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Jueves, 22/4/2021 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Nada. Otras cosas – Titular – Restricciones por la vida (Restrictions for life) – See Thursday’s articles (jueves, 22/4) in CHL for the story. <I think I’m going to be baking this weekend — use up some of that yeast I stockpiled last year.> Otro punto para vacunar...
Supermarkets have adjusted their operating hours to accommodate the curfews imposed by the new state of emergency. Most will be closed during the weekend lockdowns but some will take orders for home delivery. Coral Hipermercados announced it will open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. nationwide. Stores will operate on the weekend...
The state of emergency declared by President Lenín Moreno begins Friday, April 23 at 8 p.m. with full weekend lockdowns and a 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew Monday through Friday until May 20. Which activities are allowed and which are not under the new rules? Check out the questions and answers. What are the...
Miércoles, 21/7/2020 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Muestra fotográfica de mujeres rurales se inaugura hoy (Photographic exhibition of rural women opens today) – A project by the Red de Turismo Comunitario del Austro “Pakariñan” to strengthen the leadership of rural women in 14 communities in the south of Ecuador including...
By Sean Illing America’s commitment to free speech is uniquely radical. The US Constitution treats freedom of expression as the master freedom that makes every other possible. And our legal system reflects this view, which is why it has always been incredibly difficult to suppress or punish speech in this country. But there has never...
The Ecuador Society of Intensive Care has joined other national and local medical organizations in asking the government to impose a nationwide lockdown to stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus. “We urgently need a state of total confinement of the population to control the increase of new cases,” Society President Cristian Cevallos said Tuesday....
The government announced Tuesday afternoon that interprovincial and intraprovincial bus fares will increase 15% on May 1. The agreement with bus operators ended a two-day bus strike that had disrupted traffic throughout much of the country. Bus companies had demanded permission to increase fares since May 2020, when the government subsidy for diesel fuel ended....
Martes, 20/4/2021 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Nada. Otras cosas – Titular – Moreno: la mesa no queda servida (Moreno: the table is not served) – President-elect Lasso and outgoing President Moreno met with their respective Vice Presidents and transition teams. Moreno admitted that the economic situation is complicated and paraphrased his predecessor, Rafael Correa,...
By Olga Rodriguez and Marcos Martinez They travel thousands of miles by plane from Latin America to the U.S., in some places taking a shuttle directly from the airport to COVID-19 vaccine sites. Their ranks include politicians, TV personalities, business executives and a soccer team. People of means from Latin America are chartering planes, booking...
As the national Emergency Operations Committee deliberated Monday on new pandemic restrictions, the group’s president warned against panic. “I am seeing wild speculation, especially on social media, about what we are planning and I caution people not to believe everything they read and see,” says Juan Zapata. The COE met twice Monday to consider new...
Lunes, 19/4/2021 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – From el sábado, 17/4/2021 – Facultad de Artes organiza cuatro talleres para adultos (Faculty of Arts organizes four workshops for adults) – The Arts Department of the U. of Cuenca is organizing 4 workshops on Zoom for seniors in the areas of painting,...
By David Leonhardt Guido Calabresi, a federal judge and Yale law professor, invented a little fable that he has been telling law students for more than three decades. He tells the students to imagine a god coming forth to offer society a wondrous invention that would improve everyday life in almost every way. It would...

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Week of September 22

Ecuador on the Brink: Corn Shortage Sparks Food Crisis.

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Country Faces Severe Rainfall Deficit Across Multiple Regions.

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The United States Clarifies No Plans for Permanent Military Presence in Ecuador, Amidst Growing Cooperation.

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