Argentina Police protest due low wages generated by chaos

In recent days, police protests to demand wage increases in Argentina have increased, spreading to more regions of the country. The scenario is presented on the eve of the thirtieth anniversary of Argentina’s return to democracy. Police claims erupted last week in Cordoba....
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World leaders give final farewell to Nelson Mandela

Hundreds of presidents and kings gave their farewell to the “peace leader” of South Africa. Barak Obama (USA,) Raul Castro (Cuba), Dilma Rousseff (Brazil); Kofi Annan (UN) and other leaders delivered emotional speeches extolling the work of Mandela and his legacy of peace to the...
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Cedhu shows report on violation of Human Rights in Ecuador

Due to the celebration, today, of the Universal Day of Human Rights, established.  by the United Nations (UN), a report prepared by the Ecumenical Commission of Human Rights (Cedhu for its Spanish acronym,) notes that the country’s main violations of human rights are...
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Carlos Santana and Billy Joel awarded in the United States

One of the greatest guitarists in history, Mexican Carlos Santana, along with pop legend Billy Joel, were awarded with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Award, one of the most important distinctions in the United States for a living artist. Other artists such as...
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Footwear should also be labeled

The Ecuadorian Institute for Standardisation (INEN, for its acronym in Spanish) exposed the new changes to the technical regulation 080 for the control of labelling of footwear either of national or foreign production. These reforms, which will be in force from December 7, as...
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Today will be defined increase of the SBU

The national wages Council (Conades) will meet today in order to achieve a consensus on the definition of the Basic Unified Salary (SBU, for its spanish acronym ) for 2014. The last meeting was held on December 3 with distant positions between workers and employers; the first...
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Ecuador seeks extension of maritime rights up to 350 miles

The Technical Secretariat of the Sea (SETEMAR) hits to today at the headquarters of the ECU -911 System Samborondon the seminar “Extension of the Continental Shelf beyond 200 nautical miles: Technical and Legal Aspects” which considered the option so that Ecuador may...
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Esmeraldas refinery expects to increase its work in January

The Esmeraldas refinery, the largest in Ecuador, with capacity to process 110,000 barrels of oil (bdp), currently works at half capacity after a fire occurred last month in one of its units. It is expected that during the first week of January processing levels are normalized, as...
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U.S. Consulate in Ecuador changes direction

From next Monday, December 16th, the Consulate General of the United States in the city of Guayaquil serve its users in its new building located in the area of San Eduardo, on the streets Santa Ana and Jose Rodriguez Bonin diagonal to the department of the Judicial police. The...
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Ecuador’s headquarters will be in Vitoria during the World Cup

  Considering the characteristics of rival and host matches in the group stage, the authorities of the Ecuadorian Soccer Federation chose the Brazilian city of Vitoria for the Tricolor to focus prior to the tournament. The city is located in the south of the country and is...
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