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Federer Beats Malisse and Advances at Wimbledon

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer won yesterday 7-6, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 to Belgian Xavier Malisse and advances to the quarterfinals of the British Open. Federer left the court after the seventh game for treatment on his back. He returned eight minutes later, after which he lost his...
Posted On 03 Jul 2012
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Vote Re-count in Mexico

The Federal Electoral Institute (IFE for its spanish acronym) announced that since next Wednesday, some 43,000 packets of the presidential elections of last Sunday, will be opened, for a vote re-count. The IFE electoral adviser, Alfredo Figueroa said that on election day, six...
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GDP Growth this Year is 3.95% Lower than 2011

In the first quarter of 2012, Ecuador registered a fall of 3.95% less in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) compared to the same period last year. This year, GDP rose 4.84% Ecuador, while in 2011 grew to 8.80% in the first quarter. Of fourteen economic activities that contribute to...
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Samsung disagrees on the Galaxy Tab Sales Veto in the U.S.

This morning, Samsung Electronics Company expressed disappointment after a California court rejected its request to suspend the precautionary ban on sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets in the U.S. The Company stated: “However, we will maintain an appeal to the...
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A New Era has Begun in Yemen

The president of Yemen, Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi said this Tuesday that a new era has begun that would change the government system in Yemen in a positive way. During his meeting with the leaders of the Yemeni communities in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, the USA...
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Argentina’s President Presented Rag Doll of Herself

Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez, presented on Monday ‘Cristinita‘, a rag doll made in his image and likeness and sold in a museum that is part of the Casa Rosada, seat of the executive. “It lacks the broom!,” said the legal and technical...
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Unesco Determines 26 New Heritages

Unesco has identified 26 new sites to the World Heritage List. Landscapes between the mountains and the sky in Rio de Janeiro entered the famous list, which now has a total of 962 sites. For the first time sites in Chad, Congo, Palau and the Palestinian National Authority, were...
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Shark fin Soup in China will be Eliminated

The department of the State Council of China informed his government departments to stop serving shark fin soup at dinner parties. The shark fin soup is a luxury dish in Chinese cuisine, but criticized by environmentalists for the cruel method of obtaining its main ingredient....
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MAGAP output Controls of Banana Boxes that Have no Contracts

Several banana exporting companies were unable to export about 180,000 boxes of fruit, because it exceeded the licensed capacity in contracts with producers, said Carlos Velez, coordinator of Zone 5 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries (MAGAP). A...
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Democratic Left Movement Closes After 40 Years

The building, located on Poland Street, Quito, which since the 90’s has served as headquarters of the Democratic Left (“Izquierda Democrática” for its spanish acronym), is now empty, filled only with memories. The ID party has 15 days to resolve a crisis that...
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