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Ecuador may soon take the first step to reduce the use of plastics. The proposed law of economic reform, currently being debated in the National Assembly, would tax single-use plastic bags 10 cents each. In its first phase, the tax would apply to bags used in larger retail stores and not to small businesses. “The...
The Catholic Church launched an investigation into two nuns who took a vow of chastity, yet returned to Italy pregnant after a missionary trip, according to reports. The two women, who belonged to different orders in Sicily, had both traveled to Africa, Italian outlet ANSA reported. A Vatican spokesman who asked to remain anonymous said...
Forty-six passengers and several crew members were evacuated Tuesday night from Celebrity Cruises’ ship the Celebrity Xpedition after it ran aground in the Galápagos, the cruise line’s parent company, Miami-based Royal Caribbean, announced. Celebrity is operated by Miami-based Caribbean Cruise Lines. The company said in a social media post that no one was injured on...
At a Tuesday National Assembly commission hearing investigating the October protests, Azuay Prefect Yaku Pérez said he acted as a “rebel with a cause” during the indigenous strike and blamed the government of Lenin Moreno for damage caused during the protests. Pérez said the charge of “rebellion” filed against him by Assemblyman Fabricio Villamar was...
President Lenin Moreno’s office has asked the Attorney General to investigate Cuenca National Assemblyman Doris Soliz, former Minister of Economic and Social Inclusion (MIES), “for crimes against public administration in the Coopera case.” Cuenca-based Coopera, at the time one of the country’s largest financial cooperatives, closed its doors in 2013, its top officers charged with...
Chile’s embattled President Sebastián Piñera has rejected the notion of resigning and believes he will reach the end of his term in just over two years despite intense anti-government protests that are roiling the country, according to an interview with the BBC. Piñera said he was “democratically elected by a huge majority of Chileans,” and...
With an estimated 250,000 tourists visiting the city over the four-day holiday weekend, Cuenca businesses and tourism officials say the independence holiday was one of the most successful ever. “It was a very good weekend and it came a good time,” said Juan Pablo Vanegas, president of the Cuenca and Azuay Hotel Association. “We needed...
By John Fund The pro-free-speech documentary No Safe Spaces doesn’t have its nationwide debut until November 15, but it’s already breaking box-office records in Phoenix and San Diego, where it rolled out early. That’s because many Americans realize that efforts to muzzle free speech are spreading from college campuses into the wider world. In 2017,...
Bolivia’s government has accused its rivals of plotting deadly violence against it after an opposition figure vowed to overthrow leftist President Evo Morales and called for the military’s support. Deadly unrest has gripped the South American country since Morales was named winner of the October 20 election, giving him a fourth term. His opponents have...
Saying it reminded them of last month’s political protests, Cuenca residents and guests complained Sunday about the closure of Parque Calderon to pedestrian and vehicular traffic. “This is Cuenca’s independence holiday and Calderon is our most famous place,” said Enrique Castro. “This is terrible planning that they close it when it is where our independence...
A young indigenous land defender has been shot dead and another wounded by illegal loggers in Brazil’s Amazon. Paulo Guajajara was reportedly attacked and shot in the head while hunting on Friday inside the Arariboia reservation in Maranhao state. He was a member of Guardians of the Forest, a group formed to combat logging gangs...
Ecuador’s foreign minister on Friday met China’s vice-president in Beijing, marking the formal entry of the country into the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Diplomatic sources told EFE that Jose Valencia and Wang Qishan discussed structural and historical issues surrounding bilateral relations between China and Ecuador. They also discussed how to take forward the comprehensive strategic...
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