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Cuenca marked the 463rd anniversary of its Spanish founding on Sunday but there were no concerts, crafts fairs or parades. The celebrations and public gatherings associated with the holiday have been cancelled as a result of the coronavirus health emergency. “It is a sad holiday for us this year because we cannot celebrate in the...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange secretly fathered two children with one of his lawyers while he was holed up at the Ecuadorian embassy in London and fighting extradition to the U.S., according to a report. Stella Morris, a South African-born lawyer, began a relationship with Assange, 48, in 2015, she told The Daily Mail, which broke...
A deluge of new test results has pushed Ecuador’s confirmed Covid-19 case count to more than 7,000. The Ministry of Health said that a 300 to 400 percent increase in tests pushed the one-day increase of cases to 2,196, the largest to date. Reporting the new numbers, Interior Minister María Paula Romo said the totals...
Instead of delivering his traditional Good Friday blessing from the pulpit, Cuenca Monsignor Marcos Pérez flew over the city in a helicopter as he read from scripture and offered his commentary. During the 90-minute overflight, the monsignor circled the city’s two largest hospitals, praying for a quick recovery for the sick, particularly those suffering from...
Taelor Leavins, a popular waitress at Cuenca’s Sunrise Café for three years, passed away suddenly after a brief illness on March 4, 2020. She arrived in Cuenca with her family from Texas at the age of 15 and finished her high school education here. Her daughter survives her. The following are tributes to Taelor from...
By Tim Lister and Sebastian Shukla Much of Europe is still on coronavirus lockdown, with severe restrictions on movement and penalties for those who transgress. But not Sweden. Restaurants and bars are open in the Nordic country, playgrounds and schools too, and the government is relying on voluntary action to stem the spread of Covid-19....
Interior Minister Minister María Paula Romo announced Friday that the face-to-face workday ban is being extended as the government prepares to introduce its “traffic light” system for health emergency restrictions. The face-to-face ban was due to expire April 11. Romo said that the gradual lifting of Ecuador’s social isolation and mobility restrictions will be signaled...
Viernes, 3/4/2020 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Writing contest – El Mercurio and the Centro de Estudios Sociales de América Latina digital publishing house is calling for authors to participate in the “Testimonios, vivencias o reflexiones sociales ante la pandemia del coronavirus en el Azuay, Cañar, y Morona Santiago” contest. Go to jmcast.blogspot.com for details,...
By José María León Cabrera and Anatoly Kurmanaev Bodies left out on sidewalks. The authorities struggling to keep track of deaths. Funeral parlors out of coffins, using cardboard boxes made by companies that usually package bananas and shrimp. The calamity unfolding in Ecuador’s business capital, Guayaquil, offers an ominous look at how officials’ ability to...
By Marco Aquino and Elida Moreno Peru and Panama are limiting the times men and women can leave their homes in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic and Colombia is beginning its own gender segregation program on Monday. Other Latin American countries, many of them with a long tradition of seperating...
Interior Minister María Paula Romo said Wednesday that the government’s official count of Covid-19 cases is expanding to include those with symptoms of the virus. Until Wednesday, the count only included cases confirmed by testing. The change is the result of the government’s admission that the full extent of infections is far greater than testing...
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