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As Ecuador's National Assembly moves forward in its effort to fire Health Minister Juan Carlos Zevallos, some experts warn that his removal could delay the country's vaccine program by several months and result in more loss of life. The Assembly is demanding that...
Lunes, 1/2/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Abren convocatoria a la Fiesta de Música (Open call for the Fiesta de Música) - The Alianza Francesa which has produced the Fiesta de Música for 25 years is asking for musicians, designers, photographers, and audiovisual...
By Peter S. Goodman In monopolizing the supply of vaccines against Covid-19, wealthy nations are threatening more than a humanitarian catastrophe: The resulting economic devastation will hit affluent countries nearly as hard as those in the developing world. This is...
As Ecuador enters the final week of the presidential campaign, most election watchers say the race is headed to a runoff between the conservative Guillermo Lasso and leftist Andrés Arauz. Most believe that Arauz will lead in Sunday’s vote but will fall short of the 50...
Owners of Cuenca’s municipal buses resumed service of the Baños-to-Ricaurte 100 route Friday, claiming that the city had failed to complete a transportation integration plan that it promised four months ago. The chamber also says that the city owes bus owners hundreds...
Geo arrived at the bus station at 5 a.m. His entire family joined him, but only that far. He alone held a ticket that would allow travel to the border – and the beginning of a journey that would take him far from his ancestral home, and onto the pathway of his...
By Liam Higgins The choice in Ecuador’s February 7 election is clear. Voters will choose between bigger government and smaller government and between a return to Rafael Correa’s Citizens Revolution or Guillermo Lasso’s plan to revive the economy through private...
By Michaeleen Doucleff New coronavirus variants seem to be cropping up everywhere. There's one from the U.K., which is more contagious and already circulating in the United States. There's one from South Africa, which is forcing Moderna and Pfizer to reformulate their...
A week before the U.S. plans to announce details of its quarantine policy for incoming travelers, the new administration and the Centers for Disease Control are under intense pressure from health officials and the travel industry. Last week, the government announced...
Jueves, 28/1/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Alianza Francesa presenta su agenda de eventos culturales (The Alianza Francesa presents its agenda of cultural events) - The Alianza Francesa is planning a mix of virtual and in-person events in dance, literature, plastic...
Target will no longer sell coconut milk made by the Thai company Chaokoh after an investigation alleged the drink is tied to forced monkey labor, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals announced Monday. “By dropping Chaokoh, Target is joining thousands of...
By The Associated Press & Nexstar Media Wire With demand for COVID-19 vaccines outpacing the world’s supplies, a frustrated public and policymakers want to know: How can we get more? A lot more. Right away. The problem: “It’s not like adding more water to the...
As Ecuador’s presidential campaign enters the home stretch, both candidates and officials at the National Elections Commission are concerned about the historically high number of voters who may mark “nulo,” or none of the above, on their February 7 election ballots....
Miércoles, 27/1/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Del cuerpo del periodico - Actividades sobre la paja toquilla (Activities about straw weaving) - The CCE, INPC and UDA are organizing 3 activities about straw weaving el próxima 29/1. The first...
Back when Edie and I lived in the United States, we often went on rides at the end of the day. Our Tundra, Big Red, carried us out of the city and into pine forests and hardwood bottoms. There, the smells and sounds of ancient bayous assuaged the senses in a way that...
By Ciara Nugent Ecuadoran police have shut down an alternative medicines center in Quito that had administered thousands of fake COVID-19 vaccines, the government said Tuesday. The center was giving out shots of an unknown substance for $15 each and telling people...
Ecuador’s state-run oil company, Petroecuador, on Tuesday responded to the exit of several big European banks from financing the Amazon oil trade by saying it compensates indigernous communities for environmental impact associated with infrastructure development and...
Martes, 26/1/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada Otras cosas - Titular - Ocho años de prisión (Eight years in prison) - The Corte Nacional de Justicia sentenced 7 people including ex-VP Jorge Glas for a new crime of corruption in the Singue case. Also sentenced were...
By Kevin P. Gallagher and Jorge Heine One of the most bipartisan acts during the Trump administration was passage of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act (BUILD Act) of 2018, establishing the United States International Development Finance...
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says he has a sure-fire cure for the Covid-19 virus. At a press conference on Sunday, he presented what he called “miracle drops” that will neutralize the viurs when used every four hours. It is the second time in three months that...
