By Holly Ellyatt The head of the World Health Organization said Monday the equitable distribution of coronavirus vaccines is at “serious risk.” Warning of a “catastrophic moral failure,” WHO’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said “the recent emergence of...
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Local businesses focus on survival and recovery in 2021, while some national franchises plan expansion
2020 was devastating for Cuenca businesses and although there is cautious optimism for 2021, owners and managers say significant recovery depends on the pandemic. “In September and October last year, we had good feelings for 2021 but some of those have faded,” says...
Half a million students not in virtual classes; City plans 16k paved roads, more parks; Voto 2021; ‘House of Seeds’ preserves, cultivates indigenous crops
Sábado, 16/1/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Vanegas y Hermida a II vuelta (2nd round for Vanegas y Hermida) - Elections for rector of the U. of Cuenca will go to a 2nd round of voting between Pablo Vanegas and María Augusta Hermida on...
Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ are wreaking havoc on Colombia’s environment, scientists say
Pablo Escobar’s hippos are taking over the marshlands of Colombia — and need to face the same fate as their late owner before they become impossible to control, scientists have warned. The so-called “cocaine hippos” were illegally imported to the country by the...
Would that history heed the time-honored advice: ‘Why don’t you sleep on it’
History clearly documents that hysterical diatribe and Frankenstein mobs hoisting flag-draped pitchforks are not essential elements for improving society. It does, however, recount the litany of tragedies triggered by frenzied scrum intent on violent change. Consider...
Norway is concerned about giving Covid vaccines to the elderly and sick, blaming 29 deaths on Pfizer jabs
Norway has expressed increasing concern about the safety of the Pfizer Inc. vaccine on elderly people. especially those with serious underlying health conditions, after raising their estimate of the number who died after receiving inoculations to 29. The latest figure...
Earthquake ‘swarm’ rattles nerves on the coast but doesn’t indicate a larger quake is imminent
The Geophysical Institute says 16 earthquakes recorded over the last 24 hours off the northwestern coast are part of a naturally occurring process of “continental plate adjustment” and do not necessary mean a large quake is imminent. Widely felt in the coastal region,...
Reopening of schools delayed; U.S. loan tied to privatization, China exclusion; Candidates warned of missing debates; Cuenca adds 270 cases; Voto 2021
Viernes,15/1/2021 Hello everyone - Activities - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Piden restablecer línea 100 de buses (Request to restore bus line 100) - 1,000 residents of Baños and Ricaurte answered a survey given to bus and tranvía riders. They want the 100 buses...
More than 75% of those hospitalized for Covid-19 show symptoms six months later
By Julia Ries Scientists have learned a ton about COVID-19 in record time, but there are still a lot of uncertainties about the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes. One of those mysteries is “long-haul COVID”: People get COVID-19, recover, then experience...
What exactly is the ‘Third World’ and why is its use as a description so insulting to most of the world?
By Marc Silver When an armed mob stormed the U.S. Capitol and took over the building last Wednesday, many Americans said that's what happens in "Third World" countries. TV journalists and pundits said it. As did people on social media. Everyone knows what they meant —...