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Miércoles, 16/2/2022 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Cuatro municipos se unen para Carnaval del Pueblo Cañari (Four cities join for Carnival of the Cañari people) – The agenda is ready in Biblián, El Tambo, Cañar and Suscal for the “Lalay Raymi” festival, also known as “Carnaval Cañari”. In Cañar, a special program will start a...
The man who was president of Honduras until just a few weeks ago will now face a federal judge. The U.S. has asked that former President Juan Orlando Hernández be extradited to stand trial on drug trafficking and weapons charges. He appeared in court on Wednesday morning in Honduras. Hernández was escorted out of his...
By the Pennington Biomedical Research Center staff Calorie restriction improves metabolic and immune responses that help determine both how long a person lives and how many years of good health they enjoy, a new study shows. The improvement is particularly notable in older adults. “Two years of modest calorie restriction reprogrammed the pathways in fat...
Ecuador’s National Assembly will consider pardons as soon as next week for 267 participants in the October 2019 anti-government protest. The 11-day protest resulted in six deaths, hundreds of injuries and an estimated $200 million in property damage in Quito, Cuenca, Guayaquil and Riobamba. Among those seeking pardons are 27 people arrested for destroying public...
Martes, 15/2/2022 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Violinista checo dará concierto con ritmos variados (Czech violinist to give concert with varied rhythms) – Pavel Sporcl will be performing at the Catedral Vieja el 24/2 a las 19:30. The program will include traditional works by Niccolo Paganini as well as more modern works Sporcl has composed....
By Simon Heptinstall An elegant period home hidden among trees next to the church in a quiet English village houses a little-known medical museum. More than 200 years ago, this whitewashed Queen Anne building was the home of a humble country doctor. With its simple collection of artefacts displayed in traditional glass cabinets, it sounds...
By David Biller Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has issued two decrees to drive gold prospecting with a focus on the Amazon rainforest, according to the texts published Monday in the official gazette. The Program to Support Development of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining created by one decree aims to strengthen policies and stimulate best practices, according...
Lunes, 14/2/2022 Hola, Todos – Actividades – From el periodico del sábado, 12/2/2022 Úywacuna’ muestra la simbología animal en las artesanías populares (Úywacuna’ shows animal symbology in popular handicrafts) – CIDAP opened an exhibit with 200 of their 8500 pieces el sábado which will run for 2 months. Gabriela Vásquez, CIDAP’s director, said there were...
Ecuador’s National Police on Monday said it is investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were hung from a foot bridge Duran, a crime officers believe could be linked to a recent drugs seizure. The hangings are reminiscent of those in Mexico, where they an advertisement for cartel authority. Violence and crime, including within...
Almost a third (32 of every 100) of older adults infected with covid-19 in 2020 developed at least one new condition that required medical attention in the months after initial infection, 11 more than those who did not have covid-19, finds a U.S. study published by The BMJ today. Conditions involved a range of major...
By Malcom Kyeyune They call it “The Honkening”. Ottawa, Canada’s capital city, is currently being besieged by a novel kind of protest. Honkening is a fairly appropriate name for what’s going on. Thousands of truckers have driven to the capital, and barraged the city with the noise of truck horns creating a cacophony of sound....
Mexico has acknowledged that the U.S. government has suspended all imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received death threats. The surprise, temporary suspension was ordered late Saturday on the eve of the Super Bowl, the biggest sales opportunity of the year for Mexican avocado growers — though it would...
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