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The Law Faculty of the Catholic University and the NGO Fundamedios, today asked a court to reverse the order from the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, which establishes that ministers do not have give interviews to private media. In the brief submitted to the court, the...

After a strong seism of that took down the energy and telecommunications services in San Jose, Costa Rica. Several countries Latin American countries like Panama, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico declared a tsunami alert. Meanwhile the USGS centre of United States that...

Last night, a forest fire in San Luis, at Puembo, affected one of Pronaca’s factory barns. There are 40 warehouses in the region. The burned one, according to firefighters, was intended for the storage of eggs destined to the Indaves company. Until last night, firefighters were...

Today the Migration Service of the United States has granted political asylum to Emilio Palacio, Ecuadorian journalist. Palacios announced this news today at a press conference, Palacio has referred to what he describes as “self-censorship” of the media in Ecuador. He...

The ashes that are thrown from the Tungurahua Volcano has affected crops in the villages near the colossus, leaving increases between 5% and 50% in the prices of products coming from the central highlands. The price increase is noticeable in the Groceries Transfer Terminal at...

Vice President Lenin Moreno arrived today to London; where he will serve an agenda that includes a meeting with Ecuadorian migrants, attend the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games and to meet with the scientist Stephen Hawking. The vice president will speak at...

The Transit Commission of Ecuador (CTE for its Spanish acronym) will begin, on Thursday August 23, to apply art. 145 of the Transit Act, which punishes with three days of imprisonment for drivers who commit speed offenses. On urban roads, if the vehicle exceeds 50 km / h (maximum...

The Tungurahua volcano has been rated by experts as a moderate-high activity volcano, since it shows lava and ash. The harmful effects of the ash are currently affecting, with more intensity, the agricultural area, according to a preliminary assessment of the Ministry of...

The merit valuation and the teacher’s and researcher’s career of the higher education system from the Higher Education Council (CES for its Spanish acronym), states that university teachers must meet several requirements to practice or continue practicing their profession. Among...

The Swedish Government has summoned the Ambassador of Ecuador in Stockholm to convey the rejection of the statements of Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño on granting asylum for Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange. Assange is wanted by the authorities of Sweden on charges of rape and...