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The National Electoral Council (CNE for its Spanish acronym) approved on January 20 the oversight call for competition for the renewal of the Council of Citizen Participation and Social Control (Cpccs for its Spanish acronym). The resolution was taken by unanimous decision of the...

US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that the US Congress must start “this year” lifting the trade embargo on Cuba, following its change in policy towards the island. “In Cuba, we finished with a policy whose expiration date had been passed a long time ago...

The Argentines returned this Tuesday to the streets to demand that the death of fiscal Alberto Nisman be clarified, with slogans like “I am Nisman,” “Justice for Nisman” or “We are all Nisman” in different sectors of the city of Buenos Aires....

The Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD), called for a march for Saturday throughout the country to which it has called “the march of empty pots”, to protest against shortages and government policies of Nicolas Maduro. “We call on performing across the country on...

The Security Council of the UN yesterday approved a statement highlighting the need for a “comprehensive and integrated approach” to achieve “sustainable peace” in countries that have been stricken by armed conflicts. The statement was endorsed at a...

César Rodríguez and Fernando Vega, former legislators and exiled of the regime, directed the meeting in the Andean University of Quito. They are part of the 20 former Assembly members who participated in the Constituent and who self convened to plan a strategy against the...

The Yemeni presidential complex, in the capital Sanaa, was taken on Tuesday by Shiite militiamen, said a senior military official. “The Huthi fighters entered the palace and are looting weapons depots,” said the source. A Huthi responsible, Ali al Bujaiti confirmed on...

Ramiro Rivadeneira, Vice president of the Transparency and Social Control, and holder of the Ombudsman, announced on January 19that the entity is working on the development of a bill that regulates the use of public data. Rivadeneira assured that there is a “regulatory...

Along with the inauguration of the seven new national judges, scheduled for next Monday January 26, will come the renovation of the  authorities of the National Court of Justice (CNJ for its Spanish acronym), as provided by the Constitution and the Organic Code of Judicial...

The price of oil debuted the week at a price of $ 1.02 lower, closing at $ 47.67 per barrel with China and Iraq behind the depreciation, which continue to hamper revenues of Ecuador. The world’s largest consumer of energy, China, is facing a significant downward pressure on...