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Correa: “If we Have to Go Through a Crossed Death, we Will Do It”

President Rafael Correa raised the possibility of a “crossed death” if the National Assembly continues to obstruct the appointment of the government representative to the Judiciary. Death Cross is a constitutional mechanism that gives authority to the President to...
Posted On 17 Jul 2011
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Transit Director Resigned Last Friday

Ricardo Anton, the executive director of the National Transit Agency of Ecuador (ANT), presented his resignation last Friday. It is still unknown if his decision has been accepted, however, Anton faces a assessment of $897,610 that the entity is charging him because of the...
Posted On 17 Jul 2011
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Copa America: Peru Reaches the Semifinals

In the quarter finals games, Carlos Lobaton and Juan Vargas were the Peruvian players that added the two goals against Colombia in the match performed in the city of Cordoba, Argentina. During the first time of the match, the Colombian team had the intention of offering a good...
Posted On 16 Jul 2011
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Murdoch Tries to Amend his Mistakes

The tycoon of the information, Rupert Murdoch, has a sixth sense for troubles, this time he recognized that the News of the World crisis is reaching a dangerous point. British newspapers today published an apologizing letter from Murdoch entitled “Sorry.” The text...
Posted On 16 Jul 2011
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Galo Chiriboga was Elected as the New Attorney General

After a long contest of merits and oppostion, Galo Chiriboga was elected as the highest authority of the Ecuadorian Attorney General’s Office. The Council of Citizenship and Social Control made the official announcement that Chiriboga will be replacing Washington Pesantez....
Posted On 16 Jul 2011
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John Gray’s Indie Film: A story behind a closed door

White Irish Drinkers by John Thomas Gray and Melissa J. Peltier The creator and writer of the famous CBS television series “Ghost Whisperer,” John Thomas Gray, gave Ecuador Times the opportunity to answer a few questions about his latest feature. Mr. Gray has worked for more than...
Posted On 16 Jul 2011
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Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony Split

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony who have been married for seven years, today announced they plan to dissolve their marriage, in a statement released by her publicist.  The statement said it was very difficult the decision. “These are painful times for al...
Posted On 15 Jul 2011
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Nomination of a Delegate for the Tripartite Commission was Blocked

Ecuadorian opposition parties blocked the appointment of Tania Arias as the government party delegate to be part of the Judicial Council of Transition with 63 votes against her. The Government has only managed to gather 52 votes. The session was set at 15:00, as planned. The...
Posted On 15 Jul 2011
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Ecuadorian President Proposes Environmental Plan to the UN

President Rafael Correa and the UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon will lead a meeting to promote a plan in Ecuador against Global Warming. The event would be performed on September 23 in New York. Ivonne Baki, the responsible of the Yasuni-ITT initiative, informed to the foreign...
Posted On 15 Jul 2011
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Spotify Is Now in The U.S.

Spotify, the Internet music service, arrived yesterday to the United States, this is the eighth country in which it operates. The Swedish company was founded by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon in 2008 to fight piracy and has become the second largest single source of digital music...
Posted On 15 Jul 2011
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