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More than a hundred members of Boko Haram were murdered

According to political sources and residents of the state of Borno, last Wednesday neighborhood defense groups killed between one and two hundred members of the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, in a violent ambush in northern Nigeria. Sources confirm that young people from...
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Russia will only deliver prepaid gas to Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin said that from June Russia will only deliver gas to Ukraine in case it pays in advance. “The situation with the payments for Russian gas has only worsened in this time,” he stressed, adding that “Gazprom has not received a single payment...
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15 additional days to respond to the CAN about resolution 116

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade, Juan Francisco Ballen, reported yesterday that Ecuador requested additional 15 days from the deadline to respond to a letter from the General Secretariat of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN), regarding the investigation that the agency...
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Violent protests after mining tragedy in Turkey

Immersed in grief, outrage and anger, a group of demonstrators protested violently against the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Turkish town of Soma, where at least 238 miners died in an explosion at the mining site of Soma Holding, Turkey’s largest...
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Mauricio Rodas, Mayor of Quito, propose reforms to the `rush traffic hours and licence plate´(Pico y Placa)

Mauricio Rodas, elected Mayor of Quito, received the investiture by the President of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Domingo Paredes. The ceremony was held yesterday at the Sucre Theater.  In his speech, the Mayor announced that tomorrow, at the first session of the Council...
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IACHR received report on Cléver Jímenez’s case and Sarayaku community

The President, Vice President and Secretary of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights received Ledy Zúñiga, Minister of Justice, and Attorney Diego Garcia in order to report on the situation of Cléver Jiménez, Fernando Villavicencio and Carlos Figueroa. “The leadership...
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Conaie chooses president this Saturday

On next Saturday May 17 the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie for its Spanish acronym) shall designate from among three candidates, its new president, replacing the current leader, Humberto Cholango. The candidates are: Olindo Nastacuaz of the Conaice...
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`Two and a Half Men´ is coming to an end

On Wednesday, CBS confirmed that its famous series `Two and a Half Men,´ will end with the last chapter of the twelfth season. The series had its beginning in the fall of 2003, which is based on the daily life of two brothers, one who is divorced with a son, and another who is a...
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Biodiversity Commission will visit the Yasuni ITT fields

As part of a follow-up to the Declaration of National Interest of the process of oil exploitation of the block 43 or ITT fields (Ishpingo, Tambococha and Tiputini), located in the Yasuni National Park, the assembly forming the Biodiversity Committee of the Assembly, will visit...
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Sea exit of Bolivia and Paraguay was supported by Correa

The President of Ecuador Rafael Correa advocated on Wednesday that the Mediterranean countries of the region count with access to the sea, and considered unfair that such responsibility falls on one country, as in the case of Chile regarding Bolivia. “The region must seek...
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