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This morning it was reported the death of Colombian journalist Henry Holguin, editor in chief of the Extra newspaper. Holguin suffered a cardiac arrest while he was working and was later transferred to the University Hospital, where his death was confirmed. The 63 years old...

Yesterday afternoon, the traditional bullfighting was held in Quito, as part of the celebration of its foundation. This time the bullring was placed in the Belmonte Plaza (Historic Center of Quito). With three quarters of the plaza filled with fans, and a tenuous and intermittent...

Today Quito celebrates its 478 years of Spanish foundation, and as every year, the Ecuadorian capital so-called “Light of America”, is preparing to celebrate in style this civic holiday, one of the most significant to our country. For several weeks, Quito has been...

Yesterday morning the order to initiate the trial against Veronica Suarez Macias, known as ‘La China Suarez’, was issued for the alleged crime of illegal transportation of firearms. Stalin Coca, in representation of the prosecutor, Yanina Villagomez, decided to accuse...

Hector Vanegas, attorney of Barcelona Sporting Club, met yesterday morning with the families of the 26 fans arrested after looting the Monumental stadium on Wednesday November 28. Vanegas reached an agreement with the family that submits the arrested to sign a reparation...

A statement was made by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), “The traditional Ecuadorian woven straw hat is an intangible heritage” of mankind, stated the entity through its Twitter account, while the agency EFE reported that...

Yesterday afternoon, former Ecuadorian soccer referee Byron Moreno arrived to the country, after serving 26 months in a U.S.  prison for carrying 6.2 kilos of heroin strapped to his body. Moreno arrived, along with another 56 Ecuadoreans, in a flight chartered specifically for...

Arrinton Narciso Mina Villalba had a year he will never forget: He achieved a historical record with Barcelona Sporting Club, reaching a total of 30 goals that made him the top scorer of the 2012 Ecuadorian Championship. Mina made several dreams come true in this tournament, and...

Teleton for Life 2012 overcome their previous record of last year, surpassing the established goal of $ 1’000.000. The group of volunteers that received the calls first announced that the donations have reached $ 394,000, but after the collaborations of the people of Guayaquil...

Around 17:30  from yesterday, when landing a boeing 737-700 company Cup, coming from Panama with 161 passengers, skidded off the runway, causing the closure of operations until 20:00. Apparently, the climatic conditions would have been the cause of the incident that left no...