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From 15:00, the National Assembly has been examining an application for a month license made by President Rafael Correa, in order to participate in the campaign for the elections on February 17, in which he will fight the reelection. On December 19 Correa filed an application for...

Four former officials of the Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR for its Spanish acronym), including a relative of President Rafael Correa and representative of the Anonimato company, were linked by the Prosecutor’s Office in a case of embezzlement. The charge, based on reports of the...

The Syrian army bombed a gas station in the town of al-Maliha, near the capital Damascus. The attack to station sparked a fire that claimed the life of several victims who were burned. While the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the General Commission of the Syrian...

MPD Assemblyman, Jorge Escala, asked the Escuela Politecnica del Litoral to withdraw the title of electrical engineer specializing in electro mechanics of Jorge Glas, candidate for vice president of Alianza País. Escala confirmed that their actions lies in the figure of abuse of...

With a discount of 10%, today began the collection of property taxes for the 2013, which is why it is expected that within the first days of this month, the influx of taxpayers to the Municipality, on the Malecon Simon Bolivar and Clemente Ballen. The Municipality of Guayaquil...

The tycoon and Playboy founder, Hugh Hefner, married his girlfriend, former “Playmate” Crystal Harris, 60 years younger than him. The ceremony was held at the Playboy Mansion in front of a select group of family and friends. Harris, 26, posted a photo of the ceremony...

During New Year’s Mass, held in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI announced that he expects  2013  to be a year of peace despite the threat of unrestrained capitalism, inequality and terrorism. The pope sent his message during the homily in front of more...

After the House of Representatives of the United States (with a majority of Republican members) rejected the bill passed by the Senate to avoid falling into the fiscal cliff, last Tuesday night, such part of the congress have accepted without changes, 257 votes in favor and 167...

The Spanish newspaper ABC reported that in recent days the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was induced into a coma due to constant critical weaknesses of his vital signs, which are maintained by artificial assistance provided in the hospital in La Habana, Cuba. According to the...

  The controversy increases over the allegedly plagiarized thesis of Jorge Glas, AP candidate for the Ecuadorian vice presidency. Apparently the academic paper has several chapters copied from at least two other thesis and the website www.rincondelvago.com These copies were...