THIS IS AN OPINION PIECE SUBMITTED BY AN ANONYMOUS READER OF LATINAMERICACURRENTEVENTS.COM —————————————————— President Correa is proposing in 2012 that the fuel subsidy will be eliminated for airline companies in Ecuador. This will no doubt impact everyone’s pocket book and could put further stress on tourism and travel for Ecuadorians within the country. Overall, a […]
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Executive Director of Cuenca Aircraft Corporation (CAC), Diego Andrade, said a hearing to ask president, Rafael Correa, to ask him not to remove the fuel subsidy aircraft come to that city. And is that the President announced on Saturday that from January this subsidy will be removed at airports under concession to private companies in […]
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Ecuador, after Paraguay, is the country with more accidents per 100,000 people, said Juan Manuel Leaño, transportation specialist at the IDB (International Development Bank). Read through in 2010, there were 50,000 accidents in Ecuador, which killed 2,500 people and 15,000 were seriously injured, while this year the country and recorded 5160 deaths from this cause. […]
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Chile presents a disturbing rate of obesity and propensity to traffic fatalities of the population, the study “Overview of Health 2011”, in which our country is compared with the 34 OECD member nations, organization which brings together the most advanced and developed state of the planet. While the increase in obesity affects all countries in […]
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The Historical Center is the most visited tourist destination in the capital. Then there are the parks and squares, the cable car, Roll, the Equator, the Marshal, according to statistics from the municipal entity that manages tourism Quito. Some 500 000 foreigners, mainly U.S., Colombia, Peru, Germany, UK and 1’000 .000 nationals visiting the capital […]
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Human rabies caused by bat bites indigenous Shuar, continues to claim lives and until yesterday the death toll reached four. Health Authorities of Morona Santiago and Shuar leaders agreed that the death toll could rise. Edwin Sarche, director (e) Macas hospital, said yesterday that on Thursday November 24 came to this nursing home a 9 […]
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Between 20:00 on December 3rd Saturday and 18:00 on Sunday, Interagua interrupted water service to 50% of Guayaquil due to the rehabilitation of the aqueduct of 1,800 mm (the second largest city) . Also included are the cantons Nobol and Daule Amagua users. A spokeswoman for the dealership, Ilfn Florsheim, indicated that the repair is […]
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Hurricane-force winds were felt over an hour, and left homeless by two educational institutions in Ayacucho, worried the local people.The school classrooms “Heart of Jesus” and “Wonderland” were left homeless after the natural phenomenon to vanish, and fortunately caused no human damage because it happened after school hours. On the walls of institutions, students pasted […]
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The Central Reserve Bank (BCR) put into circulation the seventh coin coin series “Wealth and Pride of Peru”, which is why the archaeological complex known as the Great Pajaten. Javier Añorga, BCR official said they will put ten million coins in circulation. Read Article
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The announcement that the parent company of American Airlines entered bankruptcy could trigger profound changes in the commercial aviation sector in Latin America, where so far the U.S. airline had the largest market share. The bankruptcy filing comes after AMR Corp. accumulation of huge debts by the company, affected by high fuel prices and weakened […]
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Update the activity of the volcano Tungurahua – November 29, 2011 10:00 (tl) In the morning, at around 06h11 (local time), there was an explosive event that produced a small pyroclastic flow that developed north western flank of the volcano and covered a distance of approximately 500 m. Associated with this event, and from that […]
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The maximum shall be 35 ° today and tonight will degrade, the Weather Service predicted. Today will have to withstand a maximum of 35 degrees before enjoying the drop in temperature that would occur in the early hours of morning. According to the local station of the National Weather Service (NWS), the weather will degrade […]
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“In these two years were reported more cases than all the rest of the decade,” says the document, which adds that this disease remains concentrated mainly in men who have sex with men (MSM). Although there has been an increase in heterosexual cases, the Chief Epidemiologist of the Provincial Health Directorate, Luis Alberto Mena explains […]
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Last September, the Metropolitan Council of Quito in the middle received the Minister for Coordination of Internal Security and the Interior, Homero Arellano and Jose Serrano, respectively, to explain that the main concerns on the issue of security are: the escalation of violence in the commission of the robbery at home, the appearance of unusual […]
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The Tungurahua volcano in new orange alert At 13:15, amid the roars, falling ash, debris and explosions of the volcano Tungurahua, members of the Emergency Operations Committee (COE) of Chimborazo inform residents of the parish Puel Penipe Canton, on the validity of a new orange alert reactivation of the colossus, from 17:00 on Sunday. Read […]
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Police in Quito have made a recent arrest in the Mariscal district which involved the sale of counterfeit U.S. bills and adulterated liquor which mimics in appearance expensive brands. There has been an influx of counterfeit $5.00, $10.00, and $20.00 denominations being sold for about half of the stated currency. Furthermore in many of the […]
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A coordination meeting between national, departmental and municipal allowed to anticipate the actions of prevention and immediate response to any emergency or potential disaster caused by the phenomenon of La Niña in the department of Cochabamba in the remainder of this year and 2012. The most vulnerable areas are located on the Tropic of Cochabamba […]
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SOURCE USGS Magnitude 4.6 – NEAR THE COAST OF ECUADOR 2011 November 27 23:53:56 UTC Earthquake Details This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Magnitude 4.6 Date-Time Sunday, November 27, 2011 at 23:53:56 UTC Sunday, November 27, 2011 at 06:53:56 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 2.825°S, 80.184°W Depth […]
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In the afternoon and tonight the Tungurahua volcano showed a rapid process. eruption accompanied by explosions, pyroclastic flows, block release. Incandescent and falling ash and gravel, which mainly affected the western flank of the volcano. From 16h 50 were four earthquakes of origin volcano-tectonic, which were followed at 17h01 and 17h05 two small explosions, they […]
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Police and public prosecutor found bottles of herb Ayahuasca. When averaging the eight o’clock on Friday 25, in the facilities of the lodge (Espíritu de Anaconda)”Spirit of Anaconda”, located on the road penetration, Frenchman Fabrice Pierre Epiene (39), was found dead in a room within which they found several bottles of Ayahuasca brew, so authorities […]
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The swine flu outbreak is serious and unpredictable, according to World Health Organization, WHO, that is why the authorities of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, MAGFOR, announced that Nicaraguan border there is a health alert, because it has detected swine fever in Guatemala. “We have declared a health alert and we have restricted the […]
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It paralyzed the trade and transport, also canceled classes in the school. The refusal of the people of the mining region of Cajamarca to the operation of a millionaire gold mine for its environmental implications is causing serious problems for the government of Peruvian President, Ollanta Humala. Read Article
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A helicopter carrying four passengers fell into a river gorge Nuns, 20 minutes from the Equator, north of the city of Quito. The accident occurred at approximately 11:30. Read Article
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Several citizens of Lima reported this afternoon with amazement and fear a series of thunder , unusual atmospheric phenomenon in the capital. The thunder came with a brief but intense rain, also rare, occurred more strongly in the district of San Martin de Porres. Other districts where the phenomenon was felt San Isidro, Jesus Maria, […]
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Two Canadian tourists drowned last night in the Atlantic Ocean, on the beach in the tourist district of the town of Sosua, east of the northern province of Puerto Plata, police said Wednesday. The victims were identified as Nicholas Carlucci, 63 years old, and Joseph Valentino, 64, who lived temporarily as tourists in the hotel […]
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CAUSE OF DEATH NOT GIVEN – Ship had been on Red Alert. Hace 1 h 48 min An American tourist died during a cruise from Uruguay on Tuesday that docked at the port of Rio de Janeiro, said in a note to the federal police is investigating the cause of death. The ship, with over […]
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The assaults in and around shopping centers are recurrent in Quito, especially for users who withdraw money from the banking agencies (sacapintas). The Metropolitan Public Safety Observatory (CSOM) reports that this year there were more complaints in the city of sacapintas. From January to September 2009 81 events were reported, while in the same period […]
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Iberia pilots do not lower our guard. Threaten to go on strike next month in December to what they see as a lack of information from the direction of Iberia on the establishment of a new low-cost airline: Iberia Express. To that arrest, they add, could also join the cabin crew. SEPLA union sources, warning […]
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From Metropolitan Airport must at 19:15 but was canceled by the situation at the airport “Almirante Zar”. Three previous flights arrived without problems. Flight 1866 Aerolíneas Argentinas company that should have come this Sunday at about 21 to the city of Trelew was canceled by the presence of volcanic ash on arrival. Read Article
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Madrid-San Jose flight diverted to Managua by weather problems A Spanish airliner Iberia with 355 passengers on board, and from Madrid to the capital of Costa Rica, where there were weather problems, was diverted to Managua, where he made a time scale on Sunday an official source. This is an Airbus 340-600 on Saturday night […]
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Rule out tuberculosis outbreak in the hospital Edgardo Rebagliati They say that four days ago was reported working with TB. They say that four days ago was reported working with TB. “We are not dealing with an outbreak of tuberculosis and no surprises to create among the population,” said the manager of the Healthcare Network […]
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Banking institutions detected an increase in circulation banknotes. The names of 1,000 and 50 thousand pesos are the most apocryphal circulates and the incidence could rise by the expected liquidity at year end. During the past 15 days have been immobilized only six banknotes at a branch of the city. It is becoming more like […]
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Domestic flights – Argentina and Brazil included in initial routes. Aerolínea Sol del Paraguay (The Sol of Paraguay) Airlines today inaugurated its official flights in the South American country in ceremony held at the international airport Silvio Pettirrossi, in the presence of President Fernando Lugo.This company is clearly Paraguayan and start their journeys after 16 […]
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The owner of Aerolineas Argentinas, Mariano Recalde, stressed Monday that the workers of the company “does not undergo changes in working conditions”, but will adapt to the interpretation of existing standards to achieve greater productivity to already committed .Recalde made the remarks this afternoon during an interview with Télam, after the press conference in which […]
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Again a tourist dies tragically losing the balance of the motorcycle on which he traveled, the accident originated in the north hotel zone while riding in the company of other friends. The incident took place on Thursday at 10:30 pm in a bend of the hotel zone north, near the vicinity of the harbor, where […]
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COZUMEL, MEXICO Death of a tourist 69 years when diving in Chankanaab reef with four friends. Suzanne Stevenson, a native of Baltimore, United States, this morning, on board the vessel “Sleeping shark”, she went to Chankanaab reef located in the south of the island. The underwater experience that began as an activity on their vacation […]
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If you or your firm are involved in foreign media monitoring, analysis or open source intelligence, this tool is designed for your needs. Unless you know what you are looking for you are hampered in your efforts to locate information. Crowder’s Blackbook will provide you the terms and phrases in Spanish and continually updated to […]
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A group of Monarch butterflies was exterminated in Guanajuato, when the Health Department sprayed the pantheon of Salamanca, whose Lepidoptera trees made a stop in his trip to the forests of Michoacan. According to the report of the authorities in Guanajuato, Sanitary District staff conducted activities spray in the pantheon La Cruz, of Salamanca, as […]
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A national of Argentina tourist died after being struck by lightning while returning from visiting Churup Lake , located in the area of Tayacoto in Huaraz ( Ancash ). The fatality was identified as Walter Frederick Lohlé (36). His body was rescued by members of the Unit and the High Mountain Dirincri, in coordination with […]
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Generaccion.com reported that an Australian tourist, Jeff Purcell, died of an apparent overdose while at a McDonald’s located in Miraflores, Lima, Peru on November 09, 2011. Apparently he went into convulsions and hit his head on the sink in the bathroom. He was dead when firefighters arrived at the scene. Reports indicated firefighters stated the […]
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At 21:30 pm on Friday, the bus left the town of San José Maria in Aguascalientes, passengers traveled all night with the Shrine of Chalma address in the State of Mexico for their annual pilgrimage, but 15 kilometers before reaching their destination, at 10:20 am on Saturday and the height of San Sebastian where is […]
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Brazil will need more than 701 new aircraft by 2030, more than 100 cars, valued at 82,000 million dollars (60.562 million euros), as reflected in the latest Global Market Forecast (GMF, for its acronym in English) by Airbus. The European manufacturer estimates that Brazil will become the fourth largest air transport market in the world […]
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The local and international flights and domestic airport Ezeiza Airport, both in Argentina, have suffered delays and cancellations on Thursday after a hard day yesterday lived a result of conflict between air traffic controllers union of military and civilian controllers origin members of the Association of Technical Personnel Aeronautical (APTA), according to the newspaper “Clarin.” […]
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During Thursday night, police were alerted by an alleged bombing of a hotel located in pedestrian Tucumán. After carrying out preventive work claimed that only it was a false alarm. According to sources, Savoy hotel staff received a call at 20.15 on Thursday, warning of a bomb in the building. Given immediately to the police, […]
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The Secretary of Tourism of the city confirmed that the Loi Suites hotel, only five stars in the region and located in the Chapelco Golf, will not work in the summer season due to uncertainty over the lack of Chapelco airport operations, maintained since last June 4 when the volcano erupted in Chile’s Puyehue-Cordon Caulle. […]
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At least a dozen earthquakes recorded during the whole day on Thursday at the epicenter of the earthquake of 8.8 on the The largest quake’s epicenter was located off the coast of Lebu.The magnitudes of the quakes have ranged between 3 and 4.4 degrees without causing damage or personal misfortunes. Seven of the earthquakes were […]
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The local and international flights and domestic airport Ezeiza Airport, both in Argentina, have suffered delays and cancellations on Thursday after a hard day yesterday lived a result of conflict between air traffic controllers union of military and civilian controllers origin members of the Association of Technical Personnel Aeronautical (APTA), according to the newspaper “Clarin.” […]
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The Peruvian authorities decreed an “epidemic alert ‘at airports and ports of Peru in order to detect in a timely manner cases of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) or Escherichia coli entero- haemorrhagic (EHEC). Regional Health Authority The Port of Callao installed from morning reported that a strict watch a team of doctors at the Jorge […]
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The Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) has been estimated at 3.879 million lempiras (148 million) losses caused by rains last October in Honduras, which left a total of 29 dead and more than 60,000 affected. The ECLAC representative, Ricardo Zapata, met with the Minister of the Presidency, Guillen Marie Antoinette to the joint submission […]
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he Tourism Promotion Agency Central (CATA) has highlighted the role played by the airlines Iberia, Air Berlin and KLM for its strategy of expansion and growth in the region this year. The agency has stressed that Central America has become “one of the biggest bets for these airlines” in 2011, “despite the crisis affecting the […]
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he Chilean consul in Caracas, Juan Carlos Fernandez, was shot at while in power by some individuals who stripped him of his belongings and held him captive for two hours, confirmed on Tuesday Chile’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The incident occurred last Friday when Fernandez left a hotel in Caracas. Unknown intercepted him […]
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The Argentine government has decided by decree that from Monday the air traffic controllers will again depend on the country’s air force since the trade dispute that remains suspended international flights since last Saturday remains unresolved, according to the Official Gazette of the Republic of Argentina.By means of Decree 1840, President Cristina Fernández ordered to […]
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At least ten people were killed and 37 injured in a road accident at the height of Pindamonhangaba municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo (southeast), as reported by the State Traffic Police (TRE, for their Portuguese acronym). Fatalities are nine adults and one child. Of all the injuries, there are 16 serious […]
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A young American citizen died today when thrown into the waters of Petrohué Falls, in the Vicente Perez Rosales National Park in the Tenth Region.The victim was identified as Derrick Flahive 20, who along with his friend Samuel Edward age, decided to plunge into the water from a holding bar. Read Article
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The arrangements for the entry of new airlines who offer new flights beyond the borders of the country have not progressed despite the work that has been done so you can provide this service to users in the region, despite you already spent a year and six months of the issuance of the decree for […]
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According to sources from the local airport terminal, delays lead to beat the operating hours of the pilots. For this reason there was no crew available for the plane took off. Complications have links with union problems facing the state enterprise. Read Article
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As announced by Island Travel & Tours company, flights from the international airport Thurgood Marshall Baltimore-Washington DC (BWI) will begin on Wednesday, March 21 weekly, in partnership with the airline Sky King. Read Article
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The new international arrival hall of the airport “Abelardo L. Rodriguez “Tijuana was opened Monday morning in the presence of immigration and customs authorities, institutions will be operating in the new location. Guillermo Morales Villalba, Airport Manager, said that since the arrival of the aircraft to the departure of the passengers will be held at […]
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Puerto Iguazú – The author was identified as Carlos A. Nunes, who police personnel Mission, stopped with the belongings of the tourists to 500 meters from the scene. There was a robbery at the intersection of Fray Luis Beltran and Paulino Amarante. The victims, two Belgian tourists who were staying in the vicinity of the […]
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Despite preventive measures applied by health authorities, cases of dengue are increasing in the town: in 15 days reached 110: 90 classic and 20 hemorrhagic. Therefore, brigades were put in action and walk door to door to apply drill abbot and pots. The rains, which are attributed the outbreak of the mosquito transmitter, have truce […]
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The disease claimed its first victim and the Regional Office of Health is on alert, he announced the start of free vaccination campaigns. After five years of epidemiological silence confirmed the deadly outbreak of yellow fever in the region of Ayacucho. The confirmation was made after the analysis carried out to a pregnant minor of […]
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The Institute of Tourist Promotion of Argentina (INPROTUR) today introduced a new and unique tourist product: the Route of the Yerba Mate, original itinerary that proposes an approach to the entire production chain linked to the popular drink, while the travel provinces of Corrientes and Misiones, on the coast of that country. “Through this proposal, […]
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The governor of Guayas, Robert Leather, acknowledged yesterday at the weekly meeting of the Board of Public Safety, the incidence of express kidnappings aboard yellow cabs. The event was held in the meeting room of the City of saltpeter, where Leather explained that all cases of express registered in the last week “unfortunately have been […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that occupants were evacuated today from a government building (IESS)on Avenida 10 de Agosto, a main thoroughfare in central Quito. There are reports that the alarm came on floors 5 and 7 of the institution, in the Ecuadorian capital. Police closed the street traffic Juan Salinas due to bomb alert, so around the […]
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Detected the first case of whooping cough in Paysandú. It is a two-year-old from Guichon, who was admitted to Salto. According to unofficial information gathered by the newspaper The Telegraph, it is a boy who had been hospitalized recently at the Pereira Rossell Hospital in Montevideo due to a lung condition and there would have […]
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70% of medicines sold in unauthorized warehouses would be false. Stores do not have formal providers such as pharmacies and opting to source from markets that sell adulterated or expired drugs.The head of the Executive Control of Medicines, Supplies and Drugs (DIREM) Manzanedo Gianina Cabal, reported that at least 70% of tablets that are sold […]
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The alleged seller was arrested at the Mall Hayuelos when carrying, authorities say fake drugs for patients of HIV / AIDS. On Tuesday night October 18, 2011, a man was captured in Bogotá a person of 43 years that supposedly marketed fake drugs for patients with HIV / AIDS. According to Major Jose Luis Palomino, […]
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Perfil.com reported that Brazil has acted fast to help tourists from Argentina visiting Brazil and issues with money exchange. Argentines will be able to use their debit cards in pesos to retrieve Brazilian reales from ATM machines. Because of the growing obstacles in Argentina to purchase dollars and other foreign currenicies this new service should […]
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Oil Injustice – Resisting and Conceding a Pipeline in Ecuador – Recorded interview with author Dr. Patricia Widener (Recording Time- 01:44:05) Recorded November 08, 2011. Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. PURCHASE BOOK: Oil Injustice: Resisting and Conceding a Pipeline in Ecuador ——————————————————————————————– Oil Injustice examines the mobilization efforts of four communities with different oil […]
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According to the Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic quake of 3.8 magnitude on the Richter scale, was presented at 12:08 at a depth of 7 km in the Pacific Ocean, about 28 km from the main resort in the country. Read Article Magnitud 3.8 MLv (IG-EPN) Fecha – Hora 08/11/2011 12:08:21 TL 08/11/2011 17:08:21 […]
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Twenty Colombian tourists were eating food poisoning apparently were in poor condition during a visit to the spa Atacames Ecuador (northwest and near the border with Colombia), on Tuesday reported a medical source. Foreigners were admitted to a hospital emergency de Atacama, where tables were rehydrated after suffering vomiting and diarrhea, said Dr. Diana Santillán […]
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Univision.com reported that Playa Luna, who became famous some years ago in Chile because it is a meeting place nude, will open its 2011-2012 season, said the coordinator of the Naturist Association, Rene Rojas. The opening of the season in Playa Luna, distant about 90 minutes from the Chilean capital, there will be a guided […]
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elcomercial.com.ar has reported that there are cases of counterfeit Euros being reported to police in Formasa, Argentina. Read Article
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The campaign, conducted in conjunction with phone companies Claro, Entel and Movistar, are four TV spots and three radio to be played on media. The measure, which was adopted by all companies for the category by a decree coordinated by the Government, aims to inhibit the cell phone theft, a crime which in 2010 reached […]
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Leaders confirmed that transport has increased the number of users who are assaulted by illegal cab drivers. Dealers without fixed route public transportation (taxi) alerted the public on criminals posing as drivers to rob people and let them run in remote areas. Lara Victor Alarcon, president of the Confederation of the State of Morelos Taxis, […]
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According to jornadaonline.com, the National Weather Service issued a weather warning for heavy rain and thunderstorms for the regions of Mendoza, San Luis, La Pampa and Buenos Aires. Storms may include heavy rain, hail, and winds. Read Article
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An unexpected outbreak of dengue in the Yucatán, which has resulted in three confirmed deaths from hemorrhagic shock, has generated a public debate and with interference from political parties about who or who would be responsible for the level of infection and the disease that now bears reach even questioned the official figures from institutions […]
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Residents Tireo Borough are on alert to the emergence of at least four suspected cases of cholera. A girl of 7 years, residing in section Suriel, died Thursday allegedly because of cholera, according to family members reported, even though doctors say it was because of lung problems. Read Article
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The Social Security Institute (IPS) last week confirmed that two children died from boarding pictures of chickenpox. El ente instó a la población a estar atenta a esta enfermedad, ya que son comunes los brotes del mal en esta época del año. The agency urged people to be aware of this disease, and outbreaks are […]
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The outbreak of hepatitis in the town of Tampico and was controlled by health authorities in the jurisdiction number two, to establish health fences to prevent its spread, said Secretary of Health in Tamaulipas. The outbreak was reported in three colonies of the municipality as the Guadalupe Victoria, The Presidents and Tampiquito, in which seven […]
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There are 99 confirmed cases in the country, so that the government seeks to immunize children up to five years. This November the program will be extended to people up to 15 years of age. Read Article
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Justice and the Federal Police arrested nine people accused of falsifying notes and introduce them to market via taxi passengers, who were exchanged for real dollars. Federal Judge Claudio Bonadio raided 11 homes this week in the Federal Capital and Greater Buenos Aires where the defendants were arrested in the seizure of spurious notes and […]
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The El Niño phenomenon triggered contagion figures of classic dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever in Antioquia. This was reported the Health Office, who said that while in January 2009 showed 166 cases of dengue fever in the department, so far are 2010 and 420. “At the moment we are not going to declare a health […]
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The Ministry of Health of Paraguay identified nine high-risk areas for the occurrence of severe dengue cases and called for the systematic adoption of measures for promotion, prevention and control. In a report released today indicates that the institution Central, Concepción, Amambay, Alto Parana, Cordillera, Paraguarí, President Hayes, Boqueron and Assumption are the highest risk […]
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Seven suspected of having contracted the deadly disease have been recorded in Usulutan Jiquilisco Area specifically, one of the areas flooded after Tropical Depression 12E. The pollution of the waters collapsed latrines and bacteria generated by dead animals, among them the leptospira and killed a person. Enhances health alert to potential new cases. Read Article
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Six possible cases of yellow fever were reported in the week between February and October 8, 2011, according to the Epidemiological Bulletin of the Ministry of Health. This disease, which had been controlled in the decades of 70 and 90, has rebounded since 2000, according to tallies submitted by the Network of Scientific Medical Societies […]
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As of Tuesday, a brand new cab service Will Be in the city operating, one geared Exclusively Towards women. May request to customers Female Fem Taxi At Any time, day or night, and travel Safely on the city’s streets. The Idea Came from the private sector, backed by But Being is the Secretariat for Women […]
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The Manufacturers Association Mobile Manufacturers Forum (MMF) warned that “in emerging markets recently experienced a large increase in the sale of fake phones.”Bonturi Aderbal Pereira, MMF director for Latin America, said in an interview with Clarin that although it is difficult to give precise figures on the black market of cell phones have phony 200 […]
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A taxi driver was arrested yesterday afternoon, Monday, after being accused of stealing and raping several women in Guayaquil. The man, who lived in Duran, worked in Guayaquil and seized the races had to abuse his passengers.According to the version of the complainants, the driver hit the women several times in the face and back […]
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A 1539 totals the number of dengue cases reported in El Oro since the beginning of this year until 42 weeks, of which eight are classified as severe (hemorrhagic). Según se puede constatar en el cuadro adjunto, Machala es la más golpeada por la enfermedad. As can be seen in the table below, Machala is […]
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Two Americans were shot several times inside his car while waiting to cross the San Ysidro border crossing in Tijuana, three teenagers from El Paso were killed while eating tacos in Ciudad Juarez, and another American was shot on a road in San Luis Potosi, although his murderers identified himself as a broker in the […]
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It was the serotype 4 and the institution urged governments to step up efforts to reduce the risk of infection and disease-related death.”This year outbreaks of dengue with a total number of cases and deaths that exceed recorded historical data on Paraguay, Panama and the Caribbean countries and territories, English and French. There was also […]
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Tragedy strikes the town of Zanjitas, in San Luis. A train crashed this afternoon against a bus that had about 42 girls between 10 and 12 years and caused at least seven people, six students and the rector of St. Mary’s parochial school in the capital of the province, according to the channel C5N Carlos […]
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The authorities estimate that between 25 and 30 thousand people would be affected in the event of a natural disaster in the capital of the Republic, since that is the number of people who have their homes in vulnerable areas. The figures are of the forum on Quito’s vulnerability to disasters, made in 2010, but […]
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The National Emergency Commission (CNE) decided today to keep the green alert (ask all institutions to be on the lookout for any need) to all the cantons of the Pacific coast and Central Valley, for the remainder the rainy season. The decision was taken because the activity will continue with heavy rain showers in the […]
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No news has ended this morning flyover made the regional governor of the Aysen region, Pilar Cuevas, with ONEMI representntes of Hudson volcano, so it was determined to continue the state of red alert in the areas closest to the mountain.On a flight that began at 11.00 hours in two of the FACH helicóteros monitoring […]
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In the airports of Loja, Cuenca and Esmeraldas, airline tickets are sold out for the mobilization of tourists on this holiday, which begins tomorrow. In contrast, in Manta, Guayaquil and Quito, the airlines have space to provide passages in these days of Souls and celebrations cuencanas. To and from Cuenca were depleted due to the […]
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He hopes to open a new link tourism to the Netherlands, Germany, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe, opens on Monday when an airline KLM direct from Amsterdam Havana, said Wednesday the Ministry of Tourism of Cuba. “These flights will help to increase visitor arrivals from Scandinavia, Russia, other Eastern European countries, Germany, UK and Holland,” said […]
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The first direct flight from the Russian company Aeroflot arrives today at the Mexican resort of Cancun in Quintana Roo, Mexico, Yevgeny Zhérdev confirmed, the airline representative for Latin America. This is an Airbus 330 in addition to the operations performed Russian airline to Havana, Cuba and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, according to an Itar […]
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