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By Paula Span One day in March of 2020, Rosemary Bily suddenly grew so tired she could barely get out of bed. “She slept a lot,” said her son-in-law Rich Lamanno. “She was wiped out for most of a month.” Ms. Bily, now 86, also developed nausea and diarrhea, along with...
Although the number of delta variant cases continues to rise, overall Covid-19 cases and deaths are dropping. Minister of Health Ximena Garzón said Saturday that delta cases now exceed 100 nationwide with new cases being reported in El Oro (4), Guayas (5) and Azuay...
By Matt McGrath Human activity is changing the climate in unprecedented and sometimes irreversible ways, a major UN scientific report has said. The landmark study warns of increasingly extreme heatwaves, droughts and flooding, and a key temperature limit being broken...
Although large protest marches are scheduled for Wednesday, Ecuador’s labor movement will not present the unified front its organizers had hoped for. Indigenous groups are also grappling with internal conflicts which could blunt the strategy of some leaders to...
Author's note: The news of the earliest days of the corona 19 pandemic was well recorded by the press in Ecuador’s three major cities: the chaos in Guayaquil, the anger in Quito, and the somber acceptance in Cuenca. However, it was in the villages and small towns...
By Stephen Vargha “I need a place for expats and Cuencanos to meet,” said Rosana Malo. The owner of a rather unique place was trying to explain why she opened Flora Caffe, on the northwest corner Plaza del Otorongo. “This is a place for all of us to get together. My...
By Juan Bustamante The Andes Mountain range, which draws skiers to South America, is facing historically low snowfall this year during a decade-long drought that scientists link to global warming. Scant rain and snowfall are leaving many of the majestic mountains...
Jueves, 5/8/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Titular - OLÍMPICOS honores (OLYMPIC honors) - Sports, so you're on your own. Cuenca - Dado de alta tras 100 días de hospitlizado (Discharged after 100 days of hospitalization) - <And here's a feel good story - we...
Claiming he “won’t be pinned to the wall” by threats of labor and indigenous protests, President Guillermo Lasso said Thursday he is working on social and economic solutions that benefit the entire population. “My job is to do what is in the interest of the Ecuadorian...
Jueves, 5/8/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Titular - OLÍMPICOS honores (OLYMPIC honors) - Sports, so you're on your own. Cuenca - Dado de alta tras 100 días de hospitlizado (Discharged after 100 days of hospitalization) - <And here's a feel good story - we...
By Adam Gebb The raging rate of human population growth and the demand for ever-higher standards of living are destroying what remains of the natural world. Rainforests seen by some as empty places to get resources actually hold millions of species that are enormously...
By Tim Loh Two weeks ago, the delta variant was ripping through the UK, stoking fears of a record wave of Covid-19 clobbering one of the world's most highly vaccinated countries. Then, almost overnight, daily cases plummeted, renewing hope that the pandemic's end --...
The U.S. government is taking the first steps toward requiring nearly all foreign travelers entering the country to be vaccinated for the coronavirus, a White House official said Wednesday. The requirement would come as part of the administration’s phased approach to...
Miércoles, 4/8/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - OSC cierra temporada con recital (OSC closes season with recital) - The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca will close its first season with 2 concerts. The first, on 5/8 a las 17:00 in the iglesia de Santo Domingo, will be to...
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) has set a deadline of August 10 for the Guillermo Lasso government to reimpose fuel subsidies, tighten restrictions on mining and to provide relief to debtors. In a Wednesday news conference, Conaie...
By Chris Melore Ketogenic diets may be very fashionable right now, but a new study warns they may be doing long-term damage to your health. Researchers say that what makes these high-fat diets different from other weight-loss strategies is also increasing the risk of...
Ecuador will use its donation of one billion dollars from the International Monetary Fund to cover public spending expenses and to shore up its international reserves, the Central Bank said Tuesday. The donation is part of $650 billion that the IMF is distributing to...
Martes, 3/8/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Titular - TAMARA, en el Olimpo (TAMARA, on Olympus) - Tamara Salazar won a silver in the 87 kg. division in Olympic weightlifting. <The only way I knew it was for weightlifting and not something like boxing was...
An analysis by British academics, published by the UK Government's official scientific advisory group, says that they believe it is "almost certain" that a SARS-Cov-2 variant will emerge that "leads to current vaccine failure." SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes...
Claiming that the Covid-19 vaccine campaign is no longer enough to “placate” the Ecuadorian people, a consortium of labor organizations announced that it will take to the streets Wednesday, August 11, in Ecuador’s major cities. “We can no longer tolerate high...
