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Panama President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday there will be no negotiation with the United States over ownership of the Panama Canal, and he hopes U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s upcoming visit will allow them to focus on shared interests including migration...
By Andy Kurtzig AI companies like Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic want you to believe we’re on the cusp of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) — a world where AI tools can outthink humans, handle complex professional tasks without breaking a sweat, and chart a new...
By Mike Richey Although most political analysts believe President Daniel Noboa and Luisa González will face each other in an April 13 runoff, some polls suggest Noboa could win outright in the February 9 election. In results released Monday, the Ipsos poll gave Noboa...
A criminal court in Quito has rejected Vice President Verónica Abad challenge of three decrees signed by President Daniel Noboa. A three-judge criminal court panel ruled that Abad’s claim of personal and professional damage “had not been demonstrated or verified" and...
By Jeremiah Reardon On January 13, El Mercurio’s obituary notices included sixty-five-year-old Bolivar Sarmiento Regalado, Cuenca’s greatly admired guitarist/singer and father of two daughters. He had succumbed to a malignant brain tumor after struggling with it over...
By Will Freeman For a moment on Sunday, the government of Colombia’s Gustavo Petro looked like it might be the first in Latin America to take a meaningful stand against President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation plans. Instead, Petro gave Trump the perfect opportunity...
Martes, 28/1/2025 Hola, Todos - Titular - Cifras a la baja en hipotecarios (Downward figures for mortgage loans) - In 2024, the Banco del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social (BIESS - Bank of IESS) made $537.5 million in mortgage loans representing a decrease...
Eighty Ecuadorians returned home to Ecuador Tuesday afternoon, arriving at Guayaquil's José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport from Texas. According to Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry, it is the first of many migrant flights it expects, as the U.S. government...
By Stephen Vargha Convents have a rich history in Cuenca. They became a part of Cuenca shortly after the Spanish conquered what is now Ecuador. Spanish conquistador Rodrigo Núñez de Bonilla is attributed with the construction of the first Catholic church founded in...
By Caitlin Boylan It’s simultaneously the easiest and the most difficult thing you’ll do — moving abroad and settling into your new life. You’ll find yourself sipping a glass of vinho verde on a Wednesday afternoon with the winter sun shining on your face. You won’t...
By Mike Richey Although Ecuador is bracing for the return of tens-of-thousands of its migrants in the U.S., current and former government officials say the country expects “respectful and even favorable treatment” from the new U.S. administration. “Obviously, this is...
An article in the investigative magazine Plan V claims the government is doing nothing to monitor illegal activities in gold sales and exports. “Hundreds of millions of dollars in sales are conducted every month, much of it by unregistered agents and exporters, and...
By Aaron Pellish and Alejandra Jaramillo Colombia has walked back from the brink of a damaging trade war with the United States, reaching an agreement on accepting deported migrants being returned on military planes, after a flurry of threats from President Donald...
By Liam Bannister Amid the ongoing de-dollarization efforts embraced by the BRICS alliance, experts have begun to accept the fact that the US dollar’s days as a global reserve asset may be numbered. Although the currency is at a new record high, economists have noted...
Domingo, 26/1/2025 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del sábado, 25/1 (2 articles): Niño Viajero (Traveling Child) - There will be book launch of "Desde el Silencio," a book about the history of the Niño Viajero, narrated by the nuns of the Monasterio del...
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he is imposing retaliatory measures on Colombia including tariffs, sanctions and travel bans after the South American country turned away two U.S. military aircraft with migrants being deported as part of Trump's immigration...
It is difficult to describe the moment accurately. It was like being doused with cold hard rain while scurrying home under a swollen thunderstorm, or the moment you realize while reading the last chapter of a novel that the story may not have a happy ending. I was...
Author's note: Lewis Carroll, the creator of Alice in Wonder, was born on January 27, 1832 in Daresbury, Cheshire, England. My Alice in Wonderland show came about during my second seminar with Bob Markwood, a very talented magician who led the first seminar I attended...
Viernes, 24/1/2025 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del jueves, 23/1 (2 articles): 2 días para escuchar bandas sonoras de las series anime (2 days to listen to anime soundtracks) - The Orquesta Sinfónica of the U. of Cuenca will present "Anime Infinity," a...
Three election polls show little change at the top of the presidential race following last week’s debate. In the average of the Comunicaliza, Informe Confidencial and Cedatos polls, President Daniel Noboa continues to hold a 4.5% lead over Luisa González. The new...
