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Thai Army seizes power with a coup

This Thursday, two days after martial law was declared in the country, the Thai army chief, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, announced that with a coup he will take over the government in order to restore order to the country after months of political instability. “For the...
Posted On 22 May 2014
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Jaime Nebot defends his position on charging dredging tax

Jaime Nebot , Mayor of Guayaquil , said that the Municipality will not charge a fee for the port dredging of Los Goles rock. This, based on the argument that the Port Authority of Guayaquil (APG) seeks to avoid the collection of a municipal fee. Last April 30, through a letter,...
Posted On 22 May 2014
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Police in Rio de Janeiro extends strike

This Thursday the union leaders of the Civil Police, of the research area of Rio de Janeiro, decided to extend the 24-hour strike initiated yesterday to demand better pay and to reform the security policy of the country, which according to the union that represents them is a...
Posted On 22 May 2014
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Attack in Xinjiang, China leaves 31 dead and 90 injured

31 dead and over 90 injured was the balance left by an explosion in a market of the Xinjiang region capital in northwest China, according to Chinese state media. The official news agency, Xinhua, reported that the attack occurred when two all-terrain vehicles crashed into a...
Posted On 22 May 2014
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Gas-cookers factories present losses in sales

Representatives of factories that produce gas-cookers reduced their production in Ecuador between a 50% and more than a 60%. This measure is due to the announcement of the government Efficient Cooking Plan, which plans to distribute 3.5 million electric induction cookers from...
Posted On 22 May 2014
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Unasur meets today in Galapagos by Venezuelan Crisis subject

The foreign ministers of the twelve countries that integrate the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR for its spanish acronym) will meet today in the Galapagos islands, Ecuador to know the situation of Venezuela and other issues, as reported yesterday by the Ecuadorian Foreign...
Posted On 22 May 2014
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Commission approves first reading of Energy Law

Last Wednesday, the Economic Development Commission of the National Assembly unanimously adopted the report of the first debate on the Draft Organic Law of the Public Service of Electric Power submitted by the Executive, which had three variations. One of the observations that...
Posted On 22 May 2014
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Patiño confirms extradition request of Galo Lara

“The National Court of Justice ordered the extradition. We have sent it to Panama, requesting the extradition, given that the asylum has been revoked,” said the Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño yesterday regarding the extradition request of former legislator Galo Lara,...
Posted On 22 May 2014
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Ministry signs environmental license for oil exploitation in Yasuni

This Thursday, the Ministry of Environment granted Petroamazonas the necessary environmental license to begin the process of oil extraction in the Tambacocha and the Tiputini fields, located in the Yasuni National Park. Petroamazonas may “initiate the preparatory activities...
Posted On 22 May 2014
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Star Wars Director proposes fans to help Unicef ​​and to be part of the movie

As part of the `Force for Change,´campaign, which aims to raise funds for laboratories and innovation programs of the United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF), the director of `Star Wars: Episode VII,´ J.J. Abrams, invited the fans of the series to help with this proposal....
Posted On 22 May 2014
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