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The Superintendent of Telecommunications Fabián Jaramillo said on Wednesday, August 14th that 2 million cell phones that have entered the country have been registered. Of this amount, 480 000 comply with all the requirements to operate in the country. While the other terminals...

Canadian singer Justin Bieber pleaded guilty to driving offenses and substance use to prosecutors in Florida, United States. With this action, the artist avoids going to prison, in addition to the immigration consequences, considering that he could be deported. Bieber, who did...

The therapeutic use of marijuana was supported this Thursday in Colombia by the Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. During a forum on drug policy, the ColombianPpresident said that he “looks favorably upon the initiative on medical and therapeutic use of...

The Ebola virus is “out of control” in the most remote areas of the Liberian capital, due to the denial of the illness by patients and traditional burials, warned yesterday an expert of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Liberia. “Denial is the worst,...

Maria Gabriela Chavez, daughter of the late Hugo Chavez, was named yesterday as alternate Ambassador of Venezuela to the United Nations (UN) by the Venezuelan government. “President Nicolas Maduro (…) has appointed Maria Gabriela Chavez as alternating Ambassador (of...

With 9 votes in favor, Edwin Enrique Alvarado Encalada was designated President of the Selection Citizen Commission, which will perform the first partial renewal of the members of the National Electoral Council (CNE for its Spanish acronym). The 10 commissioners sessioned...

On Thursday, the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine adopted a draft law that gives the green light to the imposition of up to 29 types of sanctions against Russia, which include the posibility to prohibit the transit of hydrocarbons that Moscow exports to Europe. The project...

President Rafael Correa confirmed on Monday that dollarization “remains,” after some analysts warned of an alleged output of that system because of the new Monetary Code. During a televised interview, Correa stated that despite not being a supporter of this monetary...

Although is not yet confirmed that the representatives of pension funds, whose administration would be tranferred to the Bank of the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security (Biess for its Spanish acronym) will be received on Monday, August 15 by President Rafael Correa in...

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and likely candidate for President of the United States, said that despite the “differences,” she was “proud” of having served the country under the presidency of Barack Obama. “We have differences as well...