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By Richard Fisher I’m looking at a warning sign inside a laboratory in London. “Do not touch the maser,” it reads. It’s attached to a tall black box, on wheels, mounted in a steel protective case. Turns out it’s a pretty important box, and the sign is there for a reason. It’s not dangerous, but...
By Liam Higgins Fishing is a subsistence living for most of those who work the trade on Ecuador’s coast. It requires long hours, most of them at night, in leaky open boats, far from shore. That’s why eyebrows are raised when some fisherman suddenly buy new boats with powerful motors. Even more eyebrows are raised...
Although he gave up international competition in his early 30s, Ecuadorian chess master César Muñoz, was a rising star in the game 50 years ago. After defeating European champions Icelander Fridrik Olafson and the Dane Bent Larsen in Reykjavik in 1957, he beat U.S. phenomenon and future world champ Bobby Fischer in the 1960 Chess...
By Ali Iqbal and Aliya Khan Organ transplantation is a life-saving therapy for millions of patients and one of the greatest successes of modern medicine. However, a limited supply of donor organs, paired with a massive demand for transplants, has fuelled the global organ trafficking industry which exploits poor, underprivileged and persecuted members of society...
By Stefano Pozzebon South American countries are bracing for an autumn of discontent, as spiking global fuel prices threaten to provoke more protests in the upcoming months. Rising fuel prices have already brought about protests in Argentina, Ecuador, Peru and Panama. Their neighbors could be particularly susceptible to rising prices at the pump, because the...
Noise levels in Cuenca have returned to pre-pandemic levels and some residents are complaining that the city government is not doing enough to control it. “They passed a noise law years ago but are not enforcing it,” says Juan Gutiérrez, owner of a metalworking shop on Calle Condamine, the street that connects Av. Loja with...
By Andrew Mark Miller An influx of Californians and other Americans has made its way to Mexico City, angering some locals who say they are gentrifying the area, according to a report. The Los Angeles Times report on Wednesday outlined how some Mexican locals are “fed up” with the growing number of Americans moving to and visiting...
The number of earthquakes has increased throughout Ecuador in recent months, including those felt in Cuenca and the southern sierra region. According to the Austro Seismic Network at the University of Cuenca, the number of perceptible earthquakes in Azuay, Cañar and Loja Provinces has increased from 4.13 in March to 5.46 so far in July....
On recent weekends, the streets and parking lots of Ipiales, Colombia are filled with cars and trucks from Ecuador. In a survey taken July 22, the local newspaper reported that 60 percent of the vehicles it counted had Ecuadorian license plates. “They are coming because of the weakness of the peso against the dollar,” says...
By Chris Hedges The past week has seen record-breaking heat waves across Europe. Wildfires have ripped through Spain, Portugal and France. London’s fire brigade experienced its busiest day since World War II. The U.K. saw its hottest day on record of 104.54 Fahrenheit. In China, more than a dozen cities issued the “highest possible heat warning” this weekend with over 900 million people in China enduring a...
Negotiators for the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities say “progress is being made” in talks with the government to provide targeted subsidies for gasoline and diesel fuel. “We are optimistic about what we have accomplished but a number of issues remain to be resolved,” says Conaie’s Patricio Meza. “The process will take longer than we first...
By Geraldine Garcia The Colombian city of Cucuta is counting down the days until the full reopening of the border with Venezuela, a campaign promise of leftist President-elect Gustavo Petro that he is expected to fulfill after taking office on Aug. 7. The capital of the northeastern department of Norte de Santander is the main...
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