Former president of Banco Cofiec dies in a traffic accident

Late Monday of March 9 in a traffic accident in Simón Bolivar Avenue in Quito, died the former executive president of the bank Cofiec, Maria Fernanda Luzuriaga, 40 years old. Luzuriaga was accused of denouncing irregularities within the bank to provide a loan of $ 800,000 to...
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Appeal sent by Assange defense was accepted by Swedish court

The Swedish Supreme Court accepted this Tuesday the appeal request sent by lawyers of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who ask annul his arrest. The information published on the website of the Swedish court says the attorney general shall conduct another investigation of the...
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Dhruv case investigation in the Assembly remains without deadlines

The Commission on Sovereignty and International Relations took cognizance of the resolution of the Council on Legislative Administration (CAL) on the case of Dhruv helicopters. The chairman of the board, Fernando Bustamante, announced that they will explore only the purchase...
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Correa announced that the Consep will be handled directly by the Presidency

President Rafael Correa said today that the Council of  Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances (Consep for its Spanish acronym) will be handled directly by the Presidency. These statements were made during the inauguration of the center for young people with addiction problems....
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Pope Francisco believes that Argentina has become a drugs consumer country

Pope Francisco believes that Argentina has become consumer and producer of drugs, after that in the last 25 years is no longer a country of “transit” according to an interview released this Tuesday. “In relation to Argentina I can say this: to twenty-five years...
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Guayaquil Chamber of Commerce criticizes the implementation of safeguards

Today, 14 representatives of the board of the Chamber of Commerce of Guayaquil (CCG) presented in a press conference its refusal to implement the tariff safeguards that will take effect from tomorrow. Pablo Arosemena, head of the agency, said that this measure will cause price...
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President Correa questioned Obama’s decision against Venezuela

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa questioned the decision of the US government to declare an extraordinary threat to Venezuela and impose economic sanctions. On his Twitter account, Correa said the decision of Barack Obama “declaring Venezuela unusual and extraordinary...
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SuperCom believes that the opinions of the SIP would be an interference

The Superintendency of Information and Communication (SuperCom) noted that the opinions of the Inter American Press about the alleged harassment that would exist in Ecuador toward reporters would be an interference. “This Superintendence does not pursue, democratizes,...
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The euro reached its lowest level in 12 years against the dollar

The euro hit this Tuesday March 10 its lowest level in twelve years with the dollar, weighed down by the eurozone monetary stimulus, the growing speculation about an advance of the rise of interest rates in the US and the situation in Greece . In London exchanges, the European...
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Tokyo commemorates 70th anniversary of deadly bombing executed by US

Japan held this Tuesday the 70th anniversary of the bombing of the city by the United States during World War II. This attack caused 105.400 dead and was held in the morning from 9 to March 10, 1945, where some 300 American B-52s unloaded 1,700 tons of incendiary bombs on the...
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