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Mono Jojoy Was Buried Alive in his Concrete Bunker

Military Forces Commander informed this Monday that Jorge Briceño, A.K.A. “Mono Jojoy” died after being crushed in a bombing, the structure where he was hidden in the jungle fell all over him. “We know he died in a crush, his bunker fell all over him,” said Admiral Edgar Cely, in...
Posted On 27 Sep 2010
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Assembly Discusses Superior Education Law´s Veto

The Assembly website suddenly announced the meeting at 15:30 on Monday in order to discusse  the Superior Education Law, which lawmakers will vote on 108 observations in 200 articles. The creation of the National Secretary for Superior Education, Science, Technology and...
Posted On 27 Sep 2010
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Pirates from the Horn of Africa

During the weekend a ship with eleven Ukranians was hijacked, today they were found in the Somali basin. The European Union Naval Force Somalia (EU NAVFOR) commented their rescue Monday. The ship had a Panama flag that identified with MV Lugela that was reported pirated 900...
Posted On 27 Sep 2010
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Transporters Announce Demonstrations Next Week

As a sign of protest against the reforms on the Traffic Law, six federations of Transportations will go out on the streets on demonstrations. The groups demand the previous agreements to be respected, since, according to them, the new Law does not comply with them. This past...
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New Immigration Rates for The USA

Immigrants that want to travel to the United Estates now face an increment on the administrative costs of 10% that will start on November, this was informed by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). This measure is a way to finance its budget deficit. The...
Posted On 27 Sep 2010
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Public Service´s Veto Will Be Discussed on Wednesday

The National Assembly discusses plans the executive’s partial objection to the Public Service Law, as the second item on the agenda. The first item to be discussed is the report of the Special Permanent Sovereignty Commission, Integration, International Relations and Global...
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Passengers Wearing Strips Will be Reported

“Aerogal has accomplished all the security requirements to guarantee a secure flight. We’ve been helping authorities in the Moreno case,” said Gabriela Sommerfeld, airline executive president. The statement was made yesterday in Guayaquil, to refute claims about the company...
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It’s Confirmed: Llop’s Out of Barcelona

After strong rumours on Sunday night regarding Juan Manuel Llop’s departure as Coach of Barcelona Sporting Club of Ecuador, today it’s been confirmed on a press conference in Quito that he’s leaving. Llop affirmed today he believes he did a “great...
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Asked to Investigate Use of Aircraft Presidential Legacy

Political Opposition is demanding to investigate the use of the presidential aircraft named Legacy  by the Assembley´s chairman Fernando Cordero and his wife for a ecuadorian immigrants meeting in Toronto, Canada. Past weekend, Cordero admitted have traveled Gloria Astudillo´s...
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Ecuador Asks UN to Support Yasuní-ITT

Lenin Moreno, Vice-President of Ecuador requested financial help, especially to industrialized countries, for the Yasuní-ITT environmental initiative concerning the weather change responsibility. Unesco declared Yasuní National Park as a world biosphere reserve in 1989. Due to...
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