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Mexican tycoon would have bought El Comercio newspaper

El Comercio newspaper, of Quito and with 107 years of existence, would have been sold to Mexican media tycoon Angel Gonzalez in a value close to 45 million, said the newspaper El Universo. Unofficial sources indicated that the negotiations lasted about a year. Sources close to...
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Horse Mimo continues standing out

The horse Mimo and the national jockey Jofre Mora stanted out in the local horse riding of season 2014 with their tenthvictory over 1800 meters. Moreover, Mimo was elected Best National horse. Marking a record as a winner of riders statistics, Ecuadorian Jofre Mora one more time...
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Representatives from more than 70 countries will witness inauguration of President Rousseff

The Presidents of Chile, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela and delegations from 70 other countries will gather on December 31 at the inauguration of the Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff, for her second term. According to government sources in Brazil, it is also...
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Group of activists are arrested in Cuba after attempted public tribune

Cuban authorities arrested 30 dissidents, including artist Tania Bruguera, to prevent a public forum in Havana, in a repressive wave that caused this Wednesday the first frictions between Cuba and the United States after their historic reconciliation. Bruguera, 46, and the other...
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Chilean Health Minister resigns after statements about abortion cases

The Minister of Health of Chile, Helia Molina, resigned on Tuesday after the publication of an interview in which she claimed that Chilean conservative families sent their daughters to private clinits to abort. “We must inform that Minister Molina has resigned to avoid...
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Two-year-old child accidentally killed his mother in Idaho

A two-year-old child killed this Tuesday, December 30 his mother when accidentally shot the gun she carried in her purse, reported the US authorities. The incident occurred at a Walmart supermarket in the town of Hayden, in the state of Idaho (northwest). “Her two year old...
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New rules of the Traffic Law will be published in the first week of January

The new rules for transit in the country will be published in the Official Register until next week. Thereafter the deadlines for its implementation shall become effective. Among them is the six months deadline, in which the Transportation Regulatory Agency, the Service in...
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Petroamazonas would have fired about 100 workers in December

About 100 workers were dismissed from the public company EP Petroamazonas in December, according to Remigio Sornoza, one of the affected and former President of the Federation of Oil Outsourced Workers. Yesterday, Sornoza, backed by leaders of the UGTE and from the Popular Front,...
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Times Square is ready for the descent of the iconic New Year crystal ball

The rehearsal of the descent of the iconic crystal ball was conducted yesterday, which will mark the start of the New Year in Times Square, where millions of people around the world will gather. The sphere, composed of 2,688 crystal triangles, appeared above a gigantic 2015...
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Greece: Election campaign starts by early elections

Greek parties have already started the campaign with a view to early elections of January 25, an appointment at the polls rejected by most citizens. Prime Minister Andonis Samaras, yesterday formally requested the President of the Republic, Karolos Papoulias, to dissolve...
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