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Some of Ecuador’s top medical professionals say they are worried that the country’s Covid-19 vaccination program is collapsing. “It appeared there was some progress in December and early January for arranging delivery of vaccines for the most vulnerable populations...
The election recount in 17 provinces begins today or tomorrow to determine whether Guillermo Lasso or Yaku Pérez will face Andrés Arauz in the April 11 presidential runoff. On Saturday, the Constitutional Court rejected Pérez's petition for a recount of 100 percent of...
By Anastasia Moloney Susana Quinonez was born and raised on an abaca tree plantation along Ecuador’s western coast where back-breaking work and extreme poverty were what passed for a normal childhood. For 16 years, Afro-Ecuadorian Quinonez labored on the estate,...
My old apartment, a ground floor studio, was carved from a centuries old patrimonial house. It looks out on a glass covered courtyard sheltering ancient auburn floor tiles. The walls are stark white, highlighting the raw-wood lattice of windows that defines each unit....
The National Electoral Council agreed Friday to recount 100 percent of the presidential election votes in Guayas Province and 50 percent of the votes in 16 other provinces. The agreement was reached at CNE headquarters in Quito with the approval of Guillermo Lasso and...
By Stephen Vargha Cellist Yackson Sanchez feels fortunate to be in Cuenca. The Venezuelan is thrilled to be in an art-loving city but is appreciative of starting his life over in a country that is void of turmoil and massive shortages. “I am happy here. I want to stay...
Ecuador's ex-president Rafael Correa told Sputnik on Thursday he would impeach his successor for betraying WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the nation. The Australian whistleblower was arrested by British police inside the Ecuadorian embassy in 2019 after Lenin...
By David Leonhardt In a public health emergency, absolutism is a very tempting response: People should cease all behavior that creates additional risk. That instinct led to calls for gay men to stop having sex during the AIDS crisis. It has also spurred campaigns for...
Jueves, 11/2/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Cuatro repertorios para concierto de Sinfónica (Four repertoires for Symphony concert) - The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca (OSC) will present a new concert Friday a las 19:00 in the Treatro Pumapungo...
Colombia's president called for international help Wednesday in vaccinating almost a million undocumented Venezuelan migrants against the coronavirus, saying donors should put their money where their mouths are. Ivan Duque was widely criticized for announcing in...
By Charlie Savage A coalition of civil liberties and human rights groups urged the Biden administration on Monday to drop efforts to extradite the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from Britain and prosecute him, calling the Trump-era case against him “a grave threat...
As vote-counting continued in Guayaquil, center-right presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso took the lead over indigenous leader Yaku Pérez on Wednesday afternoon and election officials say more votes remain to be counted. As of 5:30 Thursday morning, Lasso led Pérez...
Miércoles, 10/2/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - CIDAP entregará Medalla Artesanal (CIDAP will deliver the Artisan Medal) - Ecuadorian artesans, designers and artists can apply for the CIDAP medal for Diseño e Innovación Artesanal ARDIS 2021...
Few people get to see the things I have seen. Fewer still record their visions. Even fewer write of them. When there is a chance to show the world we live in but rarely see, it’s good to share it. I’m fairly well traveled even though I wouldn’t say I had “seen the...
By Julie Turkewitz President Iván Duque of Colombia announced Monday that his government will provide temporary legal status to the more than 1.7 million Venezuelan migrants who have fled to Colombia in recent years, a far-reaching move that will allow the migrants to...
After gaining a lead of more than six-tenths of one percent over Guillermo Lasso early Tuesday, Yaku Pérez watched uneasily Tuesday afternoon and evening as most of his advantage slipped away. Meanwhile, Lasso told his followers that the “tide has turned” and he...
Ecuador’s government has introduced a bill to the National Assembly that would bar the country’s central bank from using its international reserves to finance public spending, a change recommended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The South American country...
By Glenn Greenwald A new and rapidly growing journalistic “beat” has arisen over the last several years that can best be described as an unholy mix of junior high hall-monitor tattling and Stasi-like citizen surveillance. It is half adolescent and half malevolent. Its...
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As election workers around the country count the last two percent of Sunday’s vote, Yaku Pérez of the Pachakutik indigenous movement continues to add to his small lead over CREO candidate Guillermo Lasso for the right to challenge Andrés Arauz [Unión por la Esperanza]...
