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It was confirmed Friday that Ecuador will play at the 2022 World Cup after FIFA dismissed Chile’s claims that they had fielded an ineligible player in the qualifiers. The Chilean Football Federation last month said it had proof that Ecuador’s Byron Castillo was born in Tumaco, Colombia in 1995, and not in the Ecuadorian city...
Jueves, 9/6/2022 Hola, Todos – Actividades – En talleres enseñarán el tejido de la toquilla (Workshops to teach toquilla (straw) weaving) – The Dirección de Cultura del Municipio de Cuenca is organizing a course in weaving paja toquilla with 2 dates. The first starts el 13/6 and runs to 3/9. The second starts el 5/9...
Ecuador will have a seat on the United Nations Security Council for two years beginning in 2023. Ecuador received 190 out of the UN General Assembly’s 192 votes to sit on the council. According to Chancellor Juan Carlos Holguín, Security Council membership will allow Ecuador to share its plans and problems with the international community....
A new report argues that expanding and strengthening the community forest rights of indigenous and rural people in Latin America, Africa and Asia can lead to less deforestation and contribute to lower carbon dioxide emissions. The report “Securing Rights, Combating Climate Change,” sponsored by the World Resources Institute and Rights and Resources Initiative, studied 14...
The Pachakutik National Assembly leader Salvador Quishpe is demanding that President Guillermo Lasso veto part of the new law granting police and other public security agents new powers to fight crime. “Our objection is to three articles of the law that allow greater force to be used in social protests,” he says. “The right to...
The National Traffic Agency announced Wednesday that motorcycles cannot carry adult male passengers on public roads and highways. According to Minister of Transportation Marcelo Cabrera, the new regulation is a response to the growing number of crimes committed by motorcycle with a driver and male passenger. He said there are exceptions to accommodate family transportation....
Miércoles, 8/6/2022 Hola, Todos – Sorry, but I had to take yesterday off to take care of medical stuff. It still amazes me that from seeing a primary care doctor once every few years, old age is making me see a bunch of doctors every few months. Actividades – Escenifican la vida y obra del...
Europe’s plan to double down on renewable fuels in response to rising fuel costs could have the unintended short-term effect of increasing prices and slow down the energy transition, Chevron Corp Chief Executive Michael Wirth said on Tuesday. “That can erode the public support that will be necessary for the energy transition”, Wirth said. “This...
President Guillermo Lasso flew to the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles Tuesday, saying his primary interests are crime and migration. The summit, hosted by the United States, is notable for who is not attending following the decision by President Joe Biden not to invite Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua. In protest, five other countries...
By Louisa Rogers The other day, opening a bottle of wine with a corkscrew, I wished for the umpteenth time that more U.S wine bottles came with screw tops. So simple! In the U.S., wine bottles with screw tops still have a stigma and are often viewed as cheap and lower-quality (although not as tacky...
By Belen Fernandez Back in 2012, in the southern Peruvian city of Ayacucho — birthplace of the Maoist guerrilla outfit Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) — I found myself carrying a small white coffin containing the remains of a man named Alejandro Aguilar. As I recounted at the time in an article for the London Review...
The international friendly football match between Mexico and Ecuador was halted temporarily in the second half Sunday due to Mexico fans directing an anti-gay chant at Ecuador’s goalkeeper. Mexico’s national team was warned on several occasions during World Cup qualifiers when its supporters directed homophobic taunts at opponents. The two teams played to a 0-0...
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