Argentina tries to cope the large devaluation of its currency

Since the fall of the Argentine peso, last Wednesday, with the biggest devaluation in 12 years against the official dollar, President, Cristina Fernández, delivered three speeches, that same night at the Casa Rosada after 34 days of absence in public events. In any of her...
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Mobile phone companies will be evaluated by Conatel

According to the website of the Senatel, Ecuadorian mobile operators must apply quality parameters updated by the National Council of Telecommunications (Conatel for its Spanish acronym), since July of this year. Every parameters will have a form of measurement. To establish the...
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Cloud service of Microsoft changed its name to “Onedrive”

Due to a dispute with a British telecommunications company,  the cloud storage service of Microsoft will be renamed from “SkyDrive” to “OneDrive”. During July, the two sides settled out of court but did not reveal the financial terms of their agreement...
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SIP expects to reopen debate on Communications Law

Following the admission by the Constitutional Court of the unconstitutionality lawsuit against the Communication Law, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA,) is confident that the debate will be reopened in Ecuador “on a legislation that serves the government to censor...
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Greek Island declared on emergency over earthquake

This Monday on the Greek island of Cephalonia, a state of emergency was declared due to an earthquake of magnitude 5.8, occurred on last Sunday, which caused damage to buildings and left at least seven wounded. The quake shook the town of Lixouricon and dozens of aftershocks came...
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A vial of blood of John Paul II was stolen in Italy

This past weekend at a church in central Italy, a vial of blood from Pope John Paul II was stolen, along with a crucifix. The relic was held in the little church of San Pietro della Ienca, in a mountainous region of Abruzzo, a central Italian region that the popular Polish pope...
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Peru to the expectation of The Hague’s verdict on limits with Chile

Hours before the ruling that will determine if whether or not a new maritime boundary between Peru and Chile will exist, Peruvian President Ollanta Humala, has even invited political leaders to listen to such verdict in the Palacio de Gobierno. Following the ruling of The Hague,...
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Solca hospital of Quito suspends attention

Several patients who were scheduled today to get treatment in the hospital of Solca in Quito will have to come back another day, because  the doctors  decided to  not attend outpatients. The reason for the stoppage would be  in rejection to the Criminal Code, which criminalizes...
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Mexican poet Jose Emilio Pacheco died

This Sunday died Mexican poet Jose Emilio Pacheco in Mexico City. The writer, 74, was hospitalized on Saturday afternoon. His daughter Laura Emilia Pacheco said that “he died  quietly and peacefully.” She was commissioned to confirm the news. Poet, novelist, essayist...
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Bullying in classrooms of Ecuador

Bullying is a worldwide phenomenon that occurs equally in public or private schools. In Ecuador, according to the national survey of childhood and adolescence (ENNA), 64% of school children, aged 8 to 17, said to have witnessed fights between pupils; 57% said that they would...
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