By Arthur Franks The World Cup in Qatar has become a political lightning rod, so it comes as no surprise that soccer fans' sartorial style has sparked controversy. Forget your classic soccer jerseys -- the streets of Doha have been transformed into a chaotic runway...
After shutting down tram service for an hour on Friday, a group of street vendors is threatening to disrupt Sunday’s lighting ceremony of Cuenca’s giant Christmas tree in Parque Miraflores. Leaders of the Federation of Retail Traders of Azuay is demanding permits to...
Viernes, 2/12/2022 Hola, Todos Titular - Sicarios matan a director de cárcel (Hitmen kill prison warden) - Ayer, a las 8:30, motorcyclists shot at and killed retired Coronel Santiago Loza Moscoso, the warden of the El Inca prison, as he was driving to the prison in...
By Steven Lee Myers When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that would punish California doctors for spreading false information about Covid-19 vaccines and treatments, he pledged that it would apply only in the most “egregious instances” of misleading patients....
Finance Minister Pablo Arosemena assured the International Monetary Fund Wednesday that President Guillermo Lasso will veto National Assembly legislation that would repeal tax reforms and other economic measures instituted in 2021. The reforms were part of a loan...
By John Keeble One of Cuenca’s most respected American residents has been caught in an agonizing health trap that is a warning to every expat. Jean McCord, well-known in writing and church circles, has been left, through no fault of her own, with only the generosity...
By Michael Morgan Weak investment, low productivity and inadequate education have doomed Latin America to a period of economic failure worse than the “lost decade” of the 1980s, according to the region’s top UN economic official. José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the new...
Miércoles, 30/11/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - La Compañía de Danza presenta obra en Cuenca (Dance Company presents work in Cuenca) - 11 members of the Compañía Nacional de Danza del Ecuador are in Cuenca to present "Hay alguien en casa" (Someone is at home), a...
By Jeremiah Reardon A favorite expression of my Irish American mother went, “It’s a wonderful life if you don’t weaken.” A native of Coaldale, Pennsylvania, Genevieve’s family relocated to Millville, New Jersey, to find work during the coal strike of 1902. They rented...
The Constitutional Court has temporarily lifted some abortion restrictions based on a challenge to a new law passed by the National Assembly. The challenge, supported by women’s and human rights groups, claims that the abortion law is unconstitutional since it denies...
Ecuador’s national football team failed to advance to the 16-team knockout stage of the World Cup on Tuesday, falling to Senegal 2-1. The loss confirmed coach Gustavo Alfaro's fear that the Tri-Color would not be able to maintain the intensity it showed in its victory...
By Edward Helmore Jaron Lanier, the eminent American computer scientist, composer and artist, is no stranger to skepticism around social media, but his current interpretations of its effects are becoming darker and his warnings more trenchant. Lanier, a dreadlocked...
Lunes, 28/11/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del sábado, 26/11: Sígsig alista el "Chobshi Fest" (Sígsig prepares for the "Chobshi Fest") - Music will be the main thing at the "Chobshi Fest" on el 12/12 a las 14:00 in the Complejo Arqueológico...
By Jeremiah Reardon Cuenca just celebrated its two hundred and second year of independence from Spain. Founded in 1557 the Spanish built its churches on the ruins of Incan temples. As nine-year expat residents, my wife Belinda and I note how proud Cuencanos are, a...
As clouds of gas and ash rose two kilometers above the Cotopaxi volcano on Sunday, officials in Quito and nearby communities alerted residents of the possibility of increasing ashfall. The 5,897-meter volcano, which began its current active phase in mid-October, is...
By Stephen Vargha Cuenca is becoming a jazz lover’s paradise. But it was a desert for jazz not long ago. “Ten years ago, it was difficult to find jazz in this city,” said Christian Torres. “Cuencanos did not know what jazz was all about.” The 41-year-old Cuencano...
By Julia Belluz A select group of the world’s top researchers studying obesity recently gathered in the gilded rooms of the Royal Society, the science academy of Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin, where ideas like gravity and evolution were once debated. Now scientists...
Following Friday’s 1-1 tie with the Netherlands in World Cup competition, the biggest question for coach Gustavo Alfaro is whether star striker Enner Valencia will be healthy for Tuesday’s game against Senegal. Valencia, who has scored all three of Ecuador’s goals in...
Although he admits it is too early to say whether the trend will continue, Interior Minister Juan Zapata said Friday that murders in four coastal provinces have dropped by 20% following the transfer of more than 2,000 prisoners from the Guayaquil’s Litoral prison to...
Viernes, 25/11/2022 Hola, Todos - So how did you like that game today? I'll take a tie - with the Netherlands - oh, yeah. Actividades - Agenda cultural (Cultural Agenda) - 26/11 - Concierto - Plaza San Francisco a las 19:00 - La Doble, Sobrepeso, & Apha Logic....
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