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Alvaro Noboa, presidential pre-candidate of Ecuador, denounced the failure in the banana box official payment to the farmers of this product in the country. “As I am a presidential candidate, hundreds of banana farmers have come to me to complain that some exporters are not...

Spain asked the European Union (EU) up to 100,000 million euros to stabilize the banking system, said the Eurogroup on Saturday. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) presented a report last Friday in which it claimed that several banks in Spain would have to increase their...

Spanish banks could lose the loan that the Eurozone has provided them, if they were to fail on their commitments to the excessive deficit procedure. Community sources recalled that this loan does not mean “no additional conditionality” macro. They also underlined that...

During a campaign stop in Council Bluffs, Iowa, June 8, the former Governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, stated that the economy is clearly suffering. Afterwards he talked about Barack Obama, “He wants other stimulus, he wants to hire more government workers. He says we need...

This morning, the Presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, opponent of the political party of the current of President Venezuela, Hugo Chavez formalized the registration of his candidacy for the elections that will be held on October 7th. Thousands of followers, located in eight...

The Qualifying Committee that will select the nine judges for the Constitutional Court (CC for its Spanish acronym) will begin on Thursday to review if the 27 candidates for the position meet the requirements. The main feature of this process, led by the Citizen Participation...

Today, the Colombian Maria Emma Mejia will formally concede her charge in the General Secretariat of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR for its Spanish acronym) to Venezuelan Ali Rodriguez Araques. The handover ceremony will take place at the San Carlos Palace, the...

After postponing yesterday the Roland Garros final because of the bad weather, this morning the Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal became the new champion of the French Open after beating Serbian Novak Djokovic. The world number two defeated Djokovic 6-4, 6-3, 2-6 and 7-5 in...

According to the US Senator, John McCain, the armed rebels that fight against the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are being supplied with weapons by some regional countries, including Saudi Arabia. McCain wants that the US follow the lead. McCain was arguing th...

Egyptian security officials informed that the health of former President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak has fully deteriorated. Doctors had to use a defibrillator twice and feed him liquids intravenously. Mubarak’s two sons, Gamal and Alaa, were by his side at the intensive care war...