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The World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Monday to Nigeria, where the arrival of Ebola triggered all fears, as a virus-free after a period of 42 days without any new confirmed case of infection. “The epidemic in Nigeria has been defeated. Is a spectacular success...

Barcelona won yesterday to El Nacional 4-1 in the Atahualpa Stadium at Quito by the date 11 of the second stage of the national soccer championship, and positioned on first place of the standings with 25 points. The Argentine Ismael Blanco scored three goals (37, 52, 91 min)...

The Mayor of Guayaquil, Jaime Nebot, went this morning to the Palace of Justice, where he gave his testimony in the case Las Dolores. At his arrival, 8:30, Nebot greeted his supporters, who arrived from 06:00 and chanted “Guayaquil with Nebot” on the outside. The...

Brazilian President and candidate for re-election, Dilma Rousseff, and opposition leader, Aecio Neves, staged a third televised debate this Sunday with less attacks and tension than the previous two. Both candidates tried to discuss topics of general interest such as taxation,...

The assemblers industry of cell phones in Ecuador shows growth and new investments; so they expect that for the end of 2014 its production will double, said Henry Aguilar, member for the Association of Electrical and Electronics Assemblers of Ecuador (AEDE2 for its Spanish...

In order to provide guaranteed low cost medicine, the Ecuadorian government is moving forward in agreements with Indian and Spanish pharmaceutical companies, said Claudio Galarza, General Manager of Enfarma from Ecuador. This mission, defined as “a drug-economy”...

Pope Francis chaired on October 19 the closure of a meeting of Catholic bishops which left in evidence deep divisions in the Synod around homosexuality and divorce. The pontiff said that the Church should not to fear to changes. Francis, who has said he wants a more compassionate...

The payment method for the new tax on imports under the 4×4 service are two: by credit card or through a deposit into the account of the courier companies. Sebastian Medina, coordinator of the Ecuadorian Association of Businesses and Messaging Express and Courier (Asemec for...

The private financial institutions in Ecuador obtained between January and September of 2014 earnings of $ 232.4 million, an increase of 17.37% compared to the same months in 2013 ($ 198 million), according to the Superintendency of Banks and Insurance (SBS for its Spanish...

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that his country will not get chilled this winter thanks to an interim agreement with the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, for the resumption of Russian gas supplies. Poroshenko said that the agreement covers “onl...