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The Ministry of Agriculture presented estimates that the developing El Niño could cause $1.3 billion in agricultural and aquaculture losses in Manabí, Guayas and Los Ríos Provinces. The ministry said floods will affect up to two million hectares of crops as well as...
Mexican health authorities said Wednesday that four people died during massive celebrations in downtown Mexico City after the national team’s victory over Ecuador secured a place in the World Cup Round of 16. Two women and one man were found unconscious on streets...
by Mark A. Mahoney, Ph.D., R.D.N. When most of us think about aging well, we picture our future selves still doing what matters, working on things we care about, being present for the people we love, cooking for friends, getting outside, staying involved in our...
By Elizabeth Rayne In 1514, Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus disrupted everything humanity thought about its place in the universe. Years of peering at the night sky (and a lot of math) had brought him a revelation: Earth is not the center of the universe, and...
Ecuador was unable to match the intensity and disciple of Mexico Tuesday night in a World Cup match delayed an hour by rain in Mexico City and was eliminated 2-0 from competition. With goals from Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez, Mexico advances to the round of 16 and...
How to Age a Painting a Hundred Years in One Afternoon Last time we met Han van Meegeren, the Dutch artist who forged a series of Vermeers so convincing that the Rijksmuseum paid a world record price for one of them, and Hermann Göring acquired another under the...
The National Assembly Oversight Commission has agreed to begin impeachment proceedings against former Energy Minister Inés Manzano. Accusations against Manzano involve her role in the Progen electric generator scandal as well as “general mismanagement” of her ministry...
Most people who move to Cuenca know about the first suitcase. It holds the practical things. Clothes. Documents. Medications. Chargers. A few favorite items from home. Maybe a sweater for the mountain evenings and a pair of shoes that will survive uneven sidewalks....
Ecuador's late World Cup surge runs into Mexico's immaculate defense and the weight of the Azteca Stadium atmosphere when they face the co-hosts for a place in the last 16 on Tuesday at 8 p.m. Ecuador made the last 32 the hard way, recovering from a 1-0 loss to Ivory...
The Peruvian election commission announced on Monday that Keiko Fujimori has won the presidential race. Earlier, the country's electoral authority finished tallying 100% of the votes, 22 days after the June 7 election. The final results show the conservative Fujimori...
Bored? - (De El Mercurio del sábado, 27/6) Concierto de "Leyendas Musicales el Azuay" (“Musical Legends of Azuay” Concert) - The Casa de la Cultura and Asociación de Artistas Profesionales de Azuay (AAPA) will perform the concert "Leyendas Musicales del Azuay) el 9/7...
By Evan Bush The second earthquake that hit Venezuela on Wednesday started rumbling before the first had even concluded. Their onsets were separated by just 39 seconds. The U.S. Geological Survey has described the pair of earthquakes — a 7.1-magnitude and a...
If you have not yet discovered Fake or Fortune? on YouTube, you have a pleasurable few evenings ahead of you. The program is a BBC production hosted by art journalist Fiona Bruce and art dealer Philip Mould, and the premise is simple enough: someone owns a painting...
By John Prideaux Fans of soccerball love to complain about America. With its unbridled capitalism, it has the gall to treat football as a business. “Hydration breaks” have been introduced in this year’s World Cup. Fans suspect these are the first step to more frequent...
By Karla Sánchez Arismendi For many people in Cuenca, the devastating earthquake in Venezuela was just another international headline. For many of us at GRACE Foundation in Cuenca, it was home. I was born in Venezuela. So were many of the staff members and volunteers...
One of the many head games I play while wandering in the kaleidoscope of mayhem surrounding the Rotary Market is imagining (and occasionally wildly exaggerating) the personal lives of couples who capture my attention. High on my list of likely suspects are couples who...
For reasons of national security, I cannot reveal here the name of the team who will win World Cup 2026. That is classified information that I am sworn to keep secret. That is the first rule of football prediction. State your ignorance early, before events do it for...
By Megan Janetsky and Elenore Hughes A father holds the hand of his daughter dressed as a fairy. A 24-year-old man in a pilot uniform stares proudly at the camera. A family embraces on a soccer field. They are among the images posted by relatives within Venezuela and...
Bored? - (De El Mercurio del martes, 23/6) - "La figura compleja del Rey" en la Sala Proceso (“The Complex Figure of the King” at the Sala Proceso) - The exhibit, "La figura compleja del Rey" opened el martes in the Sala Proceso (Luis Cordero 7-22, 3d floor) and will...
By Carolina Mella The last time Verónica saw her son was December 16, 2025. She had been working at the small food stand with which she supports her family — an improvised oven and some plastic tables and chairs alongside the highway that connects Quinindé with...
