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Irregularities in the electoral process raise questions about the absenteeism

According to the National Electoral Council (CNE for its Spanish acronym), a total of 2,208,882 persons entitled to vote decided not to, that is, 19% of the electoral roll, marking a historic figure in the country. Politicians and citizens believe the Ecuadorians are facing a...
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Impugnations promise delayed delivery of election results

According to a report by the National Electoral Council (CNE for its Spanish acronym), there are six provinces with irregularities in their Provincial Electoral Boards and so far there have been nine objections from parties and movements, which call for the opening of the polls...
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Cardinals’ first session was held yesterday

Yesterday morning, the Cardinals met for the first time since the “sede vacante”, to prepare the conclave which will  elect Benedict’s successor. Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman said that 142 cardinals attended the first  preparatory congregation of the...
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Jorge Glas Viejo tried to enter the United States

Jorge Heriberto Glas Viejo charged with the rape of a minor, attempted to enter the United States with a German passport, but was deported by the authorities of the State Department. The National Bar Association, whose representative, Pedro Granja, who leads the defense of the...
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Baby infected with HIV could be cured

U.S. scientists said that in Mississippi, a baby born with HIV-AIDS could have been cured of this virus. There is no guarantee that the two year-old child stays healthy, although advanced testing performed, revealed that there are only traces of genetic material of the virus. If...
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Chavez health deteriorates by new infection

The health of the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, has deteriorated thoroughly in the last few hours due to a new infection in the respiratory functions of the socialist leader of 58 years. Venezuelans dawned this Tuesday with the news of the new president’s relapse,...
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Ecuadorian President criticized the Inter American Commission through Twitter

“Prosecute corrupt journalists is an attack on human rights, but it is not the Guantanamo prison … Enough!” Wrote the Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa yesterday on his Twitter account. This was one of the many reviews that made American Commission on Human...
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