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“Fisherman” was presented at the Latin American Film Festival in Ottawa

The Ecuadorian film “Pescador”, directed by Sebastián Cordero, was presented at the 17th Latin American Film Festival in Ottawa, held from March 21 to April 7. Fifteen Latin American films were also participating in this festival. Prior to the presentation of the...
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Venezuelan presidential campaign comes to an end

After 10 days of the shortest and most intense presidential campaign in the history of Venezuela, today ends with a promise of a tide of voters this Sunday, which will define if whether they will be represented by the government candidate and president in charge, Nicolas Maduro,...
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Automotive companies will replace the air bags of their vehicles

Toyota, Honda and Nissan, requested  the repair of more than two million vehicles, due to a problem with air bags  located in the passenger seat, since the inflator is in danger of bursting, throwing plastic parts. The Japanese company Takata Corp., was in charge of notifying the...
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Lawmakers ask the IACHR to visit Ecuador over Taromenane case

Assemblymen Clever Jimenez and Cesar Montufar have sent a statement to the Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), to inform about the Huaorani attack against the Taromenane, an un-contacted tribe, and also ask the body to take responsibility...
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Ecuadorian migrant imposes style in a protest against evictions in Spain

The Ecuadorian, resident in Spain, Aida Quinatoa led the manifestation in favor of the Platform of  Affected by Mortgage (PAH, for its Spanish acronym), which rejects the actions of the Spanish government and demands to stop the evictions to mortgage debtors of this country....
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Second Board of the Child ratified Jorge Glas Viejo’s paternity

Lawyers Jose Navarrete Vera, Ginger Mendoza and Leonor Murillo Sevillano, the officials of the Second Chamber of Labor, Children and Adolescents, analysed the action of clarification and expansion on the judgement issued by the chamber , against Jorge Heriberto Glas Viejo, father...
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South Korea and the United States raise the alert on the Korean peninsula

With the growing threat that Pyongyang may be performing ballistic missile tests, the armies of South Korea and the United States increased yesterday its alert system on the Korean peninsula. The South Korean joint forces in Seoul and Washington  increased their surveillanc...
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Former Territorial employees may now collect their payments

Yesterday the Labor Ministry began issuing the settlement proceedings to pay the former employees of the Territorial Bank, which went into a forced sale last month. Once the former employees signed their proceedings, they were indicated that the amount of the settlement would be...
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Trial hearing against Clever Jimenez was suspended

The trial hearing against Pachakutic Assembly member, Clever Jimenez for the defamation complaint that President Rafael Correa filed against him, was suspended by decision of Judge Lucy Blacio of the National Court, north of Quito, for the absence of the other two defendants in...
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Bucaram and Correa start with left foot

Last Tuesday night at the Sucre National Theatre, in Quito, during the ceremony of accreditation of the main national authorities, reelected national Assembly member, Abdala Bucaram Pulley, when approaching the bench to acquire his documents, shaked hands with the members of the...
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