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President Lenin Moreno has pardoned six indigenous activists who were jailed for their participation in a 2015 anti-mining protest. Moreno said he had concluded that the arrests of the six men were not justified and that they were exercising their constitutional right to protest. “I have signed the pardons for José Rodrigo, Tubón Guano, José...
The Creo-SUMA legislative block says it has collected more than the 46 votes necessary to bring impeachment charges against Vice President Jorge Glas in the National Assembly. Assemblyman Roberto Gómez, Creo-SUMA legislative leader, says he is continuing discussions with other members of the Assembly and hopes to collect a total of 60 to 63 signatures....
Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Today’s agenda events – Domingo cultural – Sunday cultural event in the Museo de la Ciudad was a short film, “El robo de las ases” (The robbery of the aces). Upcoming and ongoing agenda events – Exposición – An exhibit of about 100 pictures by the students of the...
Hundreds of Cuenca investors, including some North American expats, may be victims of an illegal banking operation shut down over the weekend. Police began making arrests Friday and seized office equipment and vehicles Saturday belonging to MTCoin Banco del Futura (Bank of the Future) at the firm’s offices in Cuenca and Santa Isabel. A crowd...
Traveling more than 15,000 miles around the world, thousands of humpback whales are making their way from the South American coast to the ice caps of Antarctica for their bi-annual migration. As the season turns from spring to summer, the gentle giants of the deep begin their journey which stretches from June to September as they surface...
Odebrecht says it is a changed company that wants to be a world leader in fighting corruption. The Brazilian construction firm is offering its “most sincere apologies” to dozens of countries in Latin America and Africa where it bribed government officials to win contracts and said the errors it committed are part of the past....
Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Today’s agenda events – Book presentation – “Breve Historia de la Supervisión Educativa de la provincia del Auay, Requiéscat in pace” (Brief History of Educational Supervision of the province of Auay, Rest in Peace) by Mauro Bravo Bravo will be presented today in the Sala de Conciertos at 18:30...
Maria Fernanda Espinosa, foreign minister, says UK and Ecuador working on an ‘opening’ that would the standoff that has kept to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being holed up in Ecuador’s London embassy for five years. In May, Sweden dropped an investigation into rape allegations that led Assange, 45, to seek asylum in the embassy in...
By Miriam Drake As a professional artist, my career started with crayons and napkins and evolved into oil painting classes when I was 12. Our small Saturday morning studio group painted still-lifes and live models. I was the youngest in the class, and with the least amount of know-how. As I grew as a painter,...
Ecuadorians are the world’s most emotional people, according to Gallup’s 2017 Global Emotions Report. The same study ranks them sixth for having the most positive experiences. In its second annual emotions survey, Gallup interviewed residents in 140 countries and found that those who live in Latin America dominate the charts in terms of positive experiences...
Hola, Todos – I think I need to clarify the purpose of this column. I go through the El Mercurio newspaper and translate articles about things to go to or things to do <since retired ex-pats seem to need as much entertainment as the average 5 year old> as well as other articles I think...
When you go on vacation, do you leave your “diet” at home? When you hear the word “diet” do you automatically think, “weight loss”? Words matter, and how you interpret diet can definitely make a difference in how you manage your weight, and ultimately, your health. If you look up the word “diet” in the...
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