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Spaniards would wake up on Sunday without being able to do what many consider a right: smoke a cigarette while having a drink at a bar. Now a new bill prohibits smoking in enclosed public spaces. On January 2, the most restrictive tobacco bill in Europe would become on the...

At the beginning of the year 2010 the Central Bank of Ecuador estimated that the country would grow 6.8%, but the official GDP (Gross Domestic Product) grew 3.6% according to the chairman of the Central Bank Board, Diego Borja. However, the final GDP growth will be known in...

Succesful businessman Alvaro Noboa gave a new year’s speech in his office on Wednesday. He spoke to the main board of his companies and congratulated them for their efforts on 2010. He also talked about his plans for 2011 and announced that his two sons, Daniel and John...

This Wednesday the Ecuadorian Embassy in Spain requested the Spanish authorities to avoid the obstacles that Ecuadorian immigrants will face in the country during the next Municipal elections to be held on May 22 of 2011. Spanish diplomatic branch assured to have available...

Today, the Coordinating Minister of Production, Mauricio Peña, said Ecuador will close the 2010 with a trade deficit of about 1,200 million dollars in contrast to the 350 million dollars deficit in 2009. According...

A pair of stockings that Napoleon Bonaparte wore during his exile on St.Helena island in the nineteenth century (after the Waterloo battle), sold for 31,250 euros ($ 40,263) at an auction on the outskirts of Paris. The beige color long socks are made of silk; they also hav...

Argentina Weather Service declared a red alert for Buenos Aires on Monday because the high temperatures that the city is suffering. People’s health  is at risk because of the extreme weather. However, today is expected reduced temperatures, so alert have lowered to orange....

Ecuadorian TV presenter and model María Teresa Guerrero legally separated her now ex-husband Jeff Karram, the divorce is official. Guerrero met the Canadian surfer in Montañita met while he was visiting the country. The couple got married on June 11, 2005. The couple has not made...

Over 9,000 hectares on the north of Guayaquil have human invasions in a zone that belongs to the hydraulic system of península de Santa Elena, which would remain militarized by Correa’s decision. Yesterday president Correa announced that the safety zones would be enabled to...

9 de Octubre Avenue became pedestrian last night. 360 tables covered with white tablecloths and chairs were placed in the center of the famous avenue, giant screens, a stage, and people walking by the Av. 9 de Octubre drew the Pacific Pearl out from the routine. It was 19:00 and...