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Of the objections submitted to the project Criminal Code (COIP)made by President Rafael Correa, the National Assembly discarded five. The new code was approved in the plenary yesterday. The assembly members ratified with 113 votes in favor, five articles that were the subject of...

During the general audience in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francisco lashed against usury on Wednesday and qualified it  as a “dramatic social plague” that affects so many families today. Before greeting an association that combats usury who attended the audience...

Havana, Cuba, will be the regional diplomatic scene for the celebration of the summit of CELAC (Community of Latin American and The Caribbean,) disposed to take place this week. The new mechanism for regional integration, sponsored by Hugo Chavez in 2011, includes all th...

The International Court of Justice of the UN decided to extend the sovereignty of the territorial sea of Peru, but without leaving Chile without all its maritime space. In this way the Peruvians achieved a partial victory to draw a new frontier in the Pacific Ocean. The judges...

Rejecting Article 146 of the Criminal Code (COIP,) about one thousand doctors protested outside the Ministry of Health yesterday. “We Can’t give guarantees  because we do not sell appliances, we are doctors,” said the posters of medical residents from the...

The authority of the Canal of Panama (ACP), the consortium led by Sacyr and the insurance company Zurich today resume the negotiations to find a solution that will allow the conclusion of  the works of enlargement of the Panama Canal. The Panama canal tried that the firm...

Minister Jose Serrano reported that after the operation called “Sunrise” were arrested early this morning, five suspected gang leaders of express kidnapping in Guayaquil. Serrano declared via Twitter, “according to information of the rewards plan, we would have...

The LokoMat is a team of Neurorehabilitation which simulates the walking of a patient through a mechanical system very similar to the legs of a robot. With continuous repetitions, this technology provides physical therapy in cases of stroke, injuries of the spinal cord, severe...

The Government of Mexico announced on Monday an agreement reached with rural advocacy groups of the turbulent state of Michoacan, with the condition of a total surrender of their weapons to the army. The announcement was made hours after the military arrested Dionicio Loya...

The Executive Council of the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security (IESS) decided that starting this month, members’ contributions will rise; action that had not changed since 13 years ago. According to resolution 466, approved last December, it is estimated that the members’...