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Swiss Leaks case: Noboa clarifies he does not possess an account in the HSBC Swiss bank

This February 9, approximately at 15h00, Álvaro Noboa, through a press conference, spoke on the publication of a research called ‘Swiss Leaks,’ which involves the Ecuadorian businessman in data about thousands of accounts allegedly hidden in the Swiss bank HSBC....
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Ecuador rejects pronouncement of the CAN on safeguards

Ecuador’s government expressed yesterday in a statement its refusal to resolution 1762 of the General Secretariat of the Andean Community of Nations, in which the regional organization did not authorize the application of the exchange safeguard requested by Ecuador. The...
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Correa announced training, professional training processes, and masters degree studies for teachers

President Rafael Correa said that developing training, professionalization processes and masters degrees studies are being planned for Ecuadorian teachers, these statements were made during the signing of approval of the statutes of the guild named Teachers Network for...
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Russia denies alleged ultimatum of Merkel to solve the conflict in Ukraine

The Kremlin denied on Monday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel, launched an ultimatum to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Moscow on Friday to seek a settlement to the crisis in Ukraine, with the participation of French leader Francois Hollande....
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Iran considers “either necessary or useful” extending nuclear negotiations with power countries

The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, said yesterday that extending nuclear talks with major powers beyond the deadline would not be “useful” or “would not lead to an agreement.” Shortly after meeting for the second time with his US...
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IESS will lack liquidity this year to pay pensions, according to report

According to the report IESS-DSP-2015-001 of the Directorate of Pensions System of  January 20, the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security (IESS) will have a deficit of USD 339.1 million this year to cover pensions and other benefits of 432 780 retirees, which could require the...
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Nisman Case: social referents ask to clarify the death of Argentine prosecutor

In an announcement published in major Argentine newspapers entitled “The right to truth,” cultural, economy and politicalrepresentatives asked the Supreme Court to take “control” of the investigation of the Nisman and the AMIA Jewish center cases....
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Taiwan: TransAsia funeral values are granted to the families of victims of accident

Representatives of the TransAsia Airways airline yesterday met with the families of victims of the accident in Taiwan to discuss compensations, after starting to grant $ 38,000 to the relatives of the deceased to cover funeral expenses. In the river where the plane crashed last...
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Foreign experts denounce irregularities in the research of the 43 missing students

The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF for its Spanish acronym), which denounced numerous irregularities in the investigation of the 43 missing students in Mexico, said that the case can not be closed because there is no scientific evidence to confirm that the students...
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Commission recommended to acquiesce the presidential veto

The Commission on Sovereignty and International Relations recommended to the plenary of the Assembly to acquiesce to partial objection that President Rafael Correa sent to the draft reform to the Law on Armed Forces Staff. In Article 5 of the Law, the Commission raised:...
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