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Today Alvaro Noboa, Ecuadorian businessman and presidential candidate, talked about the bleak future that awaits the banana industry in Ecuador if measures are not taken. “Ecuadorians: I want to talk mainly about the banana problem and address the three most affected provinces...

The colourful Olympic rings and a set of the Paralympic Agitos will be suspended as a symbol of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the local authorities said. The rings will be 25m wide and 11m high aluminium and retractable, to allow tall ships to pass under the bridge. (MZ)  

Maroon 5 released their latest music video for the song One More Night. The video sees Adam Lavine (lead singer) in the role of father and boxer at the same time. Actress Minka Kelly plays the partner of Lavine. (BG)

The National Police agents of Bilbao have detained Maialen Zuazo, who was condemned of collaborating with ETA. Zouza is now facing a seven-year sentence imposed to her by the National Hearing for her relations with the “Vizcaya Commando” that was disbanded in July of 2008, which...

Representatives of Latin American and Spanish social groups expressed today, in a protest, their support over Julian Assange’s Political Asylum Request. Protesters gathered outside the government palace in Quito following a convention attended by groups such as Women in Red,...

This morning, the Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic School (IG) reported that several localities in the Ecuadorian coast suffered an earthquake of 5.6 magnitude on the Richter scale. The quake occurred at 07:17am and the epicenter was located 88 kilometers...

Omran al-Zoubi, the Syrian Information Minister said that an armed group was responsible for killing seven TV journalists and workers in the Syrian al-Ikhbaryia Channel. Al-Zoubi called it “the worst massacre against journalism and the freedom of the media.” The attack occurred...

After the explosive success of Roger Federer against Italian Fabio Fognini by 6-1, 6-3, 6-2, Swiss tennis player prepares for the British Open third round. Now, Federer will face against the winner of the duel between Michael Russell (USA) and Julien Benneteau (France)....

On Tuesday the National Ecuadorian Assembly passed with 94 votes (from all attendants in the room) the Organic Bill for Hadicapped People. The text has 118 articles and contains a number of benefits for people with disabilities, including tax exemptions, access to scholarships,...

The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, signed an agreement to increase the salaries of thousands of Bolivian policemen of lower rank and thus ending the seven-day riot. The salary agreement of the minimal wage of 30,000 policemen of lower ranks was increased by $14 and doubles...