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Canadian singer Bryan Adams received a star with his name on the famous “Hollywood Walk of Fame” on Monday. This is the number 2,435 star dedicated to an artist. “I remember coming to Hollywood when I was 16 and having marveled at the stars,” said Adams....

GPS technology (Global Positioning System) is being increasingly used, in fact, the vast majority of smart phones come with a built in GPS which allows users to locate addresses in applications like Google Maps. A device smaller than a cell phone or pager is capable of receiving...

In 2010 Ecuador had a rate of 1.1% in neonatal deaths. The toll registered in Ecuador surpassed those of countries such as Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Venezuela that do not exceed 1% of newborn deaths. In relation with the overall percentage of Latin America (11%), Ecuador is...

Norio Tsuzumi, the executive vice president of the Tokyo Electric Power Co. a high-ranking Japanese power company, visited an evacuation center to assure the refugees that they are doing all they can to set everything under control. Tokyo Electric had resumed his efforts on...

The upper floors of Egypt’s Interior Ministry building were engulfed in flames on Tuesday as policemen protested outside to demand a higher pay. It is believed that the demonstrators were the responsible of starting the fire, afterwards the firefighters contained the flames by...

British actress Elizabeth Taylor, who was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles (U.S.) last February due to congestive heart failure, is stable, however, her doctors have forbidden visits from family and friends. Taylor was diagnosed with congestive heart...

Jimmy Jairala, Prefect of the Province of Guayas in Ecuador, promised to arrange with private and public entities to join the global campaign of “Earth Hour” this Saturday. This initiative has nearly a thousand followers worldwide and it consists in turning off for an...

The uncertainty of the former National Brewery (CN in Spanish) workers is becoming more intense as their date for utilities payment it’s constantly being expanded. Chairman of the Board, Roberto Guevara Elizalde, said yesterday that the 48-hour period “has two readings,...

American singer Miley Cyrus, known for her role as Hannah Montana on Disney Channel, will come to Ecuador in April to start her new tour. Cyrus will play the songs from her latest album, Can not Be Tamed, in Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito on April 29th and then she will...

Forces loyal to Coronel Muammar al Gaddafi attacked two Libyan towns in Tuesday after the third nights of air raids on Tripoli. The anti-Gaddafi rebels struggle to create a command structure to provide support to the air attacks against tanks and air defenses. Several western...