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Accusations of Colombia complicate the peace plan with FARC

The mutual accusations of the government of Colombia and the FARC guerrilla complicated the first stops of the negotiations that began this week in Cuba. However both sides are confident in being able to reach a peaceful agreement. Yesterday FARC announced that the Colombian...
Posted On 22 Nov 2012
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20 of 22 sectors agree to pay rise

The Minutes of Meetings of the tripartite body made up of a workers’ representative, an employer’s and one from the Ministry of Labour Relations, revealed that the National Wages Council (CONADES for its Spanish acronym), established the salary increase percentages in 20 of...
Posted On 22 Nov 2012
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Queen Elizabeth II uses a perfume inspired by her

One day before her 65th wedding anniversary with Prince of Edinburgh, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) gave to Queen Elizabeth II a unique new fragrance with essences of Commonwealth countries, developed as a gift for her Diamond Jubilee. The fragrance, called Adamas (means...
Posted On 22 Nov 2012
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Ecuadorian Active Military, drug gang leader

Lieutenant Franklin Torres, head of the Narcotics Unit of Santa Elena, confirmed yesterday that Ronald Fernando Cordova Manosalvas, active duty military, is the leader of the drug gang that was arrested last Monday during the Danubio Azul Operative, held in Santa Elena, in which...
Posted On 22 Nov 2012
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Rumor has it: Kate Middleton might be pregnant

For several days, has been rumored about an alleged pregnancy of the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, wife of Prince William of England. The 30 years old Duchess has been facing these rumors from the day she married Prince William in April of 2011. In May the prince, a...
Posted On 22 Nov 2012
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Ecuador is increasingly connected to the Internet

One of the greatest achievements of this year for Ecuador, presented by the Ministry of Telecommunications within the II Strategy Forum  “Ecuador Digital Broadband” is that more than eight million users had access to the Internet until last September, it means an...
Posted On 22 Nov 2012
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Osvaldo Hurtado: “When there’s dictatorship, the reason is not important”

The statement of the headline belongs to the former president of Ecuador. Dr. Osvaldo Hurtado Larrea, who just presented his new book. “Dictatorships of the XXI century The Ecuadorian Case,” which is not a book about Rafael Correa, “despite being the main actor, is a book about...
Posted On 22 Nov 2012
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In a Miami Trial Pedro Delgado says he’s not an Economist

The current president of the Central Bank and legal representative of Management Unit of Public Law (Ugedep), Pedro Delgado, admitted in a testimony under oath, in Miami, United States, that he has no university title in Ecuador. This news confirms the accusation made by the...
Posted On 22 Nov 2012
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National Assembly approves BDH increase

After two debates, yesterday the draft Law for the Re-distribution of social spending, was approved with 79 votes, giving guidelines to the Government to fund the increase of the Human Development Bond (BDH for its Spanish acronym) from $35 to $50 with profits from private banks....
Posted On 21 Nov 2012
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Thalía promotes her album ‘Habitame Siempre’

The talented Mexican singer Thalía officially launched her new album ‘Habítame Siemprer’, which includes duets with Robbie Williams, Michael Bublé, Gilberto Santa Rosa, among others. After three long years away from the stage and recording studios, Thalía returns with...
Posted On 21 Nov 2012
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