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Ecuador Elects its Next President Today

Lenin Moreno, a socialist, and Jorge Glas, Ecuador’s current vice president, form the ticket supported by the governing Alianza País movement, proposes a continuity of the policies implemented in 10 years under the administration of President Rafael Correa. Guillermo Lasso, a conservative, and Andres Paez, a Social Democrat, is the formula supported by the right-wing groups, which advocate change in all orders in the Andean country.

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Venezuela Supreme Court Backtracks on Parliament Takeover

Venezuela’s Supreme Court has overturned two of its own rulings that limited legislators’ immunity and stripped the National Assembly of its powers. President Maduro had urged the Supreme Court to deal severely with the rebel National Assembly, where the opposition has a large majority, but then realized that it may have gone too far.

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Ecuador Holds Elections on Sunday

Lenin Moreno, a socialist, and Jorge Glas, Ecuador’s current vice president, form the ticket supported by the governing Alianza País movement, which proposes a continuity of the policies implemented in 10 years of the administration of President Rafael Correa. Guillermo Lasso, a conservative, and Andres Paez, a Social Democrat, are the formula supported by right-wing groups, which advocate major change in all orders in the Andean country.

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Cuba Sends Doctors to Help Victims in Peru

Cuba has sent a specialized medical brigade to Peru to help those affected by the heavy rains and floods in the Andean country. The team consists of 23 doctors and paramedics who will work in the area of ??Piura, in the north of the country.

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Nicaragua Canal Project Owners Reduce Presence to a Minimum

The Hong Kong Nicaragua Development consortium (HKND) – owned by Chinese businessman Wang Jing, who in June 2013 received a concession from commander Daniel Ortega to build an interoceanic canal in Nicaragua – has reduced operations to a minimum in the country. “They told us that the canal no longer goes,” says source linked to the government

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