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Their empathetic hearts led them to create a bionic arm

Ecuadornews:     The disability of a fellow student who does not have one of his upper limbs inspired two students of Mechanical Engineering to write a thesis on the development of a bionic arm. The innovators are Michael Laz and Irving Guillén, students at the...
Posted On 28 Jul 2017
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Ambato entrepreneur receives award for research on security technologies in Canada

Ecuadornews:     The high cost of access control security software used by Juan Fernando Yépez, an ambitious entrepreneur, motivated him to study on how to create an affordable, economical and faster system. Two years ago he came to Canada to study a master’s...
Posted On 28 Jul 2017
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Lawyer of Legal Expert accused of changing names denounces his client was “pressured.”

Ecuadornews:     Luis Valladares, the defense lawyer of Corporal Jose Fuentes, a police expert who transcribed one of the recordings delivered by the Odebrecht informers, reported that his client was “pressured” to modify the report. He noted that the expert...
Posted On 27 Jul 2017
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Odebrecht Case: The IRS does not report tax payments by Ricardo Rivera

Ecuadornews:     The commission Telconet paid to TV Satelital, a company linked to Ricardo Rivera, Uncle of Vice President Jorge Glas, is not reflected in the IRS records of the last seven years. The owner of Telconet Tomislav Topic stated that the values correspond to...
Posted On 27 Jul 2017
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The opposition points to Attorney General to ‘judge’ Jorge Glas

Ecuadornews:     More than a new trial of a political trial against vice president Jorge Glas, the political opposition of the country “points” to Attorney General Carlos Baca, as they propose he should be work in the investigation. Mae Montaño (CREO Party)...
Posted On 27 Jul 2017
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Roberto Gilbert Febres-Cordero: “Guayaquil was transformed and is the most progressive city.”

Ecuadornews:     The corner of Guayaquil that brings more happy memories to this renowned surgeon, councilman, and sports director Roberto Gilbert Febres-Cordero is the Banife alley (Padre Aguirre and Baquerizo Moreno streets). As a kid, he would play and ride his...
Posted On 27 Jul 2017
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Lenin Moreno greets Guayaquil for its 482 years of foundation

Ecuadornews:     President Lenin Moreno greeted the city of Guayaquil on its 482nd anniversary of foundation. The Head of State wrote on the social network Twitter: “Viva Guayaquil! To the tenacity of its people, to their creativity, to their joy and generosity....
Posted On 26 Jul 2017
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Ayoví: “I thought I would retire at 32, but I’m still active”

Ecuadornews:     There are soccer players who can be compared to the best wines, over time they get better and better. This is the case of the new signing of the Guayaquil City FC team Walter Ayoví, who in August turns 38 and still wears his soccer shoes. After eight...
Posted On 26 Jul 2017
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A cartoon created by three Ecuadorians on Cartoon Network

Ecuadornews: Creativity and animation became the raw material for ‘Ram Pam Dam.’ A project of Ecuadorians Gino Baldeón, Gustavo Castellanos, and Miguel Vélez that gave them the victory at the second international short films call, organized by Cartoon Network and...
Posted On 26 Jul 2017
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Glas says he knows nothing of the commissions paid by Topic to his uncle

Ecuadornews:     Vice President Jorge Glas spoke on the statements of Tomislav Topic, president and shareholder of Telconet, a former contractor of the Ecuadorian State and Odebrecht, and the $5 million commissions payment he would have made to Ricardo Rivera. “I...
Posted On 25 Jul 2017
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