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By Julie Turkewitz and Anatoly Kurmanaev A crush of Venezuelan government agents entered the home brandishing guns but not a warrant, and took Ariana Granadillo away. Over the next week, they confined, beat, interrogated and nearly suffocated her, then let her go as abruptly as they had taken her in. While her sister searched for...
Although most health professionals agree that the number of reported Covid-19 cases in Ecuador represents only a fraction of total infections, there is strong disagreement about an accurate estimate. On Saturday, the regional Ministry of Health office in Cuenca said it estimated that about three percent, or 18,000 to 21,000, of Cuenca residents have been...
Although the national media is reporting the state comptroller’s complaints against the National Elections Committee (CNE), they are not reporting the back story, say a number of political commentators. Comproller Pablo Celi insists that four political parties should be disqualified from participating in the February 2021 national election, including Fuerza Compromiso Social (Social Commitment), the...
Martes, 23/6/2020 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Audiovisual memories of Ecuador – The Cinematica Nacional of the Casa de la Cultura has put dozens of videos on their web page at http://www.cinematecanacionalcce.com/Cinemateca in order to maintain the audiovisual memory of Ecuador. One example is a documentary about a highjacking of...
Guayas Province prefect and former football hero Carlos Luis Morales died of a heart attack Monday in Guayaquil. Arrested three weeks ago for his alleged role in a plot to sell overpriced supplies to government hospitals, he was 55. Morales arrived at a Samborondón health clinic without vital signs Monday morning and efforts by doctors...
Lunes, 22/6/2020 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural y educación – Fiesta de la Música – This music festival which has been organized by the Alianza de Francesa since 1996, was held over the weekend, virtually. The performances, which were recorded, will be available on YouTube in the coming weeks. School reopenings...
For the first time in hundreds of years, the public gatherings of the Andean solstice Inti Raymi celebration have been suspended. “The gods would have wanted it this way,” said Azuay Prefect Yaku Perez who has participated in Inti Raymi since he was child. “They want us to protect our health and to be safe...
Brazil has become the second country in the world to confirm more than one million cases of Covid-19, as the disease continues to spread. The health ministry also posted a record number of new cases in the past 24 hours — more than 54,000. In addition, there were more than 1,200 deaths for the fourth...
As the Covid-19 crisis continues to ravage the world, the impact is greatest on the poor population — the refugees, the homeless and the sick. Now, more than ever, they need your help. There are a number of formal and informal efforts underway in Cuenca to feed the hungry during the coronavirus quarantine. Some are...
Sponsored article The Beginnings The history of the Evangelical Biblical Seminary of Cuenca (SEMBEC) dates back to about 1980, when a stolen Bible marked the beginning of a series of events that would lead to the founding of the institution. At that time, owning a Bible was a privilege exclusive to priests, but a daring...
By Noah Smith Ecuador has one of the highest per capita Covid-19 deaths rates in the world, according to research from Johns Hopkins University. A New York Times analysis of over two dozen countries found that Ecuador had one of the highest excess death rate — the number of additional deaths compared to a baseline...
By Karla Betania Sánchez Arismendi Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, today’s 50th anniversary World Refugee Day will be celebrated without many of the usual presentations and festivities. Designated by the United Nations on June 20, 2001, World Refugee Day commemorates the UN 1951 Status of Refugees convention that honors refugees around the world. A refugee...
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