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Diego and 14 other male tortoises have returned to their native Española, one of Ecuador's Galápagos islands. The tortoises were put out to pasture on Monday after decades of breeding in captivity on Santa Cruz Island. The breeding program was a success, producing...
By Karin Brulliard and William Wan Add this to our list of worries in these anxious times: coronavirus-containing clouds that waft into the air when a toilet is flushed. Scientists who simulated toilet water and air flows say in a new research paper that aerosol...
A Thursday morning announcement that all national airline passengers would be required to show proof of a negative Covid-19 test before flying was put on hold hours later by Minister of Health Juan Carlos Zevallos. In its morning announcement, the health ministry...
Jueves, 18/6/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Del cuerpo del periodico - Live show - Rocko & Blasty and Tres Dedos will present a live show on YouTube el 19/6 a las 22:00. The show will be at a private salon in YouTube and the cost is $5.00. Admission through...
By Max Foster and Mick Krever The bars and restaurants are full. People are out enjoying themselves. Spectacular geological attractions are wide open to tourists. Anyone visiting Iceland right now could be forgiven for thinking they've arrived in a parallel universe...
The World Health Organization, (WHO) based on peer-reviewed research and in concert with health experts throughout the world, writes that an estimated 2.5 million deaths could be prevented yearly if global salt consumption were limited to the recommended 2,000 mg...
By Matt Taibbi Watching all the terrible news in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, it’s been hard not to think about Eric Garner. The cases have so many similarities. Once again, an unarmed African-American man in his forties has been asphyxiated in...
Local and national health authorities are worried that the Covid-19 outbreak may be intensifying as the country relaxes emergency health restrictions. They suggest that increasing contact among residents due to the reopening of businesses, markets and public...
Miércoles, 17/6/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Serenades - The protocols for artists to offer serenades for Fathers' Day have been approved and are the same as the protocols for Mothers' Day. Groups have to be part of the Registro Único de...
I don’t imagine that there are too many people in the world that don’t like ice cream. It’s like the national dessert in Ecuador. Here, an indigenous woman and her daughter pause for a break at the Parque getting some cold and sweet refreshment! Whipped up on the...
United States Ambassador to Ecuador Michael Fitzpatrick says the U.S. stands ready to assist in the investigation of an alleged criminal network that overcharged public hospitals for medical supplies. Referring to the fact that three fugitives in the case are living...
Ecuadorians of African descent are carefully watching international protests that followed the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police three weeks ago. “Of course, we pay attention to this because it affects our future,” says Nile de Aguiar, president...
By Valentina Fuentes and Philip Sanders Two months ago, Chile was admired for its surgical approach to the pandemic -- testing widely and quarantining by neighborhood. Today it has among the world’s highest rates of per-capita infections and its once-praised health...
Martes, 16/6/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Fiesta de la Música - For the first time, this music festival produced by the Alianza Francesa will be virtual and will be a joint effort with other Alianza Francesas in Latin America and the...
President Lenín Moreno has extended Ecuador’s health emergency for 60 days, until August 14. He said the extension had been planned and is needed to maintain the country's traffic light system that governs the reopening of cantons. “Ecuador continues to face a public...
Lunes, 15/6/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Del cuerpo del periodico - Virtual ferias - La Primera Feria de la Vivienda Online (First Online Home Fair) will be from 12-21/6. Register for free at www.feriaviviendaonline.com to go to the pavillions for different...
By Jamie Dettmer Developing countries now account for three-quarters of the 100,000 daily new coronavirus cases that authorities around the world are reporting. The steady rise is alarming, according to the World Health Organization, as many epidemiologists say they...
By Marc Sollinger There are a lot of possible explanations for why Japan has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic better than the United States. It’s possible that the Japanese are more used to wearing masks, that the government used contact tracing to more effectively to...
By Lev Facher The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday said it had withdrawn an emergency approval for use of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a Covid-19 treatment. Almost since the beginning of the novel coronavirus pandemic, U. S. President Donald...
When you move to a new country, it’s important to understand the Healthcare system that you will be using going forward. Many countries in Central and South America have some of the best known healthcare systems in the world, for considerably less money and almost...
