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By Kristen Rogers Despite the wealth of knowledge regarding the transatlantic slave trade, the history of enslaved Africans forcibly brought to Latin America has yet to be fully explored. In a study published Thursday in the journal Current Biology, scientists tell...
By Jack Kelly The coronavirus pandemic has caused a large number of casualties—lives, economic ruin and massive unemployment. There’s another looming issue that we’re not talking about. Frightening disruptions to the normal course of social and business routines are...
By ConsumerLab.com Yes, ultraviolet light in the "C" range, also known as UVC, has been shown to kill SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The big challenge with using UV-C light is being sure your UV lamp provides a large enough dose of UVC light to all the...
The Cuenca Emergency Operations Committee voted Friday night to maintain current restrictions on personal and vehicular mobility and business operations through next week. It had been widely expected that the COE would adopt relaxed "yellow light" rules but concerns...
The coronavirus has now taken 300,000 lives globally, according to official figures. But depending on the way deaths are counted, the real human cost could be far greater. The official figures include only those deaths attributed to Covid-19 through testing, but...
By Ed Konderla What do you see? I used to carry a copy of this picture in my wallet and pull it out whenever I felt put upon by life. It functioned as a graphic reminder of how tough life is for many and that I had an obligation to be grateful for how good I had it...
By Anya Kamenetz Nightmares. Tantrums. Regressions. Grief. Violent outbursts. Exaggerated fear of strangers. Even suicidal thoughts. In response to a call on social media, parents across the country shared with National Public Radio that the mental health of their...
By Giovanni Cambizaca Sometime last year I wrote about orange wine, the product of the misbegotten idea that if you treat green grapes the same as red grapes and ferment them in contact with their skin, something wonderful will result. In fact, the results are highly...
President Lenin Moreno has withdrawn a proposal that would have taxed individuals and businesses to support Ecuador’s beleaguered economy. The proposed Humanitarian Support Law, currently being debated in National Assembly, would have raised $1.5 billion, but Assembly...
Jueves, 14/5/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Free on-line classes - El Instituto Superior Tecnológico del Azuay has 5 free courses this month - marketing for artesanos, vehicle technical inspections, basic kiwcha (sic), 3D mechanical design on...
By John Keeble Do you think you can turn the clock back? Or even make it stand still? Stupid questions. Of course, you can't. But then, why are big businesses, political leaders and some nations intent on doing it? This is a big issue in the Covid-19 recovery. Do we...
Author's note: This is the second in a multi-part series on fats (updated) — in a recent column about trans fats, we see that in many, but not all countries, trans fats have been eliminated, due to their known health hazards — read Part I here. In Part III I'll...
By Henry Fountain The drop in airline travel caused by the coronavirus pandemic has sharply reduced the amount of atmospheric data routinely gathered by commercial airliners, the World Meteorological Organization said Thursday, adding that it was “concerned about the...
Although much of it is technically illegal under health emergency restrictions, public market areas of Cuenca have reopened for business. "We don't have the personnel to enforce all the rules," says a member of the city's Citizen Guard who asked not to be identified....
Miércoles,13/5/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina educación y cultural - Restaurantes - The Fundación Municipal Turismo para Cuenca is preparing a handbook for food and drink businesses to reopen. It is working with the U. of Cuenca and local researchers to...
By Jeff Van Pelt Common sense is not so common, to borrow a quote from Voltaire. Critical thinking, to use a more technical term, seems to be on the wane in the world. From Donald Trump’s lack of concern about, and failed response to, the coronavirus, to other...
Responding to a claim in an online business newsletter that Cuenca would relax health emergency restrictions on May 17, Mayor Pedro Palacios said Wednesday that a final decision will not be made until Friday or Saturday. “We are approaching the reopening point but the...
Editor's note: Although the new U.S. Food & Drug Administration's Nutrition Facts Label changes were passed in 2016, implementation was delayed until January 1, 2020, for manufacturers with $10 million or more in annual food sales. Manufacturers with less than $10...
Work on Cuenca's tram system resumed on Tuesday following approval by the cantonal Emergency Operations Committee (COE). According to Mayor Pedro Palacios, the project remains on schedule to begin commercial operations in the second half of the year. "When we...
Martes, 5/5/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina educación y cultural <A new name for the page> - The Alianza Francesa is preparing a new site where individuals can share the music they're listening to during the health emergency. You can go to...
Week of August 16
Azuay stays under state of exception as authorities track criminal groups expanding around Cuenca.
Older adults and people with disabilities can now request vehicle tax break online.
That unresolved bank complaint has another place to go and the service is free.
