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Chucho Benitez is having its wake in Quito

With songs, cheers and tears, the body of the Ecuadorian striker Christian “Chucho” Benitez, who died last Monday over an alleged cardiac arrest, arrived today from Qatar to the Tababela airport in Quito, at 02:00 am, and the Rumiñahui Colosseum has opened its gates...
Posted On 02 Aug 2013
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President of Colombia disagrees with Ecuador’s Communications Law

For the first time, through a public statement, the Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos, when asked for his opinion on the current Ecuadorian communications law, said “I do not like it”, adding that he “doesn’t agree at all with any restriction with the...
Posted On 02 Aug 2013
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Driver who killed girl from Ecuador gets prosecuted

Idowu Daramola, a bus driver who on last Tuesday had an accident in New Jersey that resulted in the killing an eight-month girl from Ecuador, was charged with homicide and reckless driving, so he got a bail at $ 250,000, which has not been paid. Daramola, 48, appeared Thursday...
Posted On 02 Aug 2013
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Barcelona tied in Venezuela in the South American Cup

With a score of 2-2 the yellow team closed the participation of Ecuadorian clubs in the international tournament and remained unbeaten, since in the morning in Quito Independiente had tied goalless with Venezuela’s Deportivo Anzoátegui; Emelec beat Sport Huancayo in Peru...
Posted On 02 Aug 2013
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Ecuadorian wins prize for creativity in Barcelona

The Ecuadorian Juan Daniel Alvarado was the winner of the contest Apps&Culture, driven by the Direction of Creativity and Innovation of the Institute of Culture of Barcelona, thanks to Meet2Go, a mobile application that consists of two parts. Based on the music stored on the...
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Science may now revive the dead

Sam Parnia, doctor of the hospital of the Stony Brook University in New York, says that he has developed a technique that can revive a person up to 24 hours after his death. The formula of the doctor Parnia consists in cooling the patient’s body after his death to thus...
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Selection eliminates t-shirt number 11 in honor of Chucho Benitez

The Ecuadorian Soccer Federation (FEF, for its Spanish acronym) announced today that the Ecuadorian team will archive the t-shirt number 11 as a way of paying tribute to the international striker, Christian ‘chucho’ Benítez, who died last Monday in Qatar due to a...
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Remains of ‘Chucho’ arrived at dawn to Ecuador

Ecuador began this Friday, August 2 with sadness after receiving the remains of the Ecuadorian soccer player Christian ‘Chucho’ Benitez, who came from Qatar, where he died last Monday. The plane in which he arrived stopped in Lisbon (Portugal) and several hours later...
Posted On 02 Aug 2013
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Edward Snowden left Moscow airport to safety

Snowden departed from the airport in Moscow, where he had resided for more than a month to “a safe place” and secret. “We just give him a document proving that he received temporary asylum in Russia for a year,” revealed his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena....
Posted On 02 Aug 2013
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U.S. analyzes Snowden’s asylum in Russia

After the Russian government granted the temporary asylum forme analyst of the CIA, Edward Snowden, the United States said they were “extremely disappointed” and warned that they are currently evaluating the “usefulness” of the next bilateral summit. Jay...
Posted On 02 Aug 2013
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