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U.S. ambassador to Ecuador Michael Fitzpatrick explained on Friday the decision to offer a $5 million reward to find the masterminds of the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. “We have been very successful in our rewards program to bring criminals to justice,” Fitzpatrick said in Quito. “In recent years, we have seen more than […]
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Viernes, 28/9/2023 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Bienal se inaugurará en la Plaza Otorongo (Biennial will open at the Plaza Otorongo) – Art and the public will converge at the opening of the Bienal de Cuenca for the first time. It will be in the Plaza Otorongo and people will not need an invitation to […]
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Author Dan Buettner worked for more than a decade to identify hot spots of longevity around the world. With the help of the National Geographic Society, Buettner set out to locate places that not only had high concentrations of individuals over 100 years old, but also clusters of people who had grown old without health […]
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The U.S. is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of those behind the killing of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday. “We understand that the man who pulled the trigger is dead, but we want to bring to justice those who orchestrated the assassination […]
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Jueves, 28/9/2023 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Una semana de música resonará en Cuenca (A week of music will resonate in Cuenca) – There will be large concerts, the Rotofest, and the Festival Vive Azuay from el 30/9 to el 8/10. Argentinean Andrés Calamaro will play in the Coliseo Jefferson Pérez el 30/9. This is […]
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By Matthew Smith A controversial article from the Bloomberg news agency claims that cocaine is poised to overtake oil and become Colombia’s largest export. This worrying report came on the heels of the United Nations Office On Drugs And Crime (UNODC) announcing that cocaine production in Colombia, the world’s largest manufacturer of the narcotic, soared to […]
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Author’s note: Many subjects will be covered in this four-article series about thyroid health and healthy metabolism. In Part 1, we covered iodine requirements, associated drugs, self-care, medical and home treatment, and medical repercussions are covered. Although it is hard to cover every piece of information, a broad overview will be provided in each section. Low thyroid […]
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Ecuador’s public electric company is searching for ways to avoid power outages as drought conditions in the Andes worsen. It also acknowledges that the situation could become “extreme” as the El Niño weather system develops. “We are optimizing our generation system as much as possible to handle the drought, with the hope avoiding interruptions,” says […]
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Miércoles, 27/9/2023 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Tres presentaciones de títeres – ‘Abya-Yala: Tierra de Leyendas’ (Abya-Yala: Land of Legends) will present 3 days of stories in which puppets star. Today’s is over, tomorrow’s will be a las 10:30 in the Centro Cultural de Baños, and on el viernes it will be in the Teatro […]
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By Megan McArdle In 2015, El Salvador was the world’s murder capital, with 107 homicides per 100,000 people — as if one of Chicago’s worst neighborhoods was a country unto itself. Since then, homicide in El Salvador has fallen so far, so fast that it looks comparable to the United States’ rate and may still […]
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According to its latest poll, Atrevia Public Research shows that Daniel Noboa has increased his lead over Luisa González by 1.8% in Ecuador’s presidential race. In a direct vote, Noboa polls 55.14% to González’s 44.86%, a difference of 10.3%. Counting null and undecided responses, Noboa leads 43% to 35.1%. According to Álvaro Marchante, Atrevia director […]
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By Olivia Rosane The International Monetary Fund continues to impose austerity measures that threaten human rights. That’s the conclusion of a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report published Monday that looks at 39 loans approved in 38 countries between the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdowns in March 2020 and March 2023. While, at the start of […]
...Expat Life
Author Dan Buettner worked for more than a decade to identify hot spots of longevity around the world. With the help of the National Geographic Society, Buettner set out to locate places that not only had high concentrations of individuals over 100 years old, but also clusters of people who had grown old without health […]
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Author’s note: Many subjects will be covered in this four-article series about thyroid health and healthy metabolism. In Part 1, we covered iodine requirements, associated drugs, self-care, medical and home treatment, and medical repercussions are covered. Although it is hard to cover every piece of information, a broad overview will be provided in each section. Low thyroid […]
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By Billy and Akaisha Kaderli In preparing for a retirement abroad, we would wager that most people occupy themselves with the practical concerns of: residential visas; banking; owning property; finding a doctor they like and medical care that they can afford and dealing with any language barriers. These are pragmatic topics with realistic solutions. And, […]
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By Liam Higgins A new documentary film by Cuenca resident Daniel Osorio, featuring a cast of Cuenca expats, recalls the sightings of alien beings in the Cajas Mountains. The Blue Llama, Secret Message, follows the journey of nine expats in November 2020, led by guide Patricio Tipactocta, in search of extraterrestrials at Devil’s Wart Mountain. […]
...Health News
Author Dan Buettner worked for more than a decade to identify hot spots of longevity around the world. With the help of the National Geographic Society, Buettner set out to locate places that not only had high concentrations of individuals over 100 years old, but also clusters of people who had grown old without health […]
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Author’s note: Many subjects will be covered in this four-article series about thyroid health and healthy metabolism. In Part 1, we covered iodine requirements, associated drugs, self-care, medical and home treatment, and medical repercussions are covered. Although it is hard to cover every piece of information, a broad overview will be provided in each section. Low thyroid […]
...Opinion
By Megan McArdle In 2015, El Salvador was the world’s murder capital, with 107 homicides per 100,000 people — as if one of Chicago’s worst neighborhoods was a country unto itself. Since then, homicide in El Salvador has fallen so far, so fast that it looks comparable to the United States’ rate and may still […]
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By Tyler Colman Italy’s Agriculture Ministry announced recently that some wines that receive the government’s quality assurance label may now be sold in boxes. That’s right, Italian wine is going green, and for some connoisseurs, the sky might as well be falling. But the sky isn’t falling. Wine in a box makes sense environmentally and […]
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By Carol E. Leutner On my most recent trip to see my family in Washington, D.C., I finally had time to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Opened in 2016, it is the most visited of all of the Smithsonian’s 19 museums. The museum follows classical Greco-Roman design with a base […]
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