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The department of the State Council of China informed his government departments to stop serving shark fin soup at dinner parties. The shark fin soup is a luxury dish in Chinese cuisine, but criticized by environmentalists for the cruel method of obtaining its main ingredient....

Several banana exporting companies were unable to export about 180,000 boxes of fruit, because it exceeded the licensed capacity in contracts with producers, said Carlos Velez, coordinator of Zone 5 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries (MAGAP). A...

The building, located on Poland Street, Quito, which since the 90’s has served as headquarters of the Democratic Left (“Izquierda Democrática” for its spanish acronym), is now empty, filled only with memories. The ID party has 15 days to resolve a crisis that...

Banana farmers in the province of El Oro say they cannot bear anymore with the disrespect to the official price of the box of fruit. Yesterday they warned local authorities with closure of activities, if no measures are taken to get paid the value set by the Ministry of...

Most Latin American countries have lower levels of innovation than others with the same gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, although there are some exceptions such as Chile, which has the greatest capacity for innovation in the region. This follows the report on the Global...

According Human Rights Watch there is evidence that Syrian intelligence agencies systematically use torture and ill treatment to prisoners and the likes. This action constitutes a crime against humanity, activists hope that this will serve as a basis for future prosecutions. This...

Tom Cruise celebrates 50 years in the midst of divorce proceedings with Katie Holmes. Holmes, 33 years, filed for divorce after six years of relationship with Cruise, in the demand, she seeks custody of her only child together, Suri. Holmes says her decision was taken on her...

Today a large earthquake rocked New Zealand’s North Island, so far no damage has been reported. The long seism had a magnitude of 6.5 magnitude, which was felt more strongly at 60km southwest of Opunake in Taranaki at a depth of 257 km. According to the U.S. Geological Survey the...

All people have already been evacuated, as reported by firefighters. Rocío Alvarado Flores, Estefany Shirley Cepeda Briones, 40 and 28, and an eight months neonate died yesterday because of the fire that occurred in the Chamber of Commerce building in the north of Guayaquil. The...