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Ecuador in the U.S.A second Monitoring List for Piracy

On Monday, the Commerce Department of the United States reported that on the priority list to monitor the violation of intellectual property rights are Argentina, Chile and Venezuela. It also includes nine other Latin American nations in the second list: Bolivia, Brazil,...
Posted On 30 Apr 2012
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Environmental Activists Protest Over the London 2012 “Worst Corporate Sponsors” Choices

Activists are stepping up their campaign against the London 2012 corporate sponsors’ dubious environmental credentials. They accuse the companies of paying for their “green” status. Environmental protesters and human rights activists have launched a new campaign entitled...
Posted On 30 Apr 2012
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A 6 Degrees Quake Affected the Northern Regions of Chile

A six-degree seism in the Richter scale was felt in the regions of Coquimbo and Antofagasta, in the North of Chile. However no damages were reported. According to the Seismology Institute of the University of Chile the tremor was located at 07:39 (GMT) and its epicenter was under...
Posted On 30 Apr 2012
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Woman Goes Through Brutal Treatment Protesting Animal Testing For Cosmetics

Jacqueline Traide, 24 years old activist for animal rights, underwent the same interventions that live animals undergo for experimentation and testing of cosmetics. Traide, volunteered to make a public display at Lush cosmetics shop, in London, to make a wake-up call about the...
Posted On 30 Apr 2012
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Chavez Removes Venezuela from the IACHR

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, announced that his country will sadly retreat itself from the “notorious” Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and called for the creation of State Council to investigate this matter. Chavez stated that “it’s a mechanism used by the...
Posted On 30 Apr 2012
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Curaçao will Implement New System for Tourism

Abdul Nasser El Hakim, Minister of Economy of Curaçao, told at the Global Aerospace Summit, that this island is not only advertised as a tourist destination of beaches, but also offers a trip into space. “Win or no contest (involving 17 countries), we want to continue with...
Posted On 28 Apr 2012
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Quiet Return of Hugo Chavez Raises Doubts

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez arrived yesterday morning at his country from Cuba in the midst of an unusual arrival with no public events and just with brief comments broadcast on state television. Chavez arrived to Caracas at around 00:50  after spending eleven days in...
Posted On 27 Apr 2012
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Ann Romney Reveals Health ‘Scare’ on Campaign Trail

Ann Romney said she had a health “scare” before Super Tuesday, in a sign of how her battle with multiple sclerosis can challenge her amid the rigors of the presidential campaign. In an interview to air yesterday on Entertainment Tonight, the wife of presumptive GOP...
Posted On 27 Apr 2012
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Chavez Returns to Venezuela After Radiotherapy Sessions

This Thursday, the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned to his country after remaining 11 days in Cuba to receive his radiotherapy treatment for the cancer that assails him. Chavez had been absent from the public for nine days while residing in La Habana, however he made a...
Posted On 26 Apr 2012
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Cartagena Authorities Criticize the Ethics of USA Agents

The scandal generated by the Secret Service agents of the United States that involved prostitutes in Cartagena, Colombia continues to grow. Tourism officials and several authorities qualify it as oversized and harmful for the image of La Heroica. Martha Lucia Noguera, president...
Posted On 24 Apr 2012
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