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By Shirley Chan "Millions of Americans are taking medicines, generic drugs made in China and made with ingredients from China," said Rosemary Gibson. "We're so dependent, if China shuts its door on exports, after a number of months our pharmacy shelves would become...
Pre-dawn raids in Guayaquil and Quito Wednesday morning resulted in 17 arrests and the confiscation of millions of dollars worth of Covid-19 test kits, antiviral medications and personal protection gear. Among those taken into custody were former president Abdalá...
Miércoles, 3/6/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada Otras cosas - Titular - Intereses y mora se acumulan (Interest and delinquency accumulate) - (mora - delay in fulfilling an obligation - your word for the day and mora is more than just a blackberry. Here's where...
It was the end of an unseasonably hot day and not a leaf stirred. Tiny particulate, back-lit by rays of the diminishing sun, seemed to float like a dirty mist over the scene. Darwin, Edie and I were pretty worn out after spending the day in the countryside celebrating...
Don't count Cuenca's Mansión Alcázar boutique hotel out just yet. Although the management announced May 21 that the historic district hotel is closing its doors due to the uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 health crisis, it says hopes to reopen when the time is...
By Ted Kyle Like a dog with a bone, Nina Teicholz is not ready to let it go. She has a point to make and a book to sell. It’s all about pushing everyone to eat a low-carb diet. No matter what the problem, we find her telling us that low-carb diets, with plenty of...
Martes, 2/6/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - No hay nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Diez mil alumnos no tienen internet (Ten thousand students do not have internet) - About 21,000 students in Azuay started classes yesterday under the regimen of the coast and Galápagos....
By Elodie Martinez By the time the coronavirus pandemic spiraled out of control in Ecuador, misinformation was already spreading on the internet with reports of corpses being thrown into the sea, bodies washing up on beaches and miracle cures aplenty. Misinformation...
By Jack Goodman and Flora Carmichael Speculation about a future coronavirus vaccine is ramping up and social-media posts from anti-vaccination campaigners are gaining more traction online. We've been debunking a few recent claims. Why the microchip rumours don't stack...
City buses resume service but ridership is low The Cuenca Chamber of Transport, which represents bus owners in the municipal transit system, said ridership was "extremely low" on Monday, the first full day of service since March 16. The chamber said it could be weeks,...
Lunes, 1/6/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Teatro - The Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana (CCE) announced that it is reactivating the "Telon 2020" project with transmission of theater works on line. The winning works will be presented in on-line...
By Jeff Deist In the period leading up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, the Bush administration and its media accomplices waged a relentless propaganda campaign to win political support for what turned out to be one of the most disastrous foreign policy mistakes...
Five national police officers were kidnapped near the Río Blanco gold and silver mine near Molleturo on Saturday and their patrol car was destroyed. Investigators say the crime was committed by “anti-mining terrorists” who are being sought by special operations...
By Emily Weaver If you're a dog owner, you know it's one of the most rewarding experiences, but it comes with some rather large responsibilities, the most important being determining what food your four-legged friend should be ingesting. Between other duties...
Cuenca’s city buses are on the streets this morning for the first time since March 16. The resumption of service follows a weekend agreement between bus owners and city officials. Under rules revised last week by the national Emergency Operations Committee, buses will...
By Jon Hamilton Mounting evidence suggests the coronavirus is more common and less deadly than it first appeared. The evidence comes from tests that detect antibodies to the coronavirus in a person's blood rather than the virus itself. The tests are finding large...
Editor's Note: Marion Nestle, Ph.D (molecular biology), and emeritus professor of nutrition at New York University writes one of my favorite blogs, "Food Politics." In my recent column about immunity and vitamin D, I explained that it is necessary to obtain sufficient...
The Cuenca Emergency Operations Committee voted Friday to keep the city on “yellow light” health safety protocols for the week beginning June 1. The committee said it was pleased with the first week of relaxed restrictions, saying that hospital capacity remains...
Cuenca’s iconic flower market and the artisan markets at Rotary Plaza, San Francisco Plaza and Calle Santa Ana are scheduled to reopen on Monday. Under rules established by the local Emergency Operations Committee, the markets will be allowed to work at 50 percent...
By Giovanni Cambizaca The last time I was in France, I stayed in a small village in the Haute Garonne, midway between Toulouse and the Pyrenees. One morning, I had an early start to take some friends to catch a train in Narbonne, and on the way back I decided to visit...
