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Due to the number of landslides caused by heavy rains in Brazil, the governor of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Cabral, declared today the state of public emergency in the seven cities that were the most affected by the rains this week that left 611people dead in the southeastern of...

Rudolf Elmer, former Swiss banker, will deliver on Monday two discs to Wikileaks containing the names of 2,000 customers of institutions that have used their Swiss bank secrecy to evade taxes in countries like USA, Germany and the UK. Suspected tax evaders, include business...

The company Advanced Optical Systems, located in Alabama, developed AIRPrint, a distance fingerprint detector. This is a tech device that allows fingerprint identification from two yards away, it also comes with two built-in 1.3 megapixel cameras, which are specially configured...

Last Thursday, Ramón Espinel, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Aquaculture; decided that the price of a 41.5-pound banana crate, would be set at $ 5.50 for 2011 (10 cents more than the prior price). The Agriculture Ministry is responsible for sett...

The new Traffic Law amendments were approved last Thursday, sanctions and penalties for traffic violations have been modified. The point system of licensing has also changed its point recovery procedure. The penalty for those who drive under the effects of alcohol and cause an...

U.S. Government announced today that 53 countries (including fifteen new and more American) are eligible for the programs of H-2A and H-2B visas for temporary and agricultural work. The Citizenship and Immigration Services Office (USCIS) reported today in a statement the new...

The Italian justice opened an investigation on Silvio Berlusconi since he is suspected to be involved in a prostitution and abuse of power case. The investigation was opened against Berlusconi, because he used his political influence, on May 27 and 28 of 2010, to ask the police...

This Friday the Prime Minister, Mohammed Ghannouchi assumed on an interim basis the presidency of Tunisia, after the former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali left the country due to a month of demonstrations that ended with his 23-year regime. Basing his charge on the article 56...

Due to the numerous robberies in banks by sacapintas, locking devices will be installed in bank offices. These devices inhibit cellular signal, preventing people inside the banks to make or receive calls on their mobile phones, this does not cause any damage on the phones...

For the first time Guayaquil City is embracing the Ecuadorian Robotics Contest (CER). This competition, which began 6 years ago, has been in different parts of Ecuador. The headquarters of this competition are different places every year. The event has already been held in...