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An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale occurred on Sunday in Yunnan province, in southwestern China, leaving at least 400 people dead, 1,800 injured and dozens missing. The Chinese Seismological Centre reported that the quake occurred at 16.30 local time and its...

Yesterday, August 4, it was held in Quito the first rapprochement of social groups with the Union of South American Nations (Unasur for its Spanish acronym) through a Citizen Participation Forum, where 350 groups participated. Dora Aguirre, President of the Commission on Citizen...

The President of the Council of the Judiciary (CJ) Gustavo Jalkh, invited Luis Pásara to an academic debate.Pásara is a Peruvian Jurist and author of the report ‘Judicial independence in the reform of the Ecuadorian courts’, in which he questions the independence of...

The employees of the telephone company Movistar will deliver on August 6 a statement to the Ministry of Labour Relations (MRL for its Spanish acronym) and the Presidency of the Republic, in  which they will present their approaches against the project submitted by President...

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced this Tuesday that he ordered his government to prepare measures in response to U.S. and European sanctions taken against Russia last week,  which is accused by the West of involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. “I have...

Argentina will initiate actions so that “fraudulent insurance against default” be investigated by the National Securities Commission. This was announced by Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich specifying that could have existed “mechanisms inside information”...

The Security Council of the United Nations yesterday condemned the attacks directed this weekend (2 and 3 August) by jihadist groups in Lebanon and expressed support for the Army in its fight against extremists. Arsal armed clashes,  in the northeast of the country, left at least...

The Government of Ecuador requested on Monday through Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño, to end the “slaughter” in the Gaza Strip, due to the Israeli offensive in the territory. “Palestine live tragic moments: is the moral obligation of the world to end the...

With the effectiveness of the Integral Organic Code of Criminal Procedure, on August 10, 2 000 people sentenced for drug-related offenses would be released, according to calculations made by the Public Defender. According to this institution, those deprived of freedom will...

For Justice Minister Ledy Zuniga, the report issued by the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) lacks of merit and rigor. The ministry has issued a statement which says that in all the cases used to create the ‘Judicial Independence in the reform of the Ecuadorian...