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Aspiring candidates for judges of the National Court perform practical tests

The competition for the renovation of the first third (seven judges) of the National Court begins its final phase. Today, a first group of 35 applicants will be evaluated by a court. The test started at 07:00 in the Eugenio Espejo Convention Center, in Quito. These tests are...
Posted On 01 Dec 2014
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Israel tightens laws against illegal immigrants

The Israeli government approved on Sunday a new draft law against illegal immigrants after the Supreme Court overturned a previous more repressive legislation, said the Ministry of Interior. The new text, to be submitted in Parliament for a vote, foresees that illegal immigrants...
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Hong Kong: pro-democracy Protestants and police face again

The pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong were reactivated after a night of clashes in which fifty people were arrested and forty wounded. The protesters, wearing helmets, tried to force the police cordon deployed around the seat of government of Leung Chun-ying, during a meeting...
Posted On 01 Dec 2014
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Policeman who killed D. Brown in Ferguson quits

Agent Darren Wilson, whom a jury decided not to charge for the death of the young Afro-American Michael Brown Ferguson (USA) took the decision to resign to his office by “credible threats” against the local police department and other officers. Wilson resigned after...
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General Rubén Alzate and his two companions are released by FARC

The communist guerrilla FARC released this Sunday in Colombia an Army general and two other captives, allowing to restart the development of the peace process, suspended by the government after the catch. Brigadier General Dario Alzate, Corporal Jorge Rodriguez and lawyer Gloria...
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Fees payment to private oil companies is affected by low oil prices

The contract of services provision for private oil companies start to have complications by the low on oil prices. The state can eventually participate in a lesser amount in the oil revenue from private companies, to which it pays a fixed rate. Furthermore, it could begin to...
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Correa recalled the ‘error’ of Alianza PAIS in past sectional elections

The Alianza PAIS (AP) Movement had yesterday its internal elections of Pichincha with the single list, the one of the Prefect of the province, Gustavo Baroja. In the coliseum Los Quitus after voting, Correa spoke about the importance of strengthening the internal organization of...
Posted On 01 Dec 2014
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