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At the Cooperative Carlos Castro, at Guasmo of Guayaquil, lives a small shoe businessman, Luis Taolombo Muñoz. He is from Riobamba and arrived to Guayaquil when he was still a teenager, looking for a better future. His brother in law was a shoemaker and he decided to follow in...

The Ecuadorian weightlifter, Maria Alexandra Escobar won the first gold medal for Ecuador in the 2011 Panamerican Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. After promising his son Dominic, 5, she would win the gold medal, Escobar won the 58 kg category weightlifting test. The Colombian...

Ministers of President Rafael Correa’s cabinet yesterday presented the availability of their posts in order to let Correa analyze which of them will continue to work with his government. The executive branch consists of 29 ministries, seven Secretaries of State, the National...

The body of the fallen Libyan tyrant Muammar Gadhafi was buried at dawn in a undisclosed location in the desert along with his son Mutasim and a former member of his government. This measure was taken to avoid any acts of vandalism. The family of the former dictator wanted that...

The Yemeni Government and dissident General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar signed a ceasefire on Tuesday. Both sides agreed to release the kidnapped people during the months of protests and demonstrations that have almost led the Arabian Peninsula into a civil war. A government spokesman...

Last Sunday, Barcelona Sporting Club won 3-1  to El Nacional (Quito) at the Monumental stadium, in the last game of the date 14 of the National Soccer Championship. Edison Preciado opened the marker, putting the visiting team ahead at minute 23. Minutes later, Barcelona matched...

Alvaro Noboa and Crusade for a New Humanity Foundation (FCNH for its Spanish acronym) continued to help with donations for people in need in the city of Guayaquil. Most of the people who received aid last week, came to ask for help due to health reasons. Some of them needed...

General Motors plans to sell an electric version of the gasoline Spark in the United States. It is expected that the electric model will be sold in the rest of the world by 2013. This vehicle has nothing to do with the current offer of the electric vehicles of GM, the Chevrolet...

The two favorite teams in the Champions League and leaders in their respective countries were defeated last Saturday with thrashings paths. Manchester United, of England received at home his arch-rivals Manchester City. The visitors gave them a historic win of 6-1 by the 9th date...

The biography of Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs debuted today at the top of both Amazon’s and Barnes & Nobles’ bestseller lists. Steve Jobs, the first biography of the iconic entrepreneur written with Jobs’ cooperation, was penned by Walter...