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70% of refugees in Ecuador do not know the asylum process, according to survey

Of the 170 thousand people who have sought refuge in Ecuador since 2003, 70% claim to have had one or more difficulties to access to the process, according to a survey by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The lack of information about the procedure and...
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China and Iran invest in Bolivia

According to a report made by the Bolivian presidency, the government of China provided Bolivia with a credit of $ 80 million to strengthen Bolivia’s state airline, while Iran, granted a loan of $ 200 million for areas such as medicine, pharmacy and telecommunications. The...
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Philip VI will be present at the General Assembly of the United Nations

Philip VI will represent Spain at the opening of the General Assembly of the United Nations, which every September gathers the leaders of the 193 member states in New York. The Spanish government and the royal family would agree Philip to be the one who go to the appointment as...
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Schumacher awakens from a coma and is carried to Switzerland

Former Formula 1 German pilot Michael Schumacher “is no longer in a coma” and left the hospital in the city of Grenoble, eastern France, where he was hospitalized from last December 29 after a serious skiing accident, announced in a statement the family spokesman....
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Today the Coast school year was completed

Today June 16 the start of the school year in the Coast, where dozens of students were assigned to temporary schools (camps) is completed. While the vast majority of students from public and private schools began last May 5. Both in the 7th district (Las Orquídeas) and  the 8th...
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5 degree earthquake in Richter scale shakes southeastern Mexico

An earthquake measuring 5 degrees on the Richter scale shook the southeast of Mexico. There are no reported casualties or damage, according to the National Seismological Service (SSN for its Spanish acronym). The quake occurred at 05:04 local time (10:04 GMT) and its epicenter...
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Pope Francis criticizes that the financial markets govern the fate of the people

Pope Francis said today that it is intolerable that “financial markets govern the fate of the people”. In addition, he invited the governments around the world to commit to develop an international framework to promote social investment. These were the words of...
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Report on 30-S goes to the Prosecution

This Monday, the Committee established by the Executive to address the police uprising of September 30, 2010, will deliver the final report to the Attorney General, Galo Chiriboga, for its proper prosecution. According to Oscar Bonilla, member of the Commission, it is possible...
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Cooperation with Qatar will be discussed in the Assembly

The request for approval of the Economic, Commercial and Technical Cooperation between Ecuador and Qatar, will be discussed tomorrow at the plenary of the National Assembly. The report of the Committee on International Relations and Sovereignty which recommends to the plenary its...
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Italy plans to legalize homosexual unions

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Reforms, Ivan Scalfarotto, in declarations to the newspaper L’Unita, said that Italy would adopt a similar legislation to the existent  in Germany in terms of rights for same-sex. Scalfarotto told the newspaper that Italy will follow...
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