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European Parliament Criticizes the New Hungarian Media Law

The Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, was criticized yesterday in the European Parliament for a new media law that governs in Hungary and threatens press freedom, according to some members of the European Parliament, as Daniel Cohn-Bendit, French MEP. The law approved in...
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127 Gangters from Cosa Nostra Captured

127 members of the mafia network Cosa Nostra were captured today in the U.S. The FBI conducted a macro operation throughout the east coast, where they got captured. The charges go from murder to drug trafficking. The 16 charges filed by the U.S. Department of Justice are from...
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Luis Noboa Asks for Transparency

As one more fan, candidate for the presidency of Barcelona, Luis Noboa thanked Barcelona fans. However, he, like many other truly fans wonder: where does the money go? The fans showed their support to Barcelona after filling the Monumental stadium in the famous “Noche Amarilla.”...
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Paul the Octopus is Remembered

The octopus Paul became famous for accurately predicting the results of the World Cup matches. Now Paul has his own statue on the aquarium Sea Life in Oberhausen. This plastic replica of two meters high presents Paul grabbing a soccer ball with its eight tentacles. Tanja Munzig,...
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25 Cities of the World Join to Protest Against Chávez

In Caracas, Venezuela, a global march against President Hugo Chávez is being organized. The event organizers are the student movement “Un Mundo sin Mordaza” and over 40 NGOs that are concerned about the direction of Venezuela under the leadership of the “dictator”,...
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Ecuador Seduces Tourists from Fitur in Spain

Since yesterday, Ecuador promotes its Andean landscapes, sunny beaches and more of its attractions in its stand at the 31st edition of the International Tourism Fair in Spain (Fitur). About 10,500 businesses, ministries, and tourism offices of 166 countries will have the...
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Radio Sucre Executives Left Their Facilities

Radio Sucre Executives Left Their FacilitiesYesterday, Radio Sucre executives left their building, located in Kennedy Norte, after CFN seized them for a $ 3 million-dollar debt. The station’s director, Gabriel Arroba, explained that there are no problems with th...
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Entrepreneur Ismael Pérez P. Died Yesterday

Yesterday in Guayaquil City, businessman Ismael Pérez Perasso Olmedo died. He was born on December 14th, 1930 at the home of the journalist Ismael Pérez Castro, former Chief Director of newspaper El Universo, and Maria Teresa Perasso Carmigniani. The entrepreneur founded...
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Luis Noboa Negotiates with Mendez for Barcelona

The candidate for the Barcelona presidency, Luis Noboa, ratified that the negotiations for hiring the Ecuadorian player Edison Mendez continue. Mendez left the team Atletico Mineiro of Brazil. Meanwhile, regarding Noboa’s decision to bring Mendez to the yellow team, Noboa...
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