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The National Union of Journalists (UNP for its Spanish acronym) rejected the ruling of the Constitutional Court that limits the work of the media in the coverage and publication of cases of indigenous justice. The court resolved that “it is the duty of all public, private...

On Thursday the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the balance of the epidemic of haemorrhagic fever caused by Ebola virus in West Africa, reached over 1,300 cases, of which 729 have died so far, 47 of them in the last four days. Between July 23 and 27, “122 new...

On Thursday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, requested the U.S. to stop the mandatory arresting of undocumented children from Central America at the border, to offer them decent living conditions and to investigate allegations of abuse....

Given the dramatic situation in Gaza, where every day Israeli bombs kill dozens of civilians, including innocent children, the Venezuelan president spoke on the matter and promised that his country will host some of the Palestinian children. “I have decided to create a...

The executive secretary of the Democratic Unity Table (MUD), Ramon Guillermo Aveledo, resigned his post. But he said he will keep within the polity. The announcement was made during the session to commemorate the birth of Simon Bolivar, an initiative of the City Council of El...

On July 31, the plenary of the National Assembly acquiesced to the Organic Law on Water Resources, which states that the Single Water Authority will be responsible for the steering role and management. Silvia Villacís, Coordinator of Planning and Management of the National Water...

Nathalie Cely, Ambassador of Ecuador in the United States, signed on Wednesday an agreement with the representative of the Alliance for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (AEI), Camilo Pinzon, and the Rector of the Technical University of Loja Luis Romero, to support the network of...

Last Thursday, the National Union of Journalists (UNP for its Spanish acronym) issued a statement rejecting the verdict of the Constitutional Court (CC), held last Wednesday, in which it is stated that permission shall be required to indigenous communities before publishing...

The telecommunications sector workers said: “We are not asking for a privilege, we are demanding a right”. This was their reaction after the draft legal reform to reduce their profits was made public, which was proposed by the Executive. Juan Carlos Oleas,...

Jean-Claude Juncker, President-elect of the European Commission (EC), will delay the formation of the new European Commission if it does not reach a minimum number of women within the next Executive,  said today his spokeswoman Natasha Bertaud. “There may be delays in the...