The Redeemer Christ was struck by lightning

This Friday, the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro reported that lightning struck the Cristo Redentor, damaging the third finger of the right hand the monument. A photograph released by the agency Efe, shows the exact moment when the lightning strikes the Corcovado Christ on Thursday...
Posted On 17 Jan 2014
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Hymn to Quito will be changed

Last Thursday, the Quito Metropolitan Council decided that the fourth stanza of the Hymn to Quito, should replace the second. According to the official website of the Municipality of Quito, councilor Luisa Maldonado would have proposed the change, with which the fourth stanza:...
Posted On 17 Jan 2014
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Barack and Michelle Obama could divorce

The presidential couple of the United States, Barack and Michelle Obama, might get a divorce, according to a report of the American tabloid National Enquirer that the daily Clarín, of Argentina, published  on its website. The version is that the marriage collapsed during the...
Posted On 17 Jan 2014
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Apple gets a fine for allowing children to purchase its products

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a sanction to Apple for a minimum of $ 32.5 million, after allowing minors to download applications with their parents’ accounts, without proper warning. The billionaire company Apple promised to change its billing policy, after...
Posted On 16 Jan 2014
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And the Oscar nominees are:

BEST FILM “12 Years A Slave” “American Hustle” “Captain Phillips” “Dallas Buyers Club” “Gravity” “Her” “Nebraska” “Philomena” “The Wolf of Wall Street” BEST DIRECTOR...
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Ecuador reuses a model from de seventies

The model of import substitution (ISI), which proposes tariff measures and seeks the promotion of the local industry, also known as the model cepalino by its diffusion through the ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean), was applied in Ecuador and Latin...
Posted On 16 Jan 2014
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Michelle Obama changed to yoga and does not think in cosmetic surgery when meeting 50

The first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, told People magazine, in an interview on the occasion of its 50 years, that has decided to introduce yoga in her demanding exercise routine, and not has not passed by her head to undergo any cosmetic surgery operation, although...
Posted On 16 Jan 2014
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Djokovic advances to the next round in the Australia Open

Yesterday, world number two, Novak Djokovic defeated, without problems, Argentine Leonardo Mayer in 3 straight sets in the second round of the Australia Open.  Spanish David Ferrer (# 3) and Czech Tomas Berdych (# 7) also passed to the next round. Serbian tennis player beat...
Posted On 16 Jan 2014
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Amazon’s owner is rescued in Galapagos

The rescue of Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and The Washington Post, was named “Operation: Lightning.” The crew of the Bell 430  had to fix the emergency in less than 45 minutes before sunset. Bezos, passenger on Board of the yacht Letty, was evacuated after a severe renal colic...
Posted On 16 Jan 2014
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Pope Francis asked the people to feel ashamed by the scandals of the Church

During his homily at the traditional morning Mass, this Thursday, Pope Francis said we all should be embarrassed by the hundreds of scandals that have occurred within the Church. According to excerpts of the homily, published by the Vatican Radio, the Argentine Pope denounced the...
Posted On 16 Jan 2014
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