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Ecuador Suffers an Outbreak of Wildfires

In the last nine days there have been hundreds of wildfires in Ecuador, especially in the Pichincha, Chimborazo, Azuay and El Oro provinces. In the Chilla canton, located southeast of El Oro province, dozens of firefighters in the area worked to extinguish the fire affecting the...
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Goverment Could Promote Five Export Quality Products

As part of its strategy for a possible non-renewal of ATPDEA tariff preferences, the government seeks to use five export quality products in the General System of Preferences (GSP). Tuna pouch (holster), roses, artichokes, nylons and broccoli, were considered as the most...
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Explosion at La Roca Jail

Last Saturday at the maximum-security prison in Guayaquil, known as “La Roca“, a device exploded leaving at least six inmates injured. Penitentiary officials revealed that some injured were treated on site and some other were transported to the Guayaquil Hospital. It...
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Serena Williams Won US Open

American tennis player, Serena William became the queen of U.S. Open after beating Belarusian Victoria Azarenka with partial 6-2, 2-6, 7-5. William defeated Azarenka, current world number one, in a 2 hours and 18 minutes game, which was originally postponed from Saturday by heavy...
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The Ecuadorian Orlando Ibarra Escaped After Two Years of Imprisonment by ELN

Orlando Ibarra Sarmiento, an Ecuadorian businessman and former deputy by PRIAN party, was kidnapped since August 2, 2010 by the National Liberation Army (ELN for its Spanish acronym) managed to escape from his captors thanks to a guerrilla member who decided to defect. On Sunday,...
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Fabricio Correa Wants to Reconcile With his Brother

The leader of the Equipo Movement, Fabricio Correa, made a new appeal for reconciliation to his younger brother, President Rafael Correa. Fabricio Correa argues that the problems he has faced, have affected his sister Pierina, his brother Rafael and his mother, due to the power...
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Paul McCartney Gets French Legion of Honor

Last Saturday, former Beatle, Paul McCartney was awarded to officer of the French Legion of Honor for his services to music. The British singer received the award at the presidential Elysee palace, in Paris, by the hands of François Hollande, the French president. (BG)
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Fire in Quito Reaches Urban Zones

The intense forest fire originated in the area of San Luis at Puembo, Quito, reaches its ninth day of injury, this time reaching urban areas of the capital. Yesterday in the afternoon, the people of the Zambiza parish got despaired when they witnessed how the fire burned two...
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Madera de Guerrero Passed its Revision Signature

Last night, Madera de Guerrero Movement (MG) passed the review in the National Electoral Council (CNE), with 87,158 valid signatures from a total of 110,513 records. Moreover, the National Movement Pachakutik (PK) must submit 12,802 signatures to the CNE to become legal and...
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Alvaro Uribe Discusses the Peace Process with FARC

Recently the former president of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe was invited to the news Ecuadoradio to discuss the peace process between the Colombian government and FARC. According to the former president, the government of Juan Manuel Santos has overlooked the country’s safety, which...
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