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Peña Nieto’s wife announces the sale of buy-sell rights of luxury home

Angélica Rivera, wife of the President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto, announced yesterday that she will sell her rights to a residence located in a luxurious area of Mexico City, to prevent continue being subject of criticism. “I made the decision to sell the rights under...
Posted On 19 Nov 2014
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Today FUT organizations will march against government decisions

Organizations belonging to the United Workers Front (FUT for its Spanish acronym), social fronts, students, indigenous and peasants will carry out today the third mobilization, in less than six months, with a platform that involves the rejection of the Labour Code, of Decree 16,...
Posted On 19 Nov 2014
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Electronic money: 161 accounts are opened in two days of its operation

On the second test day for the operation of electronic money, the Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE for its Spanish acronym) reported that a total of 161 accounts were opened and already achieved major transactions such as payments and recharges of money with this financial system....
Posted On 19 Nov 2014
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Colombian army continues the search of the general captured by FARC

The search of the general prisoner of the FARC in Colombia continues this Wednesday, with the hope of an early release that allows to relaunch the peace process with the communist guerrillas, suspended at meeting two years of its opening this Wednesday. Some 1,500 troops plus...
Posted On 19 Nov 2014
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Yasunidos ask Petroamazonas to testify in the Assembly

On November 18th, the Yasunidos group submitted a report with observations on oil exploration of the blocks 41 and 31, within the Yasuni National Park. At a press conference, members of the group requested that the Commission on Biodiversity of the Assembly, which is responsible...
Posted On 19 Nov 2014
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Russia calls for mutual respect of interests to cooperate with the US

Russian President Vladimir Putin assured this Wednesday that Russia is ready to cooperate at all levels with the US, according to the principle of mutual respect for the interests of both powers. “We are ready for practical cooperation with our American partners at all...
Posted On 19 Nov 2014
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Commission received views on the term of reelection

The Occasional Commission, which is in charge of the draft constitutional amendments in the Assembly, this November 17 received several criteria on the modification that seeks to eliminate the limit for the reelection of the President and other popular elected officials. This,...
Posted On 18 Nov 2014
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Defense of Galo Lara submits abuse demand before the UN commission

The defense of former Assemblyman Galo Lara submitted yesterday, by the treatment he would have received during his extradition, a lawsuit against Panama and Ecuador before the Committee on Torture of the United Nations High Commissioner (UN). Lara was extradited to serve a...
Posted On 18 Nov 2014
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Switzerland seeks to negotiate a cooperation agreement with Ecuador

The Ministry of Foreign Trade (MCE) announced on November 17 that it received a formal communiqué from the Government of Switzerland, with regards the proposal that country will make to the Free Trade Association (EFTA) on the possibility of negotiating a cooperation agreement...
Posted On 18 Nov 2014
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Ecuador rejects US embassy statements

The Vice Chancellor of Ecuador, Leonardo Arízaga, rejected this November 17 statements made by the US ambassador in Quito, Adam Namm, who criticized the police treatment to protester students in the country. Arízaga said that this statements “are not conducive to a positive...
Posted On 18 Nov 2014
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