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Quito, April 22 (EFE).- The Ecuadorian government, which won the April 2 presidential elections, celebrated its victory at a rally on Saturday and reiterated its commitment to work for the poorest people in the nation, ruled by the Alianza Pais party for the last decade. President-elect Lenin Moreno, who will be sworn in on May …

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Quito, Apr 20 (EFE).- A total of 190 captive-reared juvenile giant tortoises were released in Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands as part of a project to restore the animals to Santa Fe Island, Galapagos National Park said Thursday. “This group of tortoises is part of what will be the giant tortoise breeding population. They will be the …

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Bogota, Apr 19 (EFE).- Colombia’s president on Wednesday announced a package of measures to combat corruption, including proposed legislation aimed at protecting whistleblowers. Juan Manuel Santos made his remarks in a speech at the “Corruption in Colombia: The Worst Form of Violence” forum in Bogota. “Now that we’ve ended the conflict with the FARC (the …

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Caracas, Apr 19 (EFE).- The anti-government demonstrations in Venezuela on Wednesday saw more than 400 people arrested, according to the Venezuelan Criminal Forum, and at least 57 people injured, according to the mayor of Caracas’ municipality of Chacao, Ramon Muchaco, on social networks. However, neither source mentions the two people killed from gunshot wounds during …

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Caracas, Apr 15 (efe-epa).- About a dozen artists gathered Saturday in eastern Caracas to pay tribute to the people who have died in recent weeks during anti-government demonstrations, calling upon President Nicolas Maduro to hold elections and establish a channel whereby humanitarian aid may come into the country. Actors, models, singers, comedians, sculptors and entertainment …

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Montevideo, Apr 11 (EFE).- A total of 607 people have been evacuated due to flooding affecting the northern Uruguayan province of Artigas, where 23 people were rescued after being stranded due to rising water, the National Emergencies System (Sinae) reported Tuesday. According to figures compiled by the Artigas Provincial Emergency Coordinating Center (CECOED) and released …

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Naciones Unidas, 10 abr (EFEUSA).- La paquistaní Malala Yousafzai, premio Nobel de la Paz en 2014, hizo hoy un llamamiento a las niñas y jóvenes de todo el mundo a hacerse oír e impulsar los cambios que quieren ver en sus sociedades. “Animo a todas las chicas a levantarse y a creer en sí mismas. …

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Caracas, April 10 (EFE).- Venezuelan opposition congressman Jose Manuel Olivares said that more than 200 people were injured in the anti-government demonstrations in several states across the country on Monday, and that they are still counting the numbers of those arrested. “Regarding the injured, we are talking about more than 200 people injured by buckshot, …

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La Sala de Operaciones Conjunta de Rusia e Irán y de las Fuerzas Aliadas en el territorio sirio avisó el domingo de que ambos países están listos para responder a cualquier agresión, tras el ataque de Estados Unidos hace dos días a una base de Siria, informó el diario gubernamental sirio Tishrín en su página web. …

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