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Nebot will not be present in formal ceremony of October 9

The mayor of Guayaquil, Jaime Nebot, will not be present in the delivery of floral offerings in the Column of the October 9 Heroes, together with the Ministry of Defense, in the event that takes place each year from 08:00 until 08:30, said the council. Vicente Taiano B., city...
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Cevallos resigns as Ministry: “I leave with the satisfaction of having accomplished”.

The Sports Minister José Francisco Cevallos announced his formal resignation to the State´s portfolio he represented from May 24, 2011. At a press conference, the Minister dismissed “exogenous factors”, which would have carried him to step aside, and insisted that he does it to...
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President Rajoy defends his management before the Ebola infection

The President of Spain, Mariano Rajoy, defended on September 8 his Executive management against criticism by the first contagion of Ebola, which took place in the country, the only so far recorded outside of Africa. Rajoy promised that he will inform of all new developments and...
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Ebola case in Spain could arise from carelessness in medical procedures

Spain confirmed this Wednesday to the European Union (EU) that “at this time it is unclear” how happened the first Ebola infection in the EU, produced in the Iberian country. Among the hypotheses it is included “the relaxation of procedures,” including the...
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Ecuadorian Crude oil, with highest punishment for the last 4 years

The price of the Ecuadorian crude oil has received high punishments in past July and August. That punishment or differential is a discount the local crude oil is suffering relative to the price of the West Texas Intermediate (WTI). Thus, according to figures from the BCE (Central...
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Ebola would represent a cost of $ 32,000 million for Africa, according to the World Bank

The economic cost of the Ebola virus until the end of 2015 could exceed the 32,000 million dollars for West Africa, if the disease continues spreading beyond the three affected countries, the World Bank said. “If the epidemic starts affecting a significant number of people...
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$ 42 fee for shipments under the 4X4 system governs from today

From today the rate of $ 42 for shipments under the 4×4 system begins to govern. The new rules of the import system provide that a $ 42 fee is set for each package and an annual import quota of 1,200 for up to five shipments are imposed. In the case of migrants, they must...
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Creators of nanoscopy receive Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The American scientists Eric Betzig and William E. Moerner and the German Stefan W. Hell have been awarded with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of a high resolution microscope. Stefan Hell, 51, discovered the high resolution microscopy called STED (Stimulated...
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Ecuador opens bid for purchase of border radars

Ecuador opened an international bid to acquire a radar system of border surveillance and against the drug trafficking, said on October 7 the Defence Minister, Fernando Cordero, who anticipated an investment of $ 112 million in this purchase. In late July, the Minister, who...
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ANT will train local governments in their transit competences

From 13 to 17 October, 78 local governments in Ecuador will be trained on the competencies of transit these should assume until April 2015, as recorded in the Constitution, Traffic Law and the Organic Code of Territorial Planning and Decentralization (COOTAD) . The National...
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