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By Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD You probably know some of the most common causes of cancer, thanks to the efforts of public health campaigns. In 1964, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry issued the first report on smoking and health, which concluded that smoking caused lung...
By Nadine Yousif Five Venezuelan political figures holed up at the Argentinian Embassy in Caracas to avoid arrest have been brought to the U.S. after a "successful rescue" mission, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. "The U.S. welcomes the successful rescue of all...
Minister of Health Edgar Lama said Monday that the country is not facing an epidemic similar to the Covid-19 pandemic. “This is serious, but it does not approach the level of the health crisis we faced in 2020 and 2021,” he said. "I believe it is very likely we will...
The anticipated fight for control of the new National Assembly between Citizens Revolution and President Daniel Noboa’s National Democratic Action party was over before it began. On Tuesday, seven of the nine members of the Pachakutik bloc announced they would vote...
By Theron Mohamed Warren Buffett defended his junk-food diet and distaste for exercise during Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting on Saturday. Seated with two cans of Coca-Cola and a box of See's Candies on the table in front of him, the billionaire...
The Ministry of Health is sending additional medical teams to Taisha, in Morona Santiago Province, where eight children have died and another 52 have contracted leptospira. The disease was identified Saturday as the cause of the outbreak that began in December. Health...
By R. Evan Ellis From April 22 to 25, I had the opportunity to travel to Quito to address an international forum on China and Latin America, held by the prestigious San Francisco of Quito University and FLACSO Ecuador. My participation in the event also enabled me to...
By Tico Times Costa Rica, known as one of the best places for a relaxing vacation is losing middle-class U.S. tourists as costs climb. Higher prices for lodging, food, and transportation, driven by a stronger local currency and inflation, have shifted the country...
By Somdatta Maity It has typically been hard for researchers to record actions performed by plants and trees. Unlike animals, they don't react in ways that human senses can easily perceive. For years, experts speculated whether trees react to phenomena like solar...
The government has declared a health emergency as a result of rising numbers of whooping cough and yellow fever cases. In response to the threats, the Ministry of Public Health will begin a national vaccination program May 5, with a focus on the 10 most affected...
A century of Titanic investigation has ignored a vital question: were key crew members impaired by drink on the night of the disaster?
China has surpassed the United States and the European Union as Ecuador's largest non-oil trading partner and experts say China’s dominance in the sector to grow. “The import-export landscaped has been rearragned and it is because of the trade agreement signed with...
Ecuador’s Ministry of Public Health announced that travelers from four neighboring countries must present yellow fever vaccination certificates starting May 12, 2025. The new health measure affects travelers from Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, and Brazil amid rising cases...
By Danny Wiser Andersson Boscán’s first serious threat while working as a journalist came about eight years ago, when he was 26 years old and reporting on corruption at high levels of the Ecuadorian government for one of the country’s newspapers. He was a new father,...
By Byron Johnson, Tyler J. Vander Weele and Brendan Case According to the 2025 World Happiness Report, which was released last month, the happiest country in the world is Finland, trailed closely by Denmark, Iceland and Sweden. This news came as no surprise. The...
Three medical teams are on the ground in Taisha canton, Morona Santiago Province, trying to determine what killed eight children and hospitalized 11 others. The latest death was of a seven-year-old boy who died while being airlifted from Taisha to Vicente Corral...
By Jeremiah Reardon Living on my own in New York City, at age nineteen, I yearned to see the world. When I finished the 1965 spring semester as a night business student, my boss in finance fired me from my job at Otis Elevator’s International Division. With such a...
By Ellie Muir Skype has seen it all. High-pressure job interviews. Awkward transatlantic family gatherings. Long-distance love affairs (and breakups). Many of our big life events have been bookended by Skype’s bouncy dial tone and its end-call notification that...
By Chris Bell Those white lines in the sky trailing behind jet planes are puffy plumes of water vapor. But online, some have twisted them into evidence of a secret plot to control weather or poison the environment. Suzanne Maher doesn't like the term "conspiracy...
National oil company Petroecuador has declared a state of emergency at the Esmeraldas Refinery as a result of earthquake damage. The refinery, the country’s largest, processes 110,000 barrels of oil a day under normal conditions. “Because of damage sustained in the...
