against the 100% Special Consumption Tax (ICE for its Spanish acronym) for gas cookers was admissible or not.  Assemblymen of the CREO party filed the lawsuit on January 28 and continue waiting for a...
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The Biess will rise the goal of credits for this year

The Bank of the Affiliate (Biess) will raise the mortgage goal for this year. The holder of the Directory of the bank, Victor Hugo Villacrés, announced that the company hopes to deliver this year $ 1,320 million in mortgages, 6% more than the originally planned. In mid-January,...
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Mexico is questioned by the UN for the disappearance of emigrant minors

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances of the United Nations criticized this Tuesday to Mexico on cases of migrants and specifically, emigrant minors who disappear and are victims of sexual, labor exploitation or human trafficking. The rapporteurs of Mexico, Luciano Hazan and...
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