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Syrian Regime Launches ‘Savage’ Assault on Aleppo

Today the Syrian army has claimed that it has the control of the besieged Salaheddin district. However the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the fighting continues. Meanwhile Colonel Abdel Jabba al-Oqaidi of the Free Syrian Army (FAS) denied the claims of the regime. “It...
Posted On 08 Aug 2012
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Google’s Interactive Doodle for London 2012 Basketball

The Olympic Basketball has also been honored by Google with an interactive doodle in which the user, through a player, must score the ball as much as possible in 24 seconds. The first was dedicated to the 110 meter hurdles where he had to take control of the athlete and jump over...
Posted On 08 Aug 2012
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Eastern China, Shanghai Assaulted by Typhoon

This Wednesday, a typhoon slammed China’s eastern coast, flooding its out roads and knocked out power and disrupted transportation and disrupted one of the nations most populous regions. According to Xinhua News Agency the heavy rains damaged bridges and houses of many people,...
Posted On 08 Aug 2012
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Correa “authorizes” the CNE to discard false signatures from AP

The Alianza Pais movement (AP for its Spanish acronym) disagrees with the National Electoral Council (CNE for ist Spanish acronym) to extend the deadline with 50 days for registered political organizations to submit the signatures required if irregularities are detected. For...
Posted On 07 Aug 2012
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Alvaro Noboa Demands President Rafael Correa his Resignation

This afternoon, Ecuadorian businessman Alvaro Noboa held a press conference where he sent a message to President Rafael Correa, asking him to resign from his position as head of state. “(…) The political persecution against me continues and he wishes to cover all the...
Posted On 07 Aug 2012
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Spanish doctors will Continue Giving Medical Care to Illegal Immigrants

Outraged Spanish doctors rebelled at Mariano Rajoy’s decision to eliminate free access to public health system for irregular immigrants by creating medical insurances. In this way illegal inmigrants would only be treated freely in the emergency department, on women pregnancy care...
Posted On 07 Aug 2012
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International Arrest Order for Moria Casan

This morning, Praguayan Judge Alberto Sosa issued an arrest order for Moria Casan and her colleagues Luciano Garbellano (assistant) and Alexis Sotto, in the case of alleged theft of the jewelry loaned to the Argentinean artist. The court order is given under the order of the...
Posted On 07 Aug 2012
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Jefferson Perez Monument was Removed

Due to the constant work in the expansion of Avenida de las Americas, this morning was removed the monument in honor of Jefferson Perez, race walker from Cuenca and Olympic medalist. This statue was installed in October 2003 a few meters in front of the coliseum Voltaire...
Posted On 07 Aug 2012
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Prosecutors’ Office asks full Revision of Signatures

The report on the analysis of 10% of the signatures that were used for the registration or re-registration of different political movements in the National Electoral Council (CNE for its Spanish acronym) were delivered today to the Prosecutors’ Office for preliminary...
Posted On 07 Aug 2012
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Marvin Hamlisch Passed Away

Marvin Hamlisch, 68, was one singular musical sensation. The famous composer earned almost every major award: Oscars, Grammys, Golden Globes, a Tony and a Pulitzer. Hamlisch died of an unspecified illness. Perhaps best known for his work on the musical A Chorus Line and movies...
Posted On 07 Aug 2012
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