Rolling Blackouts to Hit Ecuador Days Before Presidential Vote
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Source: Reuters: Health - October 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Eric Adams say White House is ‘wrong’ on immigration issue
The News New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that the White House is “wrong” on issues of immigration, as he continues to speak out about how a rising number of migrants is adversely affecting the city. “This migrant asylum issue can destroy this city,” Adams said at the inaugural Semafor…#newyorkcity #ericadams #semaforbusinessand #genesishouse #adams #dariéngap #panama #mexico #ecuador (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

UN authorizes Haiti security mission to fight gangs
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Monday authorized a foreign security mission to Haiti, a year after the Caribbean country asked for help to fight violent gangs that have largely overrun its capital Port-au-Prince. "More than just a simple vote, this is in…#unitednations #oct2 #haiti #caribbean #portauprince #jeanvictorgeneus #ecuador #chapter7 #uncharter #jeffreydelaurentis (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Costa Rica Declares State Of Emergency As Migrant Crisis Rocks Americas
Costa Rica's President Rodrigo Chaves declared a state of emergency on Tuesday as the number of migrants passing through the Central American country on the way toward the US surges, Reuters reported. "I have instructed the…#costarica #rodrigochaves #centralamerican #ecuador #venezuela #colombia #haiti #yemen #panama #ianmilescheong (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Back to Business As Usual: The US Is Once Again Vigorously Stirring the Pot in Its Own “Backyard”
From Peru to Uruguay, to Ecuador and Guyana, the US is seeking to rebuild its strategic influence in Latin America, one gun at a time. Last week, the head of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Army Gen. Laura Richardson, visited Peru, a country that is in the grip of arguably its worst political…#peru #uruguay #ecuador #guyana #latinamerica #ussoutherncommand #southcom #army #laurarichardson #pedrocastillo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

US investigating JetBlue flight after severe turbulence injures eight
The National Transportation Safety Board said it has opened an investigation into a JetBlue flight that experienced sudden severe turbulence on Monday, injuring seven passengers and a crew member. The incident occurred on Monday on JetBlue flight 1256, an Airbus A320, near Jamaica while en route…#jetblue #airbus #a320 #jamaica #guayaquil #ecuador #fortlauderdale #florida #hollywood #320 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

8 injured when JetBlue flight from Ecuador hits severe turbulence as it approaches Fort Lauderdale
Seven passengers and a crew member were injured when a JetBlue flight from Ecuador to Fort Lauderdale hit extreme turbulence while landing in Florida.#jetblue #ecuador #fortlauderdale #florida (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Man Who Thinks He Can Live Forever
In a neat little neighborhood in Venice, Calif., there’s a block of squat, similar homes, filled with mortals spending their finite days on the planet eating pizza with friends, blowing out candles on birthday cakes, and binging late-night television. Halfway down the street, there’s a cavernous black modern box. This is where Bryan Johnson is working on what he calls “the most significant revolution in the history of Homo sapiens.”  [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Johnson, 46, is a centimillionaire tech entrepreneur who has spent most of the last three years in pursuit of a si...
Source: TIME: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charlotte Alter Tags: Uncategorized feature Source Type: news

Putin doesn't even trust his own bodyguards and gives them fake travel plans, says former guard who defected
None Vitaly Brizhaty, a former member of Putin's protection service, says the Russian leader "fears for his life." • None Putin makes multiple fake travel plans to keep even his own officers in the dark, he said. • None Brizhaty, who fled to Ecuador, said Putin is a war criminal and condemned the…#vitalybrizhaty #russian #noneputin #nonebrizhaty #ecuador #ukraine #vladimirputin #fso #crimea #radiofreeeurope (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Investor Favorite Leads Socialist by Ten Points in Ecuador Poll
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Source: Reuters: Health - September 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Empowering young people in Ecuador to understand their bodies and defend their rights
ESMERALDAS, Ecuador– “RuranKapak for me means freedom, knowledge, breaking myths,” said 20-year-old youth leader Janny Caicedo Corozo. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - September 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Security in Ecuador has come undone as drug cartels exploit the banana industry to ship cocaine
Ecuador's location is increasingly putting it at the confluence of two global trades: bananas and cocaine.#ecuador (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Ecuador's security crisis worsened after car bombs exploded in several Andean cities, while inmates took dozens of prison guards hostage and prosecutors asked …
Ecuador’s national prison service said Thursday that inmates at six prisons had taken more than 50 guards and police officers hostage; they were released Friday. Ecuador’s security crisis worsened on Friday after car bombs exploded in several once relatively tranquil Andean cities, while inmates…#ecuador #andean (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Ecuador Inmates Hold 57 Guards, Police Officers Hostage: AFP
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Source: Reuters: Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Growing Feminization of Migration in Cuba Poses New Challenges
By Luis BrizuelaHAVANA, Aug 25 2023 (IPS) Emigrating from Cuba was an agonizing decision for Ana Iraida. She left behind family and friends; in her backpack she carried many hopes, but also the fear of facing dangers on the journey to the United States. “My salary and that of my second job, as an editor, were insufficient. I wanted to prosper and help my parents. Nor did I want to have a child in a country where it is an ordeal to buy everything from disposable diapers to soap, not to mention food,” the 33-year-old philologist who, like the others interviewed for this story, asked to withhold her last name, tol...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Luis Brizuela Tags: Development & Aid Economy & Trade Editors' Choice Featured Financial Crisis Gender Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Latin America & the Caribbean Migration & Refugees Population Poverty & SDGs Regional Cat Source Type: news