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Yasunidos bus has 72 hours to leave Ecuador

Cristian Andrés Rosendah, the driver of the Yasunidos bus, who was arrested by the National Customs Service of Ecuador (SENAE for its Spanish acronym), during its passage through Ecuador, has 72 hours to leave the country, according to a notification of Tuesday December 16. The...
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NASA postpones launch of Dragon capsule to the space station

NASA postponed again the launch of a space capsule designed to supply the International Space Station (ISS), which was scheduled for this month. The flight, postponed at least until January 6, was originally scheduled for December 16, but it was then postponed until December 19,...
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First woman bishop in English church

The Church of England already has its first female bishop. Reverend Libby Lane, is the first woman to hold the position, after approving the access of women to the episcopate last November. Lane has been appointed Bishop of Stockport. She is 48 and is a pastor since 2007 in the...
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Assembly approves new rates for telephone companies

The National Assembly gave the green light to a new regulatory framework for telecommunications. According to its proponents, the text wants to increase the justice in the prices paid by the users. The plenary approved this bill on December 17 with 93 votes in favor and 25...
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Indigenous groups protested outside of the CC

The Constitutional Court (CC) was this December 17 the stage for groups of indigenous and women to require rectifications of the management of social policies implemented by the government of the citizens revolution. Indigenous representatives  of the CONAIE, ECUARUNARI and...
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Nigeria: More than 100 women are kidnapped by members of Boko Haram

Armed members of Boko Haram abducted more than 100 women and children and killed 35 people during an incursion on Sunday in the village of Gumsuri, in northeastern Nigeria, reported this Thursday a security source and a resident. “They gathered people, gunned down over 30...
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President Putin criticized Western countries and ensures that Russia will emerge from the crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised this Thursday that his country will emerge in two years from the strong economic crisis it experiences and accused Western countries of behaving like an “empire” that treats other nations as “vassals.” During a...
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USD 12 million will be allocated in 2015 to increase the ethanol production

In 2015, the sugar factory San Carlos and SODERAL plan to start a strategic alliance for $ 12 million to increase their production capacity of anhydrous alcohol 2.8 times more than what is currently produced, which is 7.2 million liters. “Additional areas of cane sugar will...
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FARC shall enter into indefinite period of unilateral ceasefire

The FARC yesterday announced a unilateral cease fire “for an indefinite period” in Colombia, which comes into force on December 20, as part of peace talks held for two years with the Colombian government. “We have resolved to declare a unilateral cessation of...
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The spread of Ebola decreases in Sierra Leone, according to the WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced yesterday that the death toll from the Ebola epidemic affecting Central Africa increased to 6,915 people from 18.603 cases in December 14. The organization added that there are signs that show that the incidence in Sierra Leone...
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