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By Huizhong Wu and Kristen Gelineau The plane laden with vaccines had just rolled to a stop at Santiago’s airport in late January, and Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, was beaming. “Today,” he said, “is a day of joy, emotion and hope.” The source of that hope:...
In what was described as a series of “private visits,” U.S. actor Leonardo DiCaprio met with President Lenín Moreno and officials from the Galapagos Islands on March 13 and 14 on Santa Cruz Island and in Quito. According to a source in the president’s office, the...
Miércoles, 17/3/2020 Hola, Todos - Sorry - I think I didn't send this out after I wrote it yesterday so here's yesterday's periodico. The one for Thursday will post tomorrow. Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Galería muestra la colaboración entre Francia y Ecuador...
In an effort to revitalize foreign tourism, the national Emergency Operations Committee announced Wednesday that it will admit foreign travelers who have been vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus. For those entering the country without the vaccination, the COE said...
The Geophysical Institute reports that the Sangay volcano is entering a period of heightened activity that could mean increasing ashall in surrounding areas or a major eruption. The institute says that the volcano is showing “structural deformations” that indicate...
By Jeff Zeleny After a year of criticism by health experts, mockery from comedians and blistering critiques from political rivals, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is standing unabashedly tall among the nation's governors on the front lines of the coronavirus fight....
“Gel Wear”, a disposable diaper project, was born in 2017 in the halls of Yachay Tech University in Imbabura Province. It was developed by three young Cuencanos, Carolina and Daniela Serrano and David Clavijo, plus Victoria Suárez of Quito. The initiative arose...
Martes, 16/3/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada Del cuerpo del periodico - Titular - Retorno a las aulas influye en alumnos (return to the classroom influences students) - Education officials say it is important that students return to the classroom as soon as it...
By Karen Gilchrist As vaccination rollouts gather pace around the world, attention is now turning to vaccines of another kind: vaccine passports. Last week, the International Air Transport Association announced the launch of its new digital travel pass as “the way...
By Elizabeth Weise If you get the choice, which COVID-19 vaccine should you choose? For now, experts are clear: The best vaccine is the one about to go into your arm. But as the vaccine supply grows, you might eventually might find someone asking, “Which vaccine do...
By Jim Wyss When the green men from Mars landed in the central plaza of Cotocollao, north of Quito, a stunned nation listened as one of the country’s most famous radio personalities was vaporized by a death-ray, and firefighters and police rushed to the sleepy village...
--Sponsored post-- By Rachel Devlin There is a strong expat community with lots of events, local interest groups and a popular Expat Club. But that's not all... I am sitting in a sala, a wooden structure on tall stilts, looking at the endless lime green glow of rice...
“No Correa, no Arauz, no Lasso, no Nebot,” was the motto adopted Monday by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) following the Electoral Dispute Tribunal’s (TCE) decision not to recount votes from the February 7 election. “If the democratic...
By Liam Higgins In a case being followed closely by animal rights advocates around the world, Ecuador’s Constitutional Court has agreed to consider the rights of Estrellita, a chorongo monkey. Estrellita was taken from her owners in Quito last year and placed in a zoo...
Lunes, 15/3/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - La segunda vuelta será sin Yaku (The second round will be without Yaku) - See article in Monday's CHL for story. Preocupa déficit en primer semestre de operación: Tranvía (Deficit in first...
The Cuenca Office of Foreign Affairs reports that 4,100 permanent residency visas have been approved for foreigners 65 and older since 2014. According to the office, 3,277 permanent visas were issued to citizens of the U.S., 289 to Canadians, 170 to Venezuelans, 121...
The Contentious Electoral Tribunal rejected the appeal of the February 7 election by Yaku Pérez and his Pachakutik movement. The Sunday decision confirms an earlier denial by the National Electoral Council’s to recount 27,000 polling stations and guarantees that...
I awoke to the insistence of tapping rain; tin drums of beads bouncing off the corrugated roof of a neighboring house. The dappled ceiling that had been erected days ago was still nailed to the sky; whoever is in charge must have issued a recall of the color blue and...
A judge has ordered the elimination of flaring by the oil industry to burn off natural gas in the Ecuadorian Amazon, particularly in the provinces of Sucumbíos and Orellana. The ruling comes in response to a suit by residents near oil production facilities who claim...
Drugmaker Pfizer employed “high-level bullying” against at least two Latin American countries during negotiations to acquire vaccines according to a recent investigation, including requesting the nations put sovereign assets as collateral for payments. In other cases,...
