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Ecuador and Colombia Tied in Copa Davis Series

Yesterday the Ecuadorian tennis player Julio Cesar Campozano gave Ecuador the advantage in the Davis Cup series. However during the second match in the coast province of Salinas, the Colombian Santiago Giraldo defeated Ivan Endara in 2 hours and 8 minutes of game. Giraldo is the...
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Spanish Photographer Wins World Press Photo 2011

The Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda won the World Press Photo, this is the most important photojournalism contest in the world. Aranda won thanks to the picture of a veiled woman hugging a wounded man during the Yemen insurrection. The photograph was chosen among 100,000...
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New Date for Cassation Hearing of El Universo

This afternoon, the Criminal Guarantees Chamber of the National Court of Justice (CNJ) decided to call for cassation hearing of the EL UNIVERSO case, on Wednesday February 15, at 09:00 (GMT). Through a press conference, the defense of that environment rejected the ruling issued...
Posted On 10 Feb 2012
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Carlos Vera Will Be Assemblyman of Madera de Guerrero Movement

The political activist Carlos Vera informed that he has affiliated with the Political movement Madera de Guerrero for the upcoming elections of assemblyman in Guayas. On last December, Vera met with the leader of the movement and Mayor of Guayaquil, Jaime Nebot to request his...
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Ash Clouds on the Reventador Volcano

Today the Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic School reported the presence of ash clouds and incandescent material near Reventador volcano, during Thursday night. “The observer reported that explosions are occurring or descending lava flow, or some other...
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Vatican appointed Ecuadorian Bishop Marco Perez Caicedo

This morning, the Holy Branch press office reported that the Ecuadorian Monsignor Marco Caicedo Perez was appointed as Bishop of Babahoyo, Ecuador by Pope Benedict XVI. Perez was named titular bishop of Maastricht, Netherlands and auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Guayaquil on last...
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Campozano adds the First Point in Davis Cup

Today the Ecuadorian tennis player, Julio Campozano (No. 406 ATP) opened the Davis Cup after defeating the Colombian Roberto Farah (235 ATP) 7-6, 6-4, 6-2. So far, the Ecuadorian team has the advantage (1-0) at the start of the series to remain in Group 1 of the American Zone of...
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Syrian Commercial Capital Under Attack

Deadly blasts occurred in the Syrian commercial capital, Aleppo. State media reports informed that two explosions were registered during Friday morning, the attack is being blamed on “armed terrorist gangs.” In the meantime Homs is filled with tanks with unclear destination....
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Ecuador Will Use Financial Bonds

After four years of absence, the Ecuadorian authorities plan to re-financed through bonds, reported Analisis Digital weekly. The central bank president, Pedro Delgado said he “is in talks with Hamilton Financial, Lazard Ltd and Clifford Chance to structure a bond...
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El Universo Case has its Judges

The judges of the Criminal Chamber of the National Court of Justice (CNJ by its Spanish acronym) that will handle El Universo case will be Wilson Merino, Jorge Blum and Paul Iñiguez. These three judges were chosen from 1,869 during a raffle performed yesterday afternoon. The...
Posted On 10 Feb 2012
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