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First Legs Transplant Ever Was Successful

Spanish surgeon Pedro Cavadas, led the team of doctors who performed the first successful transplantation of legs in the world. The surgery began last night and ended this morning at Hospital La Fe in Valencia, sources of the Department of Health confirmed. It is not the first...
Posted On 11 Jul 2011
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Secretary of Agriculture and Banana Exporting are Under Investigation

Last April, the hard drives of computers that belong to the Undersecretary of the Coastal Agriculture underwent an investigation by the National Intelligence Agency (Senain).  During two months of analysis, Senain identified three alleged irregularities committed by tha...
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Flying Car Approved for Roads and Highways

Terrafugia’s flying car, A.K.A. Transition, has been officially approved for driving on roads and highways. The driver/pilot can now fly between local airports and drive on any road. On June 30, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) granted special...
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Argentine Rock will be Played in Guayaquil’s Foundation Festivities

This July 16, Guayaquil will continue to celebrate its foundation festivities with an Argentine rock concert. Rock bands such as Vilma Palma e Vampiros and Enanitos Verdes will share stage in the Simon Bolivar Convention Center . The show is expected to begin at 19:00. Dynamo...
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NGOs Will Have to Work with New Rules

The foreign Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) would have to sign a treaty with the Ecuadorian government to be able to work in the country. Executive order 812, published on July 5 by President Rafael Correa, establishes that the current foreign NGOs have signed treaties with...
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“Prime Minister” rocks Bogota’s Music Festival

Ecuadorian rock band, Prime Minister, served as an international group in the 17th edition of Rock al Parque, held in Bogotá on July 1to 4, 2011. The Ecuadorian band was the responsible one to close the first day of the event considered the greatest rock activity in Latin...
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Electric Rates Increasing was Suspended by Judge

This Monday, Judge Mariela Zunino, accepted the action of protection against the decision made by the National Council of Electrification (Consejo Nacional de Electrificación) (Conelec), to increase the electric rates prices. The action was brought to the judge by the assemblymen...
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Copa America: Venezuela is the Leader of Group B

The Ecuadorian soccer team defeated 1-0 the Venezuelan team in the second date of the Copa America Argentina 2011 developed in the stadium Father Martearena Salta. The first half ended scoreless. Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian player, lost the only chance of scoring at minute 19...
Posted On 10 Jul 2011
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News of The World: Apologizes in His Latest Edition

After 168 years of history, UK’s best-selling tabloid News of The World closes with its latest edition which was scheduled today to distribute five million copies. In its latest edition it includes a farewell article where the newspaper apologizes for the phone hacking...
Posted On 10 Jul 2011
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Correa Seeks to Implement an Anti-trust Bill

Ecuadorian President, Rafael Correa is preparing a bill to regulate the monopolies in the country. “There are not anti-trust bills only in Ecuador, Paraguay and Bolivia,” said the president. This law will regulate monopolies and prevent economic concentration and...
Posted On 10 Jul 2011
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