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By Michelle Klampe Scientists have identified off the coast of Ecuador a distinct population of oceanic manta rays that is more than 10 times larger than any other known subpopulation of the species. The findings, just reported in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series, indicate that while other populations of oceanic manta rays are typically...
By Terry Spencer More than 500 Cuban immigrants have come ashore in the Florida Keys last weekend, the latest in a large and increasing number who are fleeing the communist island and stretching thin U.S. border agencies both on land and at sea. It is a dangerous 100-mile (160-kilometer) trip in often rickety boats —...
The Ecuador Anti-Corruption Parliamentary Committee presented a list of 20 candidates in the February election it claims have ties to organized crime and says it will provide more names next week. Most of those listed are mayoral and prefect candidates. National Assembly members Sofía Sánchez, Gisella Molina and Fernando Villavicencio, who serve on the anti-corruption...
Viernes, 6/1/2023 Hola, Todos – Titular – Pase del Niño Rey aviva fe cuencana (Parade of Niño Rey revives faith in Cuencans) – The parade carrying the image of the Niño Rey from the Parque San Blas to the iglesia del Cenáculo returned this year after a 2 year absence. <Like a lot of...
At least 30 people have died in gun battles in the state of Sinaloa following the arrest of a son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo”. Ovidio Guzmán-López — himself alleged to be a leader of his father’s former cartel — was captured in Culiacán and transferred to Mexico City. Among the dead are...
Nothing will be sacred Friday night when a crowd of 20,000 is expected on Av. Huayna Capac for Cuenca’s annual masquerade –or Day of the Innocents– parade. Dozens of entries will direct satirical barbs at Cuencano. Ecuadorian and international politicians, institutions and events, while others will use humor and dance to promote social and environmental...
By Francisco Vázquez After four rounds of negotiations and dozens of technical meetings, the Chinese and Ecuadorian teams successfully closed negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries. The FTA was negotiated over the course of 10 months, following President Guillermo Lasso’s discussions with Chinese leaders during his visit to Beijing in...
By Mike Wendling and Rachel Schraer Online activists used the on-field collapse of American football star Damar Hamlin to spread anti-vaccination messages starting just minutes after Monday night’s incident. In what has become a familiar pattern since Covid vaccines became available about two years ago, several influential accounts used the event to spread anti-vaccination content....
Miércoles, 4/1/2023 Hola, Todos – Titular – Germán Cáceres, a cárcel de Guayaquil (Germán Cáceres, to Guayaquil prison) – See Wednesday’s article (miércoles) in CHL for story. Cuenca – 331.959 dólares por predios en 2 días de pago (331,959 dollars for properties in 2 days of payment) – About 100 people lined up el martes...
The Covid-19 pandemic is over, according to Christian Drosten, Germany’s top virologist, . “The disease is now past the pandemic stage and we are experiencing the first endemic wave with Sars-CoV-2 this winter,” Drosten told the Tagesspiegel newspaper. “After this winter, the immunity in the population would be so broad and resilient that the virus...
The chief suspect in one of Ecuador’s most notorious murder cases is back in the country and behind bars in a Guayaquil prison. Germán Cáceres arrived in Ecuador Tuesday morning aboard a Colombian military aircraft following his extradition on charges for the September killing of his wife María Belén Bernal. President Guillermo Lasso had called...
By Priyanka Runwal A sedentary lifestyle eventually takes a toll on health but snapping out of prolonged inactivity can be daunting. Now, however, there may be a simple way to ease into more activity. A recent study suggests that short bursts of vigorous activity every day — climbing stairs, carrying a heavy load of groceries,...
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