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International banks who claim to be committed to backing action on climate change face allegations of double standards from indigenous groups in Ecuador after a report named them as major players in the trade in oil from the Amazon rainforest. Stand.earth and Amazon...
Like many Cuenca businesses, the Covid-19 pandemic has forced Lenny Charnoff to change his business model. Known for selling high-quality salmon and a growing list of other food products, he realized early during the health emergency lockdown that his distribution...
The Spanish bishop Pedro Casaldaliga, a fervent defender of the indigenous people of the Amazon, died Saturday at the age of 92 in Brazil, where he had been living since 1968. The Prelature of Sao Felix do Araguaia, in the central-western state of Mato Grosso, where...
Lunes, 10/8/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - 'Hinchas de cartón' animarán el fútbol ('Cardboard fans' will animate football) - 50% of the professional Ecuadorian basketball teams <average height: 5'-10"> are playing in front of...
By Graciela Quinde Business is down 70 percent at Luca Pallanca’s El Centro pizza restaurant since coronavirus health emergency restrictions began in March. The crisis forced him to close his dining room at Pizza y Focaccia La Matriz, at the corner of Presidente...
By David Wallace-Wells Over the six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, you would never have gone broke betting on the disease continuing to surprise — on its apparent ability to grow weirder, less predictable, and less consistent, at times by the day. What first looked...
First, former president Abdalá Bucaram was charged in June with illegal possession of firearms. Then, prosecutors said they planned to file additional charges in a scam involving the over-charging of public hospitals for medical supplies. On Sunday, his case took on...
The Covid-19 epidemic in Ecuador will continue until the vast majority of people have been infected, says Presidential Secretary Juan Sebastián Roldán. "This is the consensus of health experts not only in Ecuador but in the world," he said Friday. "A vaccine will help...
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (Conaie) is demanding that the political party Pachakutik reconsder its nomination of Azuay Prefect Yaku Pérez to be its presidential candidate. Pachakutik is the political arm of dozens of indigenous groups in Ecuador,...
By Jenny Taitz In this emotional equivalent to an ultramarathon, it’s key to have some stress-reducing strategies available that work quickly and efficiently to help you hit the reset button. Here’s why: Struggling with chronic worry gets in the way of effectively...
By Christoper Torchia Ecuador’s biggest city, Guayaquil, was a pandemic hellscape of makeshift morgues, hundreds dying at home, bodies left in the street. That was in late March and April, when the country’s economic hub on the Pacific coast suffered as much as...
Jueves, 6/8/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Benefit concert - The "El Chirlazo" collective of independent artists has organized benefits for vulnerable sectors most affected by the pandemic. There will be a music and comedy show el 27/8 a las...
The planet is approaching 1.5 degrees of global warming that only a decade ago scientists didn't expect to see until the middle of the century. At the European Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), researchers worry that the focus on the Covid-19 pandemic has...
China has agreed to allow Ecuadorian authorities monitor the movement of its fishing fleet and to make periodic inspections of its catches in waters near the Galapagos Islands. In addition, the Chinese ambassador to Ecuador said that the fleet would leave the area...
Miércoles, 5/8/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Conversatorio - UDA and the Asociación Ecuatoriana de Ciencia Política have organized a talk on democracy and post-politics el viernes on Zoom. Enter with the ID: 969 8135 3719. Webinar on...
By Ed Cara Baby boomers are experiencing a sharper drop in cognitive function as they age, relative to previous generations, according to a recent study. The findings not only suggest that boomers will be more likely to develop conditions like dementia than past...
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court holds a public hearing on Thursday to discuss whether a recent ministerial resolution giving the military broad powers to use lethal force is constitutional. The resolution also allows armed forces to participate in public security...
Several Amazon indigenous communities are petitioning the government to end oil production until the Covid-19 health emergency is over. Village councils in the Coca and Napo River basin claim that the government and companies involved in oil extraction have violated...
Martes, 4/8/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - La aplicación para prevenir contagios (The application to prevent contagion) - The "ASÍ Ecuador" app was launched in Cuenca yesterday and is a national pilot project to prevent more Covid...
By Cristian Schulthess Regarding the recent post, In face of unprofitability and the coronavirus, international companies flee Argentina The article is a bit of a mixed bag of nuts. Foreign companies were buying up Argentine industries. Their leaving reduces foreign...
