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By Prue Lewarne Ecuador’s president Daniel Noboa has thrust his country into the international spotlight over the past several days as never before. His order to raid Mexico’s embassy in the Ecuadorian capital Quito to arrest his country's former vice president has...
By Jeff Abbott Mexico has severed diplomatic relations with Ecuador after heavily armed police raided the country’s embassy, in a direct violation of international norms. Late in the evening on April 7, police entered the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador’s capital,...
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said Sunday he hopes Ecuador and Mexico can reconcile their differences in bi-lateral discussions. “It’s always better for countries to resolve disputes and reduce tensions through dialogue,” he said Sunday. “If they...
Ecuador's government has issued the guidelines for the implementation of euthanasia following the Constitutional Court's (CC) instructions in a ruling granting the request of 42-year-old amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patient Paola Roldán who died on March 11....
By John Olson From April 17-21, Azuay Community Theatre will perform Noel Coward's, Blithe Spirit -- one of the most enduring comedies of the last 100 years. In this ever-popular comedy, Charles Condomine's first, now-deceased wife Elvira is accidentally summoned back...
Ecuador's National Court of Justice ruled Friday that the seizure and arrest of former vice president Jorge Glas from inside Mexico's embassy in Quito was "illegal and arbitrary." The three judges, however, upheld Glas' ongoing imprisonment, saying he cannot be...
There are no plans for nationwide electric blackouts despite low water levels at the Mazar generation plant in Azuay Province. “We are carefully managing our power supply to avoid a new round of rationing,” Energy Minister Andrea Arrobo said Friday. She added that the...
Viernes, 12/4/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del jueves, 11/4 (1 article): 'Qencallez Clan' trae disco de aniversario ('Qencallez Clan' brings an anniversary album) - The 'Qencallez Clan' is celebrating their 20th Anniversary with a new CD el sábado,...
Metastasis Case witnesses testified Wednesday and Thursday that key judicial officials and Rafael Correa discussed plans to overturn the convictions of the former president and former vice president Jorge Glas. In addition, the court was told of the ambitions of...
Miércoles, 10/4/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Semana de arte y cultura - As part of the festivities for the Founding of Cuenca, the Feria International del Libro de Cuenca opened today at the Antigua Escuela Central. In the patio and on the 2nd floor are shelves of...
By Helen Coffey It wasn’t eavesdropping, exactly. It’s just impossible not to listen to someone’s very personal conversation when you’re sitting in a sauna together. The two women were talking about death – or, rather, preparing for death – openly, calmly and without...
Ecuador's former vice president Jorge Glas attempted suicide earlier this week and is now on a hunger strike at a prison in Guayaquil to protest his arrest, his lawyer Sonia Vera and former president Rafael Correa said on Wednesday. Glas, already twice convicted of...
By Rick Johnson Almost unknown outside of the pages academic intellectual property journals, biopiracy is a major challenge for Ecuador’s Institute of Intellectual Property (IEPI). The IEPI is charged with protecting the country’s ancestral natural medicinal knowledge...
By Ali Bradley Cartels are going on social media to gather intel on Texas sheriffs at departments along the southern border, using the information to threaten and taunt law enforcement, Terrell County’s Thaddeus Cleveland says. Sheriff Cleveland has been posting to...
By Bryan Harris and Hannah Murphy Brazil’s attorney-general has demanded “urgent regulation” of social media sites after Elon Musk threatened to disobey a court order banning certain profiles on his X platform and after he called for a Supreme Court justice to “resign...
Despite threats of sanctions against Ecuador for its raid on the Mexican embassy, most international law experts believe the conversation will soon turn to reconciliation. “Situations like this one always begin with angry rhetoric but eventually calm down and talks...
By Regina Garcia and Gabriela Molina While world leaders have expressed shock and bewilderment over Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa’s decision to raid Mexico’s embassy last Friday, the extraordinarily unusual move — and Noboa’s relative silence about it — is...
By Michele Bertelli The alarm rang at 7am, summoning everyone in the main square. Protesters boarded three trucks, normally used to transport livestock. The convoy carried them close to the nearby town of Palo Quemado, home to the mining project of La Plata in...
By Genevieve Glatsky Ecuador’s decision to send police officers into the Mexican Embassy to arrest a politician who had taken refuge there inflamed tensions between two countries that were already at odds, but it may prove a political boon for the Ecuadorian...
As the 90-day national emergency ended on Sunday, President Daniel Noboa issued an executive decree authorizing the continued use of the armed forces to support police in law enforcement operations. Military troops will also remain on duty in prisons, according to the...
