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Ecuadorian Government Declares Emergency in Banana Sector

The minister of agriculture, Javier Ponce, declared the emergency state for the banana sector in Ecuador after a meeting held this Friday 13. Ponce assured that once the emergency declaration is signed, the instructions will be defined to apply help measures for the sector....
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14.000 petitions to ban Madonna’s concert in Poland

In Poland, more than 14,000 young Catholics signed to prohibit the upcoming Madonna concert in Warsaw in August. According to the organizers of this campaign this show “offends Jesus” and “promotes homosexuality”. They expect to gather 100,000 signatures or more...
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Commercial Firms cannot Issue Credit Cards

The shops that issued credit cards as a financing option for its clients must quit doing so, according to a decision issued on July 5 by the Banking Board and published yesterday by the Superintendency of Banks. The provision JB-2012-2225 indicates that only financial...
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John Terry is Acquitted of the Charges of Racism

This morning, Chelsea player John Terry was acquitted of charges of racism against a player of African descent during a Premier League match in October last year. After four days of testimony in a court of London, Judge Howard Riddle ruled that the footballer was not guilty of...
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Ecuadorian Migrants will have Civil Registry Services at Consulates

Next week, Ecuadorian migrants may issue permanent records and not just temporal registrations for births, deaths, marriage or divorce, in the consulates of the country, reported the Foreign Ministry. This is “good news” for migrants, said Foreign Minister, Ricardo...
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‘OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL’ Official Trailer

The Wizard of Oz movie is back and this time at the hands of Disney. We present the first trailer for this sequel. The great magician will be played by James Franco, who shares with the three witches, Glinda (Michelle Williams), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Theodora (Mila Kunis)....
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The Banana Genome has Finally Been Sequenced

Banana has revealed the secrets of its 520 million bases. Two French research organizations, CIRAD and CEA-Genoscope, with funding from the National Research Agency (ANR), have just finished, in two years, sequencing the species Musa acuminata which is a component in every edible...
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Rihanna seeks next Fashion Celebrity

‘Styled to Rock’ is the new reality brought by the Queen of Barbados, the singer Rihanna, which will debut next August. According to Billboard, the artist will present a video that explains who will try to find the next big thing in the world of fashion. The...
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Election Gag on the Press Came Into Force

The main assembly of the Constitutional Court (CC), diligently decided to lift the precautionary measures held against three articles of the Reformatory Law to the Electoral Law (Code of Democracy). President of the Constitutional Court, Patricio Pazmiño, confirmed that since...
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Spanish Officials Once Again Take to the Streets Against Rajoy Cuts

Spanish officials took streets again today to protest the measures announced on Wednesday by prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, under the greater plan of adjustment in the recent history of Spanish democracy, which is a snip of 65 000 million euros. Among the measures of the plan...
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