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Plane crashes against a buffalo in India previous to its takeoff

A plane collided with a buffalo when it was about to takeoff from Surat, western India. Passengers did not suffer any damage, reported this Friday sources of the company. The incident occurred yesterday at 19:25 local time (13:55 GMT) when an aircraft of the Indian low cost...
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President Correa will announce in 2016 if he plans to go on reelection

President Rafael Correa said on Thursday November 6 that he will postpone until 2016 the announcement about a new possible candidacy, after the constitutional judgment that opened the door for indefinite reelection. “The (presidential) elections are in February 2017, then...
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Assemblymembers will not be able to modify approved text of amendments, according to CC Judge

Assemblymembers of Alianza PAIS (AP) will not be able modify the texts of the 16 amendments that were rated by the Constitutional Court (CC), warned one of the Judges of that organism, Antonio Gagliardo, alluding to certain assertions of Assemblymembers from the ruling partyo...
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Alleged Russian military incursion is denounced by Ukrainian army

The Ukrainian military has denounced the entry of 32 Russian tanks, 16 sets of artillery shells and 30 trucks with ammunition and fighters. The convoy arrived to eastern Ukraine on Thursday, and is directed to the town of Krasny Luch, in the Lugansk region, according to the...
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Cannibal attack leaves two dead in Britain

A woman has been killed in an “act of cannibalism” while his alleged murderer has subsequently died, after receiving an electrical charge from a police taser gun in a British hotel, reported the BBC on Thursday. Police said a murder investigation is being carried out...
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Number of affected areas in Yasuní is less than expected, according to President Correa

The number of acres that will be affected with the oil works is less than what was initially expected, explained President Rafael Correa, after going to the Yasuni along with national and international journalists to verify that high technology is being applied for the...
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Electronic money plan pilot will start with 600 customers

The Financial Regulatory Board approved on November 6 the costs of electronic money operations, while the pilot plan of the system is already underway. The plan will serve to measure the effectiveness of the technology platform developed by the Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE for...
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Bolivia calls for competent intervention of the ICJ in maritime litigation with Chile

Bolivia requested that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) be declared competent to address its demand for a sovereign access to the sea in response to the objections raised by Chile, submitted this Friday in The Hague, announced the embassy of Bolivia in the Netherlands....
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Ebola spread has decreased thanks to international efforts, according to WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) showed confident on Thursday of the decline in the number of new cases of Ebola virus in “some regions,” particularly in Liberia, the most affected country. Thanks to the international mobilization against the epidemic in West...
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Pacific National Bank sold for $ 41’935.199

The Executive President of the Banco del Pacífico, Ephraim Vieira, confirmed on November 6 that the sale price of 100% of the shares of thePacific National Bank (PNB) in Miami was $ 41’935.199. The new owners of the entity are 4 private investors: Stephen H. Deckoff, Leslie...
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