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Wednesday, 19/6/2024 Hello, Everyone - I will be taking a vacation next week from Monday, 24/6 and be back either Monday, 1/7 or Wednesday 3/7 depending on how long it takes me to recover from the vacation. Activities- From El Mercurio on Tuesday, 18/6 (4 articles):...
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday urged his government to speed up actions in the Amazon to combat organized crime that has contributed to destruction of the world's largest tropical rainforest. Lula complained that it had taken a year for a...
Ecuador experienced a massive electric blackout Wednesday afternoon that left most of the country's 17 million people without power. Electric power went out shortly after 3 and was restored for most customers by 6:30. In a news conference, Energy Minister Roberto...
After reaching an agreement with taxi and passenger van companies, the government late Monday announced details of its plan to eliminate subsidies for Extra and Ecopaís brands of gasoline. Prices will increase in two phases, the first coming at the end of June....
Verónica Sarauz, widow of assassinated presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, called the National Assembly report on the murder of her husband “malicious and negligent” for not naming the masterminds of the crime. In an interview on television station...
By Mary Johnston My name is Mary. I am pleading for your help to save the life of my friend. The photo is of my beautiful friend (inside and out) Maria Jose and her daughter, my goddaughter, Amelia. Maria Jose, we call her Majo, is the director of an amazing charity,...
Ecuador on Tuesday announced the suspension of an agreement with China that had waived visas for Chinese citizens traveling to the South American country, citing a “worrying” increase in irregular migration. Ecuador's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the...
Energy Minister Roberto Luque admitted Monday that lack of coordination between his office and local power companies was confusing utility customers. “We are all frustrated by the poorly planned communication,” he said, promising that future messaging will be...
Lunes, 17/6/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del sábado, 15/6 (1 article): Más de 90 marcas tendrá la 'Expo Mujer' (More than 90 brands at the 'Expo Mujer') -The 'Women's Expo' 2024 will be at the Quinta Lucrecia los 22 & 23/6 with the event opening...
At least 12 people have been killed in landslides in Baños de Agua Santa, a resort town east of Ambato, with another 24 injured. As of Monday, local authorities said "dozens" are still missing. The landslide buried several homes beneath tons of rock and mud which...
By Lauren Irwin Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield said he predicts a bird flu pandemic will happen, it’s just a matter of when that will be. Redfield joined NewsNation Friday to discuss the growing concern for bird flu,...
Many Quito neighborhoods were without electricity late Sunday following heavy rains that disabled three hydroelectric plants, including Coca Coda Sinclair on the Coca River. The closures forced the government to make an emergency purchase of electricity from Colombia....
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court ruled Friday that President Daniel Noboa’s emergency declaration in seven provinces is unconstitutional. It is the second time in three months the court has rejected a declaration on the grounds that the government did not provide...
Ecuador’s Vice President Verónica Abad, for now, will not be indicted in a corruption case against her son after lawmakers blocked the move on Friday. The National Assembly denied the authorization of Abad’s criminal prosecution in a vote prompted by an order from the...
Viernes, 14/6/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - IV Festival Nacional Infantil de Interpretación Musical (IV Festival Nacional Infantil de Interpretación Musical) - The Concierto al Mérito Artístico at the IV Festival Nacional Infantil 'Edgar Palacios 2024' will be el...
Newly elected Mexican president of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday she will not restore diplomatic relations with Ecuador until her country receives an apology for the April raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito. “What Ecuador did to Mexico is not something...
The word “Cuenca” means “watershed” which is appropriate. A confluence of four rivers run through town on their way to the Amazon. In fact, the town’s full name, “Santa Ana de los Cuatro Ríos de Cuenca” pays tribute to the Tomebamba, Yanuncay, Tarqui and Machangara...
By Lance Morton Millions of metric tons of plastic are produced worldwide every year. While half of this plastic waste is recycled, incinerated, or discarded into landfills, a significant portion of what remains eventually ends up in our oceans. In fact, many pieces...
The government said Thursday that it will provide full details of its plan to eliminate subsidies for Extra and Ecopaís gasoline Friday, June 14. In an interview on Radio EXA, Finance Minister Juan Carlos Vega said that the subsidy would be phased out during the...
By Gabriela Mesones Rojo and Alicia Chen Last August, Ecuadorians made history by voting to permanently keep over 700 million barrels of crude oil in the ground beneath Yasuní National Park, one of the most biodiverse areas on earth. This made Ecuador the first...
