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There are certain books that follow you through life like polite but persistent relatives. They appear at school, on reading lists, in quiz shows, and in newspaper columns. They are […]

By Carolyn Y. Johnson Neuroscientist Karen Konkoly is a lucid dreamer. When she’s asleep and immersed in a dream, she knows that she is, in fact, dreaming. One of her […]

Negotiators for Ecuador and the United States announced Friday that a trade agreement between the two countries will be signed soon. The Reciprocal Trade Agreement (ART) eliminates or reduces tariffs […]

By Alexandra Valencia and Yury Garcia After hundreds of Ecuadorean inmates were killed in prison riots in 2021 and ⁠2022, President Daniel Noboa made restoring order in jails one of […]

This is not something that happens only in Cuenca. It shows up in almost every place where expats settle long enough for life to become ordinary. After the first six […]

By Carolina Mella January 20 began like any other day for the Conejo family in Minnesota. Five-year-old Liam got into the car, shouldering his Spider-Man backpack, and went to school. […]

The number of tuberculosis cases is surging and health experts claim the government has not provided the statistical and demographic data necessary to confront what they say is an epidemic. […]

Traffic, like cholesterol, causes blockages and is rarely discussed thoughtfully, being treated instead as a sudden affliction brought on by strangers or too many recent arrivals. We complain about it […]

By Joseph Stromberg A hundred years ago, if you were a pedestrian, crossing the street was simple: You walked across it. Today, if there’s traffic in the area and you […]

Five European allies on Saturday released a joint statement accusing Russia of killing Kremlin critic and prominent opponent of President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny, using a toxin from poison dart […]

Bored>? – (De El Mercurio del viernes, 13/2) Sinfónica y Mariachi darán un concierto (Symphony orchestra and mariachi band to give concert) – About 70 musicians from the Orquesta Sinfónica […]

By Daniel Coughlin It’s a staple of Western budgeting advice: eat in if you want to save money. But in many parts of Asia, Africa and Latin America, the maths […]

Charlie Larga first heard the Beatles properly on a sunny afternoon on a cricket field when he was twelve, with blue skies overhead and the thin white vapour trails of […]

By Randall Morrison Regardless of what country you move to, you’ll face problems and challenges that expats face the world-over. On the other hand, there are problems that are specific […]

The attorney for Guayaquil Mayor Aquiles Alvarez is claiming that his client’s arrest was “orchestrated as a distraction” from President Daniel Noboa’s support for Judiciary Council President Mario Godoy in […]

Human Rights Watch warned Wednesday that Ecuador’s military command is putting “unconstitutional restrictions” on the news media in its coverage of operations in which the armed forces assist police in […]

By Dana G. Smith Take a minute to consider the last decade of your life. What type of physical shape do you hope to be in? And what are the […]

By the Women’s Agenda Nanyely didn’t choose to leave Venezuela. Her daughter made the decision for her. The breeze moves gently through the trees outside a cultural center in Quito, […]

Bored? – (De El Mercurio del jueves, 12/2) Agenda jueves, 12/2 – 10:00 – Mote Pata workshop & Celebration of Taita Carnaval – Museo Municipal de la Paja Toquilla y […]

Somewhere in Florida, a budget spreadsheet stated that $2.32 a day was enough to feed a grown adult 2,800 calories daily in 2023. Three meals every day for a fixed […]

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