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By Sam Meredith Voters in Chile face an era-defining choice. The presidential run-off on Dec. 19 will see citizens of Latin America’s small but wealthy Andean nation cast their ballots […]
New measures intended to control the spread of the Covid-19 virus go into effect today. Announced Monday by the Emergency Operations Committee (COE), they prohibit public events that have not […]
By Sandee LaMotte Synthetic chemicals called phthalates, found in hundreds of consumer products such as food storage containers, shampoo, makeup, perfume and children’s toys, may contribute to some 91,000 to […]
Cuenca’s Pase del Niño Christmas parade has been cancelled for second consecutive year due to Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. District Police Chief Andrés Vicuña made the announcement Thursday following a meeting […]
Stunned by chargers that top officers of the National Police and Army are involved in drug trafficking, Interior Minister Alexandra Vela, announced an investigation Wednesday of 19 police commanders. She […]
By Jeremiah Reardon Fishbon del Sur, a collaborative theater community established in El Centro, closed its doors due to the Covid pandemic. The source of many satisfying moments of entertainment […]
Miércoles, 15/12/2021 Hola, Todos – Actividades – En un festival venderán los dulces de conventos (Convent sweets to be sold at a festival) – To reactivate the economic situation of […]
By Antonio Maria Delgado , Brian Fitzpatrick, Kevin G. Hall, Lilia Saúl Rodriguez, Jay Weaver, and Verdad Abierta Nearly 13 years and 1,300 miles removed from the violent streets of […]
Health Minister Ximena Garzón said Tuesday night that the first case of the omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus has been confirmed in Ecuador. A 48-year-old Ecuadorian man returning from […]
Martes, 14/12/2021 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Oficios rurales en una miiserie documental (Rural trades in a documentary miniseries) – Christian Rojas and Paula Llerena have produced Ayllu, a 10 […]
The national Emergency Operations Committee (COE) updated the pandemic health restrictions Tuesday, banning many holiday events and mandating vaccine cards for entrance to restaurants, bars, supermarkets, shopping malls and church […]
Ecuador has declared force majeure on all oil contracts, including exports and imports, as the threat of soil erosion forced the shutdown of the country’s two pipelines that transport crude […]
Government officials are asking the U.S. to back up its claim that military and police personnel, including some generals, are involved in the international drug trade, paid by Mexican and […]
Lunes, 13/12/2021 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Nada. Titular – Campeón 2021 – Independiente del Valle won something and that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Cuenca – Tres […]
By Greg Tate Afropessimism is all the rage among millennial Black academics and activists — most notably among Black feminist critical race theorists, who themselves are now the prime targets […]
At least 18 people were killed and 25 others injured in a passenger bus accident in the Sucua canton of the Amazonian province of Morona Santiago in southern Ecuador, the […]
With the deadline fast approaching for the court-ordered revision of Ecuador’s abortion law, there is little consensus in the National Assembly on several key points. During debates on Thursday and […]
On December 10, 1869, Wyoming Territorial Governor John Allen Campbell, citing a “progression of understanding,” signed an act of the Territorial Legislature granting white women the right to vote, the […]
A New Zealand man who was vaccinated against Covid-19 as many as 10 times in one day on behalf of other people has been called “unbelievably selfish,” sparking an investigation. […]
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) has attacked National Assembly President Guadalupe Llori and other members of the Pachakutik party for voting against an impeachment trial for President […]




















