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Sotheby announced it will sell a functional “Apple I“, the first computer built by Stephen Wozniak along with Steve Jobs. The machine is valued between $ 120,000 and $ 180,000, its sale will be held on June 15 at New York and includes the original interface...

Ecuadorian U.S. Ambassador, Nathalie Cely confirmed that Ecuador has requested an extension of the ATPDEA, which expires in mid-2013. Ecuador now depends only this benefit, as Peru and Colombia do not require this program after having Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with the U.S.,...

Charles Taylor, 64, the former president of Liberia was sentenced to 50 years in prison for war crimes commited during over  eleven years (1991-2002) of civil war in Sierra Leone . An international court in The Hague, Netherlands gave the verdict. The court condemned Taylor last...

French Journalist Romeo Langlois who was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC for its Spanish acronym) since last April 28th, was freed by the guerrillas, thanks to a rescue operation carried out on Wednesday. “I can not complain, I’ve been...

U.S. scientists have developed a new urine test that can detect early stages of osteoporosis, according to a study published by the University of Arizona and NASA. NASA conducts these studies because astronauts in microgravity experience skeletal unloading and suffer bone loss...

After being admitted as emergency to the Cedarrs-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles last Friday, due to a severe respiratory infection, the British musician Elton John is recovering favorably. “Thank you for your well wishes. He’s doing incredibly well and...

Cyclist Emilio Falla has become the thirty first Ecuadorian athlete who qualifies for the Olympic Games in London. The Ecuadorian Olympic Committee (COE for its spanish acronym) informed in a statement that “the International Cycling Union confirmed that Ecuador will have a...

The Supreme Court stated this Wednesday that they have given the green light to extradite the Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange to Sweden where he is accused of several sexual felonies. Assange has always denied those charges, but now the Supreme Court rejected his defense with...

The operation for the liberation of French journalist Romeo Langlois held hostage by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC for its Spanish acronym) for over a month, began this Wednesday in the city of Florence, South of Bogota, before dawn with the output of the...

Rescue operatives ended their search for survivors of a second killer earthquake in northeastern Italy last Wednesday. While several aftershocks as strong as 3,8 magnitude continued to shake the shocked region. Thousands of scared survivors fearful of further tremors remained...