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Guayaquil’s City Hall will make a Memorial Wall to Febres-Cordero

Through a press release, Guayaquil’s Mayor, Jaime Nebot indicated today that a memorial wall will be impersonate temporarily the bust that was expected to be placed in the neighborhood Las Peñas, a downtown heritage area in Guayaquil. The decision follows the legal impediment to...
Posted On 23 Feb 2012
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iPad May Be Banned in Shanghai

Apple’s iPad can still be sold in Shanghai, but not for long since a court ruling over naming rights was suspended on Thursday. Chinese firm Proview accuses Apple of infringing its trademark and called for the courts to prevent the Cupertino based company from selling the tablet...
Posted On 23 Feb 2012
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Judge Paredes Denies Accusations of Monica Encalada

Judge Juan Paredes rejected the declarations of the former judge Monica Encalada, who pointed out that she has evidence that demonstrate that both met prior to hearing of the sentence in case El Universo. “I haven’t met with anybody, I have met with my conscience. In every case,...
Posted On 23 Feb 2012
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Soccer Referees off The Strike

After five hours of hearing Alfredo Intriago, president of the referees of Ecuador, President of the Ecuadorian Soccer Federation (FEF), Luis Chiriboga, announced yesterday that this weekend the Ecuadorian Soccer Championship will be resumed. After consensus, referees raised the...
Posted On 23 Feb 2012
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Emilio Palacio’s Article “No More Lies”, Will Be Published In Eight Countries

The opinion article that sentenced El Universo Newspaper to pay a restitution of $ 40 million will be published in eight countries. The article, written by former opinion editor Emilio Palacio condemned him and directors of the journal, brothers Carlos, Cesar and Nicolas Perez to...
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Protection Action was Approved to Prevent Installation of LFC Bust

Yesterday, Manuel Prieto, eighth temporary judge in Criminal Guarantees, approved the Protection Action submitted by the group Diabluma, to prevent the installation of the bust of the former Ecuadorian President Leon Febres-Cordero in Las Peñas. After the hearing, Governor Robert...
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War Crimes in Syria

A United Nations human rights investigation revealed that Syria had failed to protect its own people. The report, prepared by the UN-appointed Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria showed the deadly violence that sweeps through the country. Arab and Western...
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Ecuadorian Government May Not Apply IACHR Precautionary Measures

Chancellor Ricardo Patiño, stated that the Ecuadorian government believes its ‘impossible’ to allow the precautionary measures requested by the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) that favour the directors of El Universo and the former editor ...
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Leo Messi Foundation: On the Run for Achieve Kids’ Dreams

Since 2007, Leo Messi Foundation exists for the unique purpose of giving children the same opportunity to realize their dreams. While still a teenager, Argentinean soccer player, Lionel Messi decided to establish with the support of his family, a foundation where prioritized...
Posted On 23 Feb 2012
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