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A Colombian woman who was set to become the country’s first person to die by legal euthanasia without an immediate terminal prognosis had the procedure canceled two days before it was scheduled to occur, a human rights group said. Martha Sepúlveda, 51, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, was scheduled to die by euthanasia...
Although the National Assembly is in unanimous agreement that President Guillermo Lasso should be investigated for his off-shore financial holdings, there is disagreement about who should control the inquiry. Following his announcement that Assembly’s Audit Commission President Fernando Villavicencio would meet Monday with Lasso, the National Assembly voted Sunday to assign the investigation to the...
By Ceylan Yeginsu When Turkey was taken off Britain’s red list for travel last month, Sally Morrow, an English expatriate living in the Turkish capital of Ankara, rushed to her computer and booked flights to London, so that she could reunite with her ailing parents after more than six months apart. But soon after her...
By Andres Oppenheimer When people talk about Latin America’s biggest problems, they usually start by citing government corruption, crime and unemployment. However, one of the region’s biggest problems — compared to what I’ve seen in Asia and other parts of the emerging world — is its people’s failure to take education seriously. I’m not talking...
Following what he called the “disappointing results” from a Monday meeting with President Guillermo Lasso, Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) President Leonidas Iza warned of a “return to October,” referring to the October 2019 protests that left six dead and hundreds injured in Quito. “The government ignored our demands during the meeting and...
By the Washington Post Editorial Board In Greek mythology, Zeus, king of the gods, presented Pandora a beautiful container, warning her never to open it. Pandora ignored Zeus and released upon the world pain, disease, poverty, war and death. No doubt many kleptocrats today wish the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists was not quite so...
By David Leonhardt In the final weeks of this summer, with Covid-19 cases soaring and the rituals of autumn about to resume, many people assumed that the pandemic was on the verge of getting even worse. Children were returning to classrooms five days a week. Broadway was reopening, and movie fans were heading to theaters...
Facing one of its deepest economic crises in years, a Latin American economic commission claims Ecuador misses out on $7.6 billion annually in tax revenue. The Latin America and the Caribbean Economic Commission (ECLAC) says the loses are due to the large informal economy, smuggling, the off-shoring of assets and tax cheating. “Although it is...
Ecuador is aiming to negotiate trade deals with China, Russia and South Korea in the next four years, the country’s Production and International Trade Minister said on Thursday, adding that closing a deal with the United States is also a priority. The push for free trade deals is part of President Guillermo Lasso’s bid to...
Jueves, 7/10/2021 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Nada. Titular – Cuenca espera a los turistas (Cuenca awaits tourists) – The country is preparing for 3 days of asueto (feriada – holiday – your words for the day.) starting on viernes, 8/10 to domingo, 10/10 to celebrate the 9 de octubre, the Independence of Guayaquil. Diego...
By Eduardo Thomson, Valentina Fuentes and Matthew Malinowski One evening in August, Gabriel Boric sat outdoors on a bench, listening and taking notes. A light jacket covered the tattoos on his forearms, but his thick beard and full head of unruly hair betrayed him as the rabble-rousing student protester he was not long ago. In...
Although he claims he did nothing wrong, President Guillermo Lasso faces mounting pressure, including calls for a National Assembly investigation, following the release of his financial records in the so-called Pandora Papers. The records show that the president held off-shore investments managed by a Panamanian law firm that helped shield from public view the financial...
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