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200 years and still in the works

A significant date is coming along for many Ecuadorians. On August 10th, the country will find itself celebrating the 200 years anniversary of the Primer Grito de Independencia, one of the the first Latin American...

created by Oscar-Periodista | 21 wks ago
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President Zelaya Prevented from landing in Honduras

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Ousted President Zelaya took plane to Honduras but could not land

Updates: After a meeting with Presidents from Argentina, Ecuador and Paraguay at El Salvador, the ousted Honduran Head of State Manuel Zelaya asked the army to stop inflicting violence on his countrymen. In...

created by rahul | 26 wks ago | updated 26 wks ago
567 views | 21 recommendations | 7 comments

Chevron Texaco envenena la Selva Amazónica

Barbara McPherson

Ecuador: Chevron Named in $27 Billion Contamination Case

Chevron is facing a $27 billion bill in an environmental contamination case involving dumping of toxic waste into Amazon waterways. Chevron lawyers and former Ecuadorian offiicials face fraud charges over the...

created by Barbara McPherson | 27 wks ago
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Blog Investigating Lawsuit Against Chevron, Sending Correspondent

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$27 Billion Lawsuit: Blogger Sends Correspondent to Ecuador

“Big Oil” is under siege. Nowhere, however, are the stakes higher than in Ecuador. Within six months, a judge in that country is expected to issue a decision in a class-action environmental lawsuit...

created by BMCWrites | 36 wks ago | updated 28 wks ago
141 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment

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Volunteer Abroad Tanzania Dar Es Salaam Arusha Children Orphans

http://www.abroaderview.org Our programs allow you to take part in meaningful community service work, while discovering the people, sights, smells and tastes of Tanzania. Volunteering in Tanzania is a way to...

opinion by abroaderview | 33 wks ago | updated 33 wks ago
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Volunteer Abroad Zambia Orphanages Volunteering abroaderview.org

Our programs in Lusaka and the surrounding towns allow you to take part in meaningful community service work, while discovering the people, sights, smells and tastes of Zambia. Volunteering in Zambia is a way to...

created by abroaderview | 45 wks ago | updated 45 wks ago
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Wilkidu

Bolivians approved New Constitution

After few poll countings, the Bolivian government has stated its proposed constitution was approved in Sunday´s referendum. However, the local and divided opposition was reluctant to concede defeat. "opposition...

created by rahul | 49 wks ago | updated 48 wks ago
245 views | 19 recommendations | 4 comments

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Ecuador to miss $30.6 million foreign debt payment

"QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuador will delay a $30.6 million interest payment on its foreign debt while it investigates signs of lawbreaking in the contracts, the finance minister said Friday, prompting a quick...

created by rahul | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Venezuela and Portugal signed 9 cooperation agreements

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Unesco: Venezuela shows high schooling rates

" Venezuela shows schooling rates of about 100 percent. This is a proof that almost all the population is going to school (...) Therefore, we believe that thanks to the initiatives to fight inequality in...

created by rahul | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Millions threatened by climate change induced coastal flooding

The threat of coastal flooding on communities is one of the topics at the Competitive Cities and Cimate Change conference being held right now in Milan, Italy.According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

created by Amy Judd | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Venezuelan cargo plane found in Ecuador Andes

" 2008-08-31 19:54:02 - QUITO (AP) - Authorities located a downed Venezuelan cargo plane on Sunday after it went missing in the snowcapped Andes five minutes before it was due to land in central Ecuador, civil aviation officials said. The Boeing 737-200, operated by...

created by rahul | 1 year ago
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Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela crisis: 4 March 2008

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Ecuador: Constituent Assembly aproves draft constitution

Caracas, Venezuela, 25 July, 2008. On Thursday, the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly issed a 444 article draft constitution that will be send for approval by a National Referendum on 28 September...

created by rahul | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Ecuador government seizes TV stations

As part of its fight against corruption, the governement of Rafael Correa decided to sieze three TV stations. In reaction to the goverment action, these TV stations have claimed a breach in their freedom of expression. " Ecuador seizes TV stations, companies in debt...

created by rahul | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Panama says no to U.S. military base [PIC]

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Panama says no to U.S. military base

Panama has ruled out hosting a U.S. military base to replace one in Ecuador which is being reclaimed by the Quito government, a senior Panamanian official said on Friday. " Panama -- along with Peru and...

created by politisite | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Alberto Acosta resigns with backing of opposition

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Ecuador: Constituent Assembly president resigns (updated)

Updates: On 24 June 2008, the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly accepted the resignation of its President Alberto Acosta. Seventy seven -out of a 100- Assembly MPs voted in favour of learning and...

created by rahul | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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