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Pope Francis asked Bolivia information about demands against Chile

Bolivia’s President Evo Morales revealed on January 4 that Pope Francis requested him information of Bolivia on the centennial maritime claim to Chile, on the eve of the visit of Catholic leader this year to the country. Morales was asked if the Pope Francisco could mediate...
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US rejects freeze on palestinians funds by Israel

United States opposed this Monday to the freezing of funds to the Palestinians decided by the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, considering that “increases tensions”. “We oppose any action to increase tensions, and obviously this is an...
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Government seeks to boost the mining sector

The Government aims to promote the large-scale mining, for which it took three decisions in late 2014 to unlock the strategic projects currently in stand-by since 2010 and which have not yet begun to produce. In this list are: Fruta del Norte, Mirador, Río Blanco, Loma Larga...
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Three Latin American cardinals will be appointed by Pope Francis

Pope Francis announced the appointment of fifteen new cardinal electors and five non-voters, representing some countries that have never had participation. The pontiff said he will make the appointment on February 14, adding that despite Europeans are the most numerous (119) in...
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Weather was the “trigger” of AirAsia plane crash

The tail from the lost AirAsia plane was discovered on Monday by an Indonesian naval patrol boat, a section in which the black boxes are located, officials said. “We found what is most likely to be the plane’s tail,” told to the press the patrol boat captain,...
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The state budget is trimmed in $ 1,420 million after reduction of oil prices

The Minister of Finance, Fausto Herrera, prior to traveling to China, indicated that the General State Budget (PGE) of this 2015 was cut in $1 420 million, “considering the reduction of oil prices,” he said in a statement, on Monday, January 5. According to the...
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Police officers turn their backs to the Mayor of New York

Thousands of Police Officers of New York turn their backs yesterday to Mayor Bill de Blasio, while praising an agent killed along with another companion, this happened despite the pleas of the Chief of Police to put the anger aside.  The event was outside the funeral home where...
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Assembly will discuss draft reforms to the Labour Code and the Social Security Law

The National Assembly will have the first debate this January 6 on the Law for Labor Justice and Recognition to Home Labor. The project has 44 articles: 41 are reforms to the Labour Code; and three to the Social Security Law. According to a report of the Assembly, the Sections on...
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Alleged payments of retirement pensions to former officials, which exceed the limits, are denounced

Payments for retirement pensions of up to $ 1,200 per month that are being made to some former officials of thepublic sector would transgress the limits set in the constitutional mandates 2 and 8, and executive decrees 1701 and 225, said the Legal Secretary of the Presidency,...
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Ecuador applies safeguards to Colombia and Peru since today, according to the Comex

Since today, the Ecuadorian government will implement an exchange safeguard or ad valorem customs duty, which is equivalent to 7% for products originated in Peru and 21% for the ones coming from Colombia. The Committee of Foreign Trade (Comex) took that resolution last December...
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