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Residents of Baja California are without basic services after Hurricane Odile

Thousands of tourists were still waiting on September 18 to be evacuated from the peninsula of Baja California, in northwestern Mexico, devastated by Hurricane Odile, as the locals clamored desperately for water, electricity and security after the sack of several supermarkets....
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Ecuadorian is Vice President of worldwide cocoa committee

The International Council of the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), which met this week in London, appointed Luis Valverde, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Ecuador, as Vice President of the World Economic Committee for the period 2014-2015. The functions of Valverde will...
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Guayas will have electronic voting for 2017 elections

Guayas will be one of the five provinces that will have electronic machines for the general elections scheduled for 2017. It was announced on September 18 by the National Electoral Council (CNE for its Spanish acronym). This voting system will be implemented with the...
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Law to regulate prices and production is passed by Argentinian government

Yesterday the Argentine parliament passed a law that seeks to regulate prices and production as a weapon against inflation. This law has been criticized by employers. Furthermore, two other rules that establish the creation of a prices observatory and a special privileges for...
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Catalan parliament approves convening of sovereignty consultation

The Catalan Parliament approved on Friday by a large majority a law that allows to convene a sovereign consultation, which is scheduled for November 9. The  consultations law was passed by 106 votes, 78% of the regional Chamber, coming from the largest Catalan nationalist and...
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Progressive lefts “United” organization was presented in Quito

The “United” Movement, an organization composed of 15 political parties, was officially launched on the night of September 18 in the Theater of the Culture House in Quito. This project was created as a unit of the progressive, democratic and revolutionary forces. In...
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Government asks manufacturers of kitchens to accelerate production process

The Government yesterday asked the manufacturers of electric cookers to make “greater efforts to accelerate its production plans,” said Alexis Valencia, Undersecretary of Industrial Development of the Ministry of Industries. “It was seen that the project started...
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Poroshenko requests USA shipment of lethal aid to fight pro-Russian

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, yesterday urged the US to create a special status for Ukraine which allows them to provide lethal aid to the country. The president declared that “war can not be won with blankets”and other assistance that the US has sent so far....
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Supercom announced they will make changes for reforms to the Communications Law

The Superintendency of Communication (Supercom) issued a statement to express the changes it will make after the decision of the Constitutional Court (CC) on the lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the Communications Law (LOC). The Supercom will adapt its procedures to...
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Draft Law to the Labour Code is proposed in two versions

The draft Law to the Labor Code is proposed in two versions within the government. The Minister for Industrial Relations, Carlos Marx Carrasco, will deliver the project to President Rafael Correa until next week, so he can make his observations and send it to the Assembly for...
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