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Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters and local government meet for 1st time

Hong Kong students, who are part of the pro-democracy movement, and the local government beganthis Tuesday its first session after more than three weeks of demonstrations. The meeting was attended by five representatives of the Government of Hong Kong, led by its Chief Secretary,...
Posted On 21 Oct 2014
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Pistorius, sentenced to five years in prison for killing his girlfriend

The South African athlete Oscar Pistorius was sentenced today to five years in prison for killing his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp in February 2013. The defendant “is liable to a maximum penalty of five years in prison,” the judge Thokozile Masipa ruled, who in...
Posted On 21 Oct 2014
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Clinical trials of vaccine against the Ebola virus begin on November 1

The World Health Organization (WHO) said this Tuesday it will begin on November 1 clinical trials in Switzerland of one of the two candidate vaccines against Ebola. The vaccine is the NIAID / GSK, developed by GlaxoSmithKline, which at the moment is already being tested on...
Posted On 21 Oct 2014
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The renowned designer Oscar de la Renta passes away at 82

Born on July 22, 1932 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Oscar Aristides de la Renta Fiallo, born into a prominent family of the Caribbean island, studied painting at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid, which allowed him to draw sketches for major Spanish...
Posted On 21 Oct 2014
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Fuerza.Ec held its first meeting

Fuerza.Ec (FE) held its inaugural meeting on Sunday. In which its national directive, logo and schedule were defined to start the registration process as a party in the National Electoral Council. This political organization comes after the removal of the Roldosista Ecuadorian...
Posted On 21 Oct 2014
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Correa seeks closer trade relations with Qatar

Qatar has an investment fund of about 800 billion dollars and is looking for a country to invest in Latin America. That’s one of the reasons why President Rafael Correa visits that country. Francisco Rivadeneira, Minister of Foreign Trade, indicates that Ecuador is an...
Posted On 21 Oct 2014
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