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`Batman Vs Superman’ begins filming

Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, the new DC Comics superheroes film, directed by Zack Snyder, is being currently shot in Detroit, Michigan. Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill star in the film. Diane Lane, Jesse Eisenberg (Lex Luthor), Gal Gadot,Laurence Fishburne, Amy Adam...
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Salt, sugar and fat tags can go back of the package

Yesterday, the Reform that allows companies to place alerts on fat, salt and sugar contents in the back of food products packages, was published in the Official Gazette.  Last November, The Ministry of Health issued a regulation for the food and beverage industry to put labels...
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Shakira is accused of plagiarism for her music video ‘La, la, la (Brazil 2014)’

Shakira’s new music video, ‘La, la, la,’ featuring the Carioca musician Carlinhos Brown, and which counts with the presence of soccer stars such as Gerard Pique, Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas, Abidal Neymar, James Rodriguez, Aguero, Falcao and even Piqué Mebarak...
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SRI reduces taxes by 80% to cars used for work activities

Automobiles of exclusive work use will have an 80% reduction in the Annual Property Tax on Motor Vehicles (IVM for its spanish acronym), this was announced by the Internal Revenue Service (SRI for its spanish acronym).  ” Vehicles of one ton or more, owned by natural...
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Putin: Russia will recognize election results in Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia will recognize the results of the presidential elections to be held in Ukraine next Sunday, while expressing hope that the new leader ends the military actions in the East of the country. During a conference in St. Petersburg, Putin...
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Customs Office confiscates $ 7.5 million dollars in four months

The Customs Office recorded almost  $ 7.5 million in goods that tried to enter Ecuador or that were commercialized without fulfilling legal requirements or without documents supporting its lawful origin. This figure is from January to April 2014.  Unlike last year, the control...
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The olinguito is part of the top 10 discovered species in 2013

The `olinguito´ (Bassaricyon neblina) is an arboreal carnivorous mammal that lives in Los Andes jungles of Ecuador and Colombia. This animal leads the top 10 discovered species in 2013, according to the International Institute for Species Exploration (IISE). Its distinction is...
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Santos and Zuluaga crossed accusations in presidential debate

The exchange of accusations between candidates Juan Manuel Santos and Oscar Ivan Zuluaga prevailed in the election debate between the five candidates for the presidency of Colombia. Besides Santos and Zuluaga, the meeting was attended by the Green Party candidate Enriqu...
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Gas station next to the old MAGAP building was closed

The former building of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries (MAGAP for its Spanish acronym) located at the beginning of the Machala street, one of the most used in Guayaquil, has been demolished by a 90%, so the parallel works already begun to the...
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Defense Ministers of Ecuador and Chile will analyze Armed Forces cooperation

Defense Ministers of Ecuador, Maria Fernanda Espinosa and Chile, Jorge Burgos, will meet tomorrow in Quito to analyze and strengthen bilateral defense agreements. Burgos, who will remain in Ecuador until May 25, arrived on Thursday night to Quito to check the status of...
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