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Yasuní is a very sensitive natural reserve

The Yasuni National Park, located in the so-called ‘The Refuge of the Pleistocene’ in Napo, has an area of 9. 820 square km. A sector that was declared by UNESCO as a natural reserve for the programme Man and the Biosphere in 1989. The WWF also declared that the Yasuni is one of...
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The British do not want the World Cup in Qatar 2022

The Premier League joined the English Football Association to ask FIFA to analyze the removal of the 2022 World Cup from Qatar, arguing that the climate (hot in the World Cup date) is decisive. Concerns about having to play in the scorching summer heat in the Persian Gulf and its...
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Alex Quinonez placed sixth in 200 meters

In the semifinal he reached a time of 20.55 and did no good for his qualification to the finals. Two hours before, in the qualifying trials, Quinonez finished fourth in the second preliminary heat with a time of 20.47 seconds, a best time than that of Jamaican Usain Bolt, who won...
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Mayor Nebot accepts to dredge access canal to the port of Guayaquil

Finally, given the possibility that the port is moved to a point between Posorja and Chanduy, Mayor Jaime Nebot has accepted the challenges made to him by the president Rafael Correa of dredging the access canal to Guayaquil and increase the depth of water. On last Monday...
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Earthquake shakes New Zealand

The geological service of the United States, which register seismic activity worldwide, reported that the North of the South Island of New Zealand was shook yesterday by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake, however, so far authorities have not reported victims or any tsunami alert. The...
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Over 638 dead due to evictions in Egypt

That is the recorded death toll until yesterday after Egyptian security forces attacked with tear gas, bullets and bulldozers, thousands of Islamists who camped in tents at a vigil for six weeks in protest demanding the return to power of ousted President Mohamed Morsi. The...
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The government defends decree to control NGOs

“Decree 16 will allow social organizations to work with the state and develop its scope by legal way,” said Under Secretary of Policy Management, Patricia Sarzosa, who clarified the scope of the Regulation for the Registration of Civil Society Organizations. “It...
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Olinguito, a new carnivorous mammal

His name is olinguito, it inhabits the fog forests  of Colombia and Ecuador and has become the protagonist of an important scientific discovery for being  the newest species of Carnivores that has been identified in the Western hemisphere in 35 years. This new member of the...
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Government cancels the Yasuní ITT initiative

The waiting for the future of the Yasuní ITT initiative ended once the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, announced yesterday at a national broadcast transmitted by radio and television that the project was closed, since “the world failed to contribute to the...
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Reactions on favor and against the exploitation of the Yasuni

After the announcement made by the Presidency of the Republic, to close the so-called Yasuni-ITT initiative, which begun in 2007, looking for international funding to leave the oil underground. However, yesterday it was announced globally, the authorization for oil exploitation...
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