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Pope Francis will visit Ecuador

Luis Cabrera, Archbishop of Cuenca, announced today the arrival of Pope Francis to Ecuador. The Pope will arrive to Quito on Monday, July 6 of this year, and will remain in country until the 8th of that month. The Permanent Council of the Episcopal Conference has revealed this...
Posted On 08 Apr 2015
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Bill Gates is again the world’s richest man, according to Forbes

Forbes magazine ranked this Monday, March 2 the American Bill Gates as the richest man in the world, surpassing Mexican Carlos Slim, who repeats this year the same position of 2014. Gates retained for the second consecutive year the place he recovered in 2014, and the one he has...
Posted On 02 Mar 2015
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The renowned designer Oscar de la Renta passes away at 82

Born on July 22, 1932 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Oscar Aristides de la Renta Fiallo, born into a prominent family of the Caribbean island, studied painting at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid, which allowed him to draw sketches for major Spanish...
Posted On 21 Oct 2014
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Paparazzo is sued for harassing Prince George of Englan

According to official sources, the Dukes of Cambridge, William and Catherine, have filed a lawsuit against a paparazzo who _ has repeatedly attempted to portray Prince George while carrying out his daily activities with his nanny. “The Duke and Duchess have taken legal...
Posted On 02 Oct 2014
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Quino was named Doctor Honoris Causa

Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejon, humorist and cartoonist, better known as Quino, was named yesterday Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Buenos Aires. At the same event an acknowledgment diploma was awarded to the D la Flor Editions, editorial house responsible for publishing...
Posted On 25 Sep 2014
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Actress Emma Watson defends gender equality

In a moving speech, Emma Watson, British actress and Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women, made ​​a worldwide call to work together, both men and boys for gender equality. “HeforShe” is the name of the campaign launched yesterday, during the first formal appearance of the...
Posted On 23 Sep 2014
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Princess Diana´s dresses will be auctioned

Julien’s Auction, the house in charge of the auction of the iconic dresses that belonged to the late princess Diana of Wales, announced on Monday that between the 5th and 6th of December of this year it will tahe place the sale of the dresses created by Catherine Walker,...
Posted On 23 Sep 2014
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Emma Watson visits Uruguay to support greater inclusiveness of women in the country’s politics

This week, Emma Watson, child star of the Harry Potter saga, visited the Uruguayan parliament to support a new law to include more women in the political life of the country. This would be the first trip to Latin America of the actress, who last year appointed as goodwill...
Posted On 19 Sep 2014
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Mafalda celebrates her 50th anniversary with an exhibition

Amid celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the most famous comic book in Latin America, Mafalda, Joaquín Salvador Lavado, the creator of the character better known as “Quino,” made his request that both Argentina and the world “move forward” and...
Posted On 18 Sep 2014
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Leonardo DiCaprio was appointed United Nations Special Messenger

The Secretary General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon, appointed actor Leonardo DiCaprio as United Nations special messenger with special attention to climate change. Dicaprio, “a credible voice in the environmental movement,” according to the words of Ban Ki-moon, was invited...
Posted On 17 Sep 2014
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