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16 Ecuadorian girls Received Awards in the U.S.

Five international awards totaled 16 students from two branches of  Yesenea Mendoza Arts Center. These children and adolescents participated last March 10 in the competition called International All Star Championship 2012 in Orlando, Florida (United States). The “Latinas” group,...
Posted On 16 Mar 2012
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Ecuador Shines on World Floral Expo 2012

After the terrorist attacks on September 11th of 2011, the World Floral Expo, 2012 returns to New York to showcase the best roses and flowers of the world. Among the more than twenty international exhibitors, Ecuador was represented by 25 different companies who deployed hundreds...
Posted On 16 Mar 2012
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Clooney Arrested for Protesting Outside Sudanese Embassy

During this Friday morning, actor George Clooney was arrested for protesting in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, USA. Last Wednesday, Clooney testified before the Congress about “a campaign of murder” under way in Sudan. The actor stated that he and a small group of...
Posted On 16 Mar 2012
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Several Wounded After Seism in Philippines

At least 23 people have some minor wounds after the seism of 5,9 in the Richter scale. The phenomena shook the Philippine Island of Mindanao, in the south of the country. Most of the wounded people, 20, suffered their injuries in the stampede of a mall in the city of Surigao, at...
Posted On 16 Mar 2012
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Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry: “Correa have not decided yet whether to attend the Summit of the Americas”

The Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry issued a statement today which said that President Rafael Correa has not decided yet whether to attend the Summit of the Americas to be held in Cartagena, Colombia. The text reads that the president “did not confirm or rule out its presence...
Posted On 15 Mar 2012
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Sarkozy wants Google to pay a tax in France

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, candidate for a second term, said that “the giants of the network” must pay taxes in France, evoking in particular a tax on advertising. “The giants of the network shall also, in addition to its contribution to the creation and...
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UK Government Opens Consultation for Gay Marriage

The British government launched a public consultation process on Thursday regarding its plan to let gay couples marry. This gives the Christian communities another three months to express their strong objections. According to Clerics, along with the Church of England led by the...
Posted On 15 Mar 2012
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Temporary monument in honor of Leon is placed in Las Peñas

A temporary symbolic monument of marble in honor of the late Ecuadorian President Leon Febres Cordero was placed on the gangplank of Las Peñas, Guayaquil. The mayor of the city, Jaime Nebot, arrived at the site amid hundred of followers who accompanied him from the Crystal...
Posted On 15 Mar 2012
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Ecuador will not attend the Summit of the Americas, says Correa

Ecuadorean president, Rafael Correa, announced Wednesday he will not attend the Summit of the Americas to be held in Colombia on 14 and 15 April to protest the U.S. boycott of Cuba’s participation. “I personally will not attend these summits again, in which Latino...
Posted On 15 Mar 2012
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Syria Marks Insurrection Anniversary

The recent diplomatic efforts to quell the year-old uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are mailing. Meanwhile the military forces have intensified their offensive as the country marked the first anniversary of the revolt. Government troops increased their efforts...
Posted On 15 Mar 2012
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