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Mercosur Members aim to Reduce Poverty and Avoid Foreign Products

In the Mercosur Summit 41, held today in Asuncion, its member countries celebrated the economic growth in the region last year, pledging to “encourage economic development with social inclusion, through reducing poverty.” The leaders of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff;...
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Venezuela Shows the First images of Chavez in Cuba

Yesterday, Venezuela’s state television broadcast a video showing President Hugo Chavez in the company of Cuban president, Fidel Castro. This is the first appearance of Chavez after his surgery last June 10. In the video, Chavez was visibly leaner but in good spirits. The...
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Zuckerberg is Richer than Jobs, According to Forbes

Mark Zuckerberg (27) is in the technology list of the richest ahead of Steve Jobs and Google founders, according to Forbes magazine. The founder of Facebook has increased his fortune to 12.508 million euros, thanks to recent sales of shares in the social network. Facebook has...
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Google+ Expects To Defeat Facebook

Google recently introduced its own social network, Google +, which has already been in development for a year and hopes to become the direct competition of Facebook and take its social network throne. The Internet giant has changed the concept of Facebook friends by Circles, a...
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LA Dodgers File for Bankruptcy Protection

The Los Angeles Dodgers are going to the bankruptcy court, while Frank McCourt hopes that a Delaware judge accepts his plan to stabilized the troubled baseball franchise. Recently McCourt obtained $150 million from a interim financing hedge fund, however this loan must be...
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06 is a New Mobile Phone Digit in Ecuador

If you are asked to type a phone number that begins with 069xxxxxx note that, from now on, you will be making a call to a mobile phone number in Ecuador. According to the Ministry of Telecommunications,  the resolution adopted by the National Telecommunications Council of 12...
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Greeks Protest Against The Parliament to Reject Cuts

Thousands of Greeks marched to the gates of parliament to demonstrate their rejection to the cuts. The 48-hour strike began yesterday and continues today, banners reading “We can’t do this anymore” or “We won’t pay” are carried by some of the...
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River Plate Stadium will be Open for Copa America

The final of Copa America will be played in the River Plate stadium as it was scheduled before the building was closed due to the riots of angry fans. Now that the closing order has been revoked, the team informed that their employees will immediately begin to repair the damaged...
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Pope joins Twitter and Launches New Vatican Website

Yesterday Pope Benedict XVI has tweeted for the first time, announcing the launch of a Vatican news information portal. Benedict’s tweet on Tuesday read: “Dear Friends, I just launched News.va. Praised be our Lord Jesus Christ! With my prayers and blessings,...
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Greek Parliament Approves Austerity Plan

Today the Greek parliament approved the austerity plan demanded by the European Union and the IMF that seeks alternative help methods. The Prime Minister Yorgos Papandreou obtained the 151 votes that needed the approval for a savings plan of 28,000 millions of euro in a period...
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