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President Correa ratified the testimony of González about the 30-S

President Rafael Correa, when asked about what was spoken by General Ernesto González, in his book Testimony of a commander, said that it does not say anything new about the events of last September 30, 2010 (30-S). According to Correa, the then Chief of the Joint Command of the...
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Government will analyze contents of the book of former police chief González

The Government will analyze the contents of the book “Testimony of a commander” (Testimonio de un comandante, for its Spanish name) and the statements of its author and former head of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces, Ernesto González. This was announced by the...
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Bilateral definitive ceasefire is welcomed with “satisfaction” by FARC

The FARC expressed on Thursday its “satisfaction” by the decision of President Juan Manuel Santos to analyze a bilateral ceasefire, but noted that he assumes a “contradictory” position when ordering to intensify military operations. “We welcome the...
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Pope Francis: Freedom of expression is a right “but there are limits”

Pope Francis said on Thursday that freedom of speech has its limits and it can not provoke or offend religion. “You can not offend or make war, or murder in the name of religion or in the name of God,” the Pontiff told reporters aboard the plane that took him from to...
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Correa is optimistic before crisis to be presented this year

President Rafael Correa evaluated in a discussion with the public media, the eight years of government of the Citizen Revolution. The President said that Ecuador would be prepared for the crisis it would suffer in 2015. Correa said that tough times are expected because of the...
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Capriles announces mobilizations in Venezuela before crises and shortages of commodities

The Venezuelan opposition is preparing a series of demonstrations across the country to press the government to take steps to overcome the crisis and to boost the change of the socialist model, announced on Wednesday the leader Henrique Capriles. “We are coming to an...
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Ecuador will receive the pro tempore presidency of CELAC

Ecuador will receive the pro tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC for its Spanish acronym), during the summit to be held on 28 and 29 of January in Costa Rica, with challenges in education, science, innovation and technology, said an...
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Republicans vote against immigration law proposed by Obama

Republican members of the House of Representatives voted against the immigration law of President Barack Obama, proposed in November, Fox News reported. With 218 votes in favor and 209 against, the Republicans managed to pass another amendment that slows the Obama plan, known as...
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Deadline for the report on Manga del Cura would finalize Tomorrow

Within the process of setting boundaries between provinces or cantons, the Presidency of the Republic, through its legal adviser Alexis Mera requested to the National Committee of Internal Limits (Conali) a technical-legal and social report of the Manga del Cura zone, disputed...
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Pakistan denounces as “blasphemous” new caricature of Charlie Hebdo

Pakistani parliamentarians unanimously denounced on Thursday the publication of a new “blasphemous” caricature of Muhammad on the cover of the French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo, victim of a Islamist attack last week that left 12 dead. “The assembly...
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