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Crucial Week for the reestablishment of relations between the US and Cuba

Cuba and the United States will celebrate this week in Havana their first meeting after agreeing the restoration of diplomatic relations and immigration issues, official sources of the island reported. This Wednesday will begin a new edition of the round of migration talks that...
Posted On 19 Jan 2015
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Venezuelan Government launches advertising to curb nervous “purchases”

The government of Venezuela has launched over the weekend a 30-second spot on the state television which invokes Venezuelans to curb nervous “purchases,” accusing them of shortages of basic goods the oil country lives. Since early this year, thousands of Venezuelans...
Posted On 19 Jan 2015
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Ecuadorian oil price falls at $ 41.70

The fall in oil prices in the international markets is reflected in sales of Ecuadorian crude. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI), which serves as a reference for Ecuador, has suffered a collapse of more than 60% since last June, which impacts in the public finances. According to...
Posted On 19 Jan 2015
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Ambassadors from Brazil and the Netherlands in Indonesia are called to consult after execution of citizens

Brazil and the Netherlands expressed their outrage after Indonesia executed two of their citizens who were shot this Sunday, along with other three  foreigners, following a conviction for drug trafficking. The president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, said she was “appalled and...
Posted On 19 Jan 2015
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President Correa warns that Crudo Ecuador webpage is being investigated

President Rafael Correa denounced in his weekly address a “systematic attack”, coordinated through social networks, so the facebook page Crudo Ecuador and its Twitter account with the same name are currently being investigated. This page, which is characterized by...
Posted On 19 Jan 2015
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Ministers of Foreign Trade of Ecuador and Colombia will meet for safeguard measures

Peruvian entrepreneurs are looking forward to the meeting that will take place this January 19 between their Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Magali Silva, and his counterpart in Ecuador, Francisco Rivadeneira. This country decided, since January 5, a safeguard that imposes...
Posted On 19 Jan 2015
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Colombian guerrillas ELN request the government a unilateral ceasefire

The ELN guerrillas in Colombia requested this Monday through their website a unilateral ceasefire by the state as part of preliminary talks with the government to officially establish a dialogue table “It is urgent that the President (Juan Manuel Santos) declares a...
Posted On 19 Jan 2015
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Former militaries are offended by statements of President Correa

Former officers of the Armed Forces, who are part of the Association of Generals and Admirals in passive service and of the National Confederation of Military, expressed on January 19 their indignation against the statements made by President Rafael Correa in his weekly address....
Posted On 19 Jan 2015
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Correa described as “retrograde and cavernous” book postures of former commander González

President Rafael Correa called “retrograde and cavernous” certain positions outlined in the book “Testimony of a commander” of the former head of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces, Ernesto Gonzalez. During his National Address, the president questioned...
Posted On 18 Jan 2015
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Carlos Figueroa recovered his freedom after six months in prison

The doctor Carlos Figueroa, sentenced to six months in prison for insulting President Rafael Correa, was released from Social Rehabilitation Center No. 4 in Quito at 06:00 this Saturday. The same sentence must meet former lawmaker Cléver Jiménez and his adviser Fernando...
Posted On 18 Jan 2015
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