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Pizza. It is ubiquitous. If you want one, you pick up the phone, call your favorite pizza joint and voila, it shows up on your doorstep shortly thereafter. It is so easy to order and so widely available that most people don’t even give it a second thought. But, there are kids in the world,...
Former Ecuadorian Сonsul in London Fidel Narvaez said Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition case that the whistleblower will not get a fair trial either in the UK or in the United States. “There is plenty of evidence showing that Assange is a victim of judicial persecution and that he is not getting a fair extradition...
Several health researchers are disputing the claim by Health Minister Juan Carlos Zevallos that the coronavirus pandemic is under control. Daniel Simancas, research director at the Center for Public Health and Epidemiology Research at Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial, says that Zevallos’ claim of containment is “reckless” and could lead to a false sense of security. “It...
By Zamira Rahim Boris Johnson’s latest strategy to fight coronavirus aims to make Britain healthier — but campaigners are worried about the impact the policy will have on people living with eating disorders. Johnson’s government launched its Better Health strategy in an effort to combat the country’s high obesity levels amid the pandemic. Britain has...
Jueves, 13/8/2020 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – School – School will start el 1/9 with classes continuing on line. Teaching will be done on radio, TV, on-line, and students without internet will receive printed material. Parents will not need to buy uniforms or the list of school supplies. OSC –...
Ecuador expects a quick resolution to a trade dispute with China over traces of coronavirus in a container of exported shrimp that led Beijing to suspend imports from three companies, Ecuador’s production and trade minister said on Tuesday. Chinese officials last month said they found six positive results in tests for coronavirus in the walls...
By Klaus Krämer Five centuries ago, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan discovered a passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans — today’s Strait of Magellan. He paid dearly for his expedition in search of the East Indies. A battle-hardened knight and hardy sailor at a young age, he never would have imagined he would be the...
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Tuesday that Russian scientists achieved a breakthrough in the global vaccine race, announcing that the country has become the first to approve an experimental coronavirus vaccine and that his own daughter has already taken a dose. The announcement appears to claim victory in a race between China, the U.S., Russia...
The additional Covid-19 health emergency restrictions ordered July 29 by the national Emergency Operations Committee (COE) expired Wednesday but it’s unclear if they will be reinstated or if new rules will be applied. For cantons under yellow light conditions, including Cuenca and Quito, the July 29 order imposed a 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew...
Miércoles, 12/8/2020 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Ingapirca – A project of the US Embassy would preserve and fix deterioration at the site with $198,000 to be paid out over 2 years. <My Spanish isn’t good enough to tell if this is a grant or a loan.> The site has...
Ecuador’s ex-president Abdala Bucaram was arrested on Wednesday for the second time in just over two months, the public prosecutor said, this time accused of links to organized crime. Bucaram was also briefly detained on June 3 as part of a corruption investigation into the sale of over-priced hospital supplies during the coronavirus pandemic, although...
Martes, 11/8/2020 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Nada. Otras cosas – Titular – Preocupación en personal de salud (Concern in health personnel) – Medical personnel are worried about a new outbreak of Covid resulting from carelessness during the días de asueto (holidays – our word for the day). There is an average of 64 patients...
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