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Droz Band: The Monkeys Are Loud

It all started ten years ago, when five young men were inspired by the tale of a monkey that was the main attraction of a Russian circus and named their band “Droz”. Bernardo Henriques (vocals, guitar), Ismael Henriquez (bass), Ricardo Gonzalez (guitar), Diego Manssur...
Posted On 10 Mar 2012
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IACHR Dismissed the Precautionary Measures In Favor of El Universo

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) lifted the precautionary measures that had been arranged to set aside the execution of the sentence of three years in prison and the payment of a compensation of $ 40 million imposed to the executive directors (Carlos, Cesar...
Posted On 10 Mar 2012
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Ecuador has a trade surplus of USD 82.9 million in January

The Central Bank announced this morning that, by a recovery in the oil sector, Ecuador’s trade balance recorded a surplus of $ 82.9 million in the first month of the year. According to a report published on the website of the central bank, the result in the first month of...
Posted On 09 Mar 2012
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Madonna alludes to her failed marriage in “MDNA”

Apparently, Madonna managed to capture the failure of her marriage with British filmmaker, Guy Ritchie in several of her songs from her latest album “MDNA“. The song “I do not give a…“, Madonna recounts a day in the life of an unhappy marriage...
Posted On 09 Mar 2012
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French Government Awaits ETA Complete Disbanding

The French government expects that the Basque terrorist group ETA “announce a complete disbanding.” Bernard Valero, spokesman of the ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris added that French authorities haven’t seen the official “announcement” sent by ETA to a French press agency in...
Posted On 09 Mar 2012
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Celebrities Join The “Stop Kony” Viral Initiative

A few days ago, Facebook and Twitter were invaded with a video called “KONY 2012”. This is a 30-minute documentary that was released on Internet with the intention to go viral. The film targets Joseph Kony, a bush fighter from Uganda who has been abducting children to form his...
Posted On 09 Mar 2012
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Chinese Envoys Work for Peace in Syria

Violence raged this Friday in Syria, while China and the United Nations (UN) began with diplomatic activities to the end the government’s nearly year-old bloody crackdown against the regime’s opposition. China has sent an envoy to the Middle East and Europe to pressure for...
Posted On 09 Mar 2012
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IACHR Gives Ecuador Two Months to Answer for Demand

The Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) accepted the process of the demand against the Ecuadorian State for violating the human rights of the directors of El Universo newspaper and its former editor of opinion Emilio Palacio. Last March 7, IACHR gave the date to the...
Posted On 09 Mar 2012
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Spanish Unions Protest Against Rajoy Reform

This Friday the main Spanish unions, UGT and CCOO, announced a general strike that will start on March 29 in protest “against labor reform and in defense of public services.” The conservative government of Mariano Rajoy is going to carry out this reform, which was...
Posted On 09 Mar 2012
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“Calle 13” will be Awarded for the Use of Social Networks to Change the World

Rene Perez (AKA Residente) and Eduardo Cabra (AKA Visitante), both leaders of the Puerto Rican group Calle 13, will be honored at the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, for their contribution to innovate in the use of social networks to transform the world. Perez and...
Posted On 08 Mar 2012
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