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By Ben Collins In a TikTok video that has garnered hundreds of thousands of views, Dr. Carrie Madej outlined the ingredients for a bath she said will “detox the vaxx” for people who have given into Covid-19 vaccine mandates. The ingredients in the bath are mostly not...
By Pamela Druckerman Miami is often called the “capital of Latin America” — a city that has, for some 40 years, been run by Latin Americans and their descendants. Most Miamians, from waiters and dental hygienists, to politicians and bank presidents, have Latin...
Viernes,15/1/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Acitivities of the fiestas de Cuenca continue through the month of November. To keep up with them, click here. Otras cosas - Titular - Sueño de clasificar, en firme (Dream of qualifying, firm) - The Tricolor is holding...
By Jane E. Brody Coconut oil continues to be widely touted as a miracle food. Proponents, including a slew of celebrities, claim it promotes weight loss, lowers blood pressure and blood glucose, protects against heart disease, increases energy, reduces inflammation,...
A prolonged gunbattle between rival gangs inside Ecuador’s largest prison killed at least 68 inmates and wounded 25 on Saturday, while authorities said it took most of the day to regain control at the Litoral Penitentiary, which recently saw the country’s worst prison...
“Ya’ just gotta love this place! It is the best,” said the newcomer from Louisiana as we swished away from the tram platform on skinny tracks heading south. “I’m kind of a good old boy looking to move out of town and get me some chickens and maybe a goat next year,...
The Interior Ministry reports that crime increased in most categories through the first nine months of 2021. Auto theft showed the largest jump, up 55 percent while personal robberies increased 27 percent. Home and business burglaries increased 16 percent while...
Ecuador's Attorney General's Office said on Friday that it had frozen the bank accounts of several business leaders and former government officials, including former President Rafael Correa and members of his administration, who were sentenced last year for breaking...
By Luisa Palacios and Francisco Monaldi Oil and gas prices are at multi-year highs — for now. But with a rash of net-zero pledges from oil-producing and oil-consuming nations alike coming from COP26 negotiations in Glasgow, the future of Latin America’s oil industry...
Although Ecuador’s annual inflation rate increased to 1.47 percent in October, an economics professor says the country will not suffer the same post-pandemic price surge seen in the U.S. “Because we use the U.S. dollar, there is concern that we will experience similar...
Following a full day of meetings at the Presidential Palace in Quito, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) and President Guillermo Lasso said Wednesday night that significant progress was made and that negotiations will continue. According...
Miércoles, 10/11/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - From the Fiestas de Cuenca Agenda: 11 al 14 de noviembre: 1st CAMPEONATO CHALLENGER DE LAS AMÉRICAS - 20:00 Colegio Benigno Malo, Av. Solano y Aurelio Aguilar - Organized by Cuenca Club Sercobaco Titular - Tres sábados...
By BBC Reality Check Team The burning of fossil fuels is one of the primary causes of global warming. But despite pledges to phase out support, governments around the world spend more than $420 billion each year subsidising the non-renewable energy, according to the...
By Tali Arbel and Anne D’Innocenzio The U.S. says that it's inviting the global community to visit now that the government has ended the ban on travelers from 33 countries. In reality, however, it will still be difficult — if not impossible — for much of the globe to...
Martes, 9/11/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Titular - Asistir a las aulas será obligatorio (Attendance in classrooms will be mandatory) - The schedule for a return to mandatory in classroom instruction will start el 22/11. The return will be progressive...
By Liam Higgins According to Quito attorney Gustavo Martinez, too many North American expats consider filing a law suit before they try to resolve problems personally or through mediation. “In Ecuador, legal action is always a last resort, not a starting point,” says...
By Daniel Ramos Bolivia's transport and retail unions launched an indefinite strike on Monday to protest a law against so-called "illicit profits" and terrorist financing that critics allege is a government ruse to seize private property. Opposition civil and...
Only days after it appeared Guillermo Lasso’s presidency was in serious jeopardy, the case against him is collapsing. On Monday, the commission report recommending that the National Assembly begin impeachment proceedings seemed, itself, to be in jeopardy of not being...
Lunes, 8/11/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Titular - La ciudad se acerca a parroquias (The city approaches parishes) - In the last census in 2010, there were 8 rural parishes in which 90% of basic needs were unmet. These were Octavio Cordero, Chaucha,...
By Alissa Wilkinson Maybe you know the routine. Every so often, I go through my refrigerator, check labels on the items, and throw out anything that’s a month, or a week, or maybe a few days past the date on the label. I might stop to sniff, but for my whole adult...
