Djokovic advances to the next round in the Australia Open

Yesterday, world number two, Novak Djokovic defeated, without problems, Argentine Leonardo Mayer in 3 straight sets in the second round of the Australia Open.  Spanish David Ferrer (# 3) and Czech Tomas Berdych (# 7) also passed to the next round. Serbian tennis player beat...
Posted On 16 Jan 2014
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Michelle Obama changed to yoga and does not think in cosmetic surgery when meeting 50

The first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, told People magazine, in an interview on the occasion of its 50 years, that has decided to introduce yoga in her demanding exercise routine, and not has not passed by her head to undergo any cosmetic surgery operation, although...
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United Nations manages to raise $ 2.4 billion to help Syrian citizens

During a meeting with various members of the United Nations held in Kuwait, the agency was able to get donations  of $ 2,400 million for those affected by the war in Syria. The United Nations needs around $ 6,500 billion this year to take care of nearly 13.4 million Syrians...
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Ecuador reuses a model from de seventies

The model of import substitution (ISI), which proposes tariff measures and seeks the promotion of the local industry, also known as the model cepalino by its diffusion through the ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean), was applied in Ecuador and Latin...
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And the Oscar nominees are:

BEST FILM “12 Years A Slave” “American Hustle” “Captain Phillips” “Dallas Buyers Club” “Gravity” “Her” “Nebraska” “Philomena” “The Wolf of Wall Street” BEST DIRECTOR...
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Apple gets a fine for allowing children to purchase its products

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a sanction to Apple for a minimum of $ 32.5 million, after allowing minors to download applications with their parents’ accounts, without proper warning. The billionaire company Apple promised to change its billing policy, after...
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Local companies plan to cover production in various sectors

Before  the project of import substitution promoted by the government, companies like Fadesa, Industrias Ales and Pica have been proposed to increase its local production to supply demand inside Ecuador. This, after the Foreign Trade Committee increased import requirements for...
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Ecuadorian shelves are not affected yet

Several sectors of the market have been alarmed after the Government’s decision to demand new requirements for importing 293 products, including processed foods, cosmetics, toys, ceramics, televisions, raw materials, etc. This, due to the concern that such decision from the...
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Ecuador could save up to $ 400 million in corn and soybeans

Because the current corn and soybeans in Ecuador are resulting in low production, the country had to import a total of $ 400 million in 2013, to meet the demands. $ 327 million in soybeans and $ 73 million in corn, according to the Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE for its Spanish...
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Chrome reduces 50% of mobile data consumption

Google introduced a new feature of its browser, Chrome, which reduces data consumption by 50%. Chrome updates serve both for mobile phones that work with Android system and for those who has Apple’s iOS. On the note of explanation, Google says: “when it is enabled,...
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