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Global Smart Cities Market is Set to Grow at a CAGR of 21% Over the Forecast Period (2019 - 2027), Owing to Rising Emphasis on Sustainable Urban Development from Governments Across the World: Says Absolute Markets Insights2019-03-19
PR Newswire: PUNE, March 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Governments around the world are striving to implement solutions in creation of sustainable cities. Various smart cities technologies and solutions are proving vital for improving the urban planning sustainability measures...
Franke speaks on trip at Kiwanis2019-03-19
The Jamestown Sun: Visiting Machu Picchu in Peru was one thing that Sandy Franke and her husband, Carl, can cross off their bucket list. The Frankes visited Ecuador and Peru Jan. 27 through Feb. 7. “It was an A-plus trip,” Franke said....
Quito Map offline2019-03-19
ZDNet: Off-line map of Quito (Ecuador)- A free travel application. It will: map out the route, show sight-seeing attractions with photos and... ......
The gardens of Quito: Urban farming in one of the world's highest cities2019-03-19
Deutsche Welle: From farming on roof terraces to larger plots, urban gardens in Quito, Ecuador, are creating jobs and improving food security. ......
Ecuador alleges 'clear' signs of CIA infiltration2019-03-19
Information Clearing House: By AP QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — An Ecuadorean presidential commission has concluded that U.S. intelligence services infiltrated the Andean nation's military and police and supported a cross-border incursion by Colombian troops that killed a top rebel...
The Socialist United States of Latin America?2019-03-19
Information Clearing House: What are the real interests behind the creation of the Union of South American Nations? By CarlosPrado 28/05/08 "WSWS" -- - Last Friday, May 23, presidents and representatives of 12 South American countries met in Brasilia to sign a treaty creating...
Good and Evil at the Center of the Earth2019-03-19
Information Clearing House: A Quechua Christmas Carol By Greg Palast 12/30/07 "ICH" -- --- [Quito] I don’t know what the hell seized me. In the middle of an hour-long interview with the President of Ecuador, I asked him about his father. I’m not Barbara Walters....
Against Torture 2019-03-19
Information Clearing House: ON NOVEMBER 28, A GROUP OF LATIN AMERICAN INTELLECTUALS PRESENTED THE MANIFESTO “AGAINST TORTURE” AT THE FERIA INTERNACIONAL DELLIBRO IN GUADALAJARA MEXICO TOGETHER WITH A BOOK ON THE USE OF TORTURE IN LATIN AMERICA, AND ALSO IN THE SO CALLED WAR...
UN Launches Campaign against Xenophobia in Ecuador2019-03-19
Public Technologies: Quito - The United NationsSystem in Ecuador last week (14-03) launched Abrazos que Unen, an awareness campaign that seeks to generate empathy towards refugees and migrants in the country. Abrazos que Unen is the result of regional efforts developed to...
In Delhi’s JJ cluster demolition, HC stresses on ‘right to city’2019-03-18
Indian Express: A division bench of the Delhi High Court Monday passed a judgment stressing on the concept of ‘right to the city’, while disposing of a petition pertaining to the December 2015 demolition at Shakur Basti, during which more than 5,000 slum dwellers were evicted...
GeoPark Awarded 2 Blocks In Ecuador2019-03-18
Seeking Alpha: On March 13, 2019, GeoPark Limited (GPRK) entered the Ecuador upstream by winning the Espejo and Perico blocks in the OrienteBasin in the Intracampos Bid Round (Fig. 1). GeoPark formed a 50:50 consortium with FronteraEnergy Corporation [FEC.TSX] (OTC:FECCF)...
Appeal to China and Russia: Please Do Not Let Venezuela Fall!2019-03-18
Information Clearing House: By Andre Vltchek June 13, 2016 "InformationClearing House" - Dear Mr. PresidentXi Jinping, Dear Mr. President Vladimir Putin, The re-emerging specter of nuclear catastrophe is once again haunting the world. The West is trying to isolate and provoke...
Obama's Exceptionalism Talk Reminiscent of Nazi Rhetoric Before WWII: Ecuador's Correa2019-03-18
Information Clearing House: By RT October 05, 2013 "InformationClearing House - US exceptionalism rhetoric poses extreme danger and is reminiscent of Nazi ideals and talk “before and during World War II,” EcuadorianPresidentRafael Correa said in exclusive interview with RT...
Britain warns Ecuador it could enter embassy to get Assange2019-03-18
Information Clearing House: By Reuters August 16, 2012 "Reuters" --- Britain on Wednesday warned Ecuador that it could raid its London embassy if Quito does not hand over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been taking refuge at the mission since mid-June. In Quito, the...