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
One Man ’ s Quest to Heal the Oceans —And Maybe Save the World
Enric Sala—marine ecologist, conservationist, and ocean advocate—is standing under a life-size replica of a Northern Atlantic Right Whale at the natural history museum in Washington, D.C., and the air outside is smudged with wildfire smoke drifting down from Canada. It’s not surprising that Sala wants to talk about the smoke, or about whales. Their poop, however, is an unexpected twist. According to Sala, whale excrement, or, more precisely, the lack of it, has a role to play in the choking miasma that has forced my interview with one of the world’s foremost ocean explorers indoors instead of out on...
Source: TIME: Science - August 24, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Aryn Baker Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate TIME 2030 Source Type: news
How an anti-corruption outsider triumphed in Guatemala's presidential election
This weekend the results of two Latin American elections seem to reflect a desire for democratic change. In Ecuador, a millennial entrepreneur will face the establishment leftist candidate in a runoff and Guatemalans elected an anti-corruption politician who overcame establishment assaults on…#latinamerican #ecuador #guatemalans #nickschifrin #willfreeman #guatemalan #bernardoarévalo #arévalo #latinamerica #widespread (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gonzalez Leads Ecuador Exit Polls Ahead of Official Results
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Source: Reuters: Health - August 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ecuador Votes Sunday for New President After Candidate Gunned Down
Ecuadoreans head to the polls Sunday in the first round of voting for a new president amid a state of emergency after gunmen assassinated candidate Fernando Villavicencio, upending the campaign in a nation buffeted by rising drug-fueled violence. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ecuadoreans vote for new president in election marred by candidate's murder
[1/3] A combination photo shows Ecuadorean presidential candidate Otto Sonnenholzner talks to the media, in Guayaquil, Ecuador August 14, 2023, Ecuadorean presidential candidate Christian Zurita poses for a photograph, in Quito, Ecuador August 15, 2023, Ecuadorean presidential candidate Luisa…#ecuadorean #ottosonnenholzner #guayaquil #ecuador #christianzurita #quito #luisagonzalez #colombians #monicabarba #rafaelcorrea (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ecuadoreans head to polls in election marked by violence
Run-up to snap vote has been marred by candidate’s assassination and wider drug cartel crisis (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bond Traders Bet Next Ecuador President Can Stave Off Default
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Source: Reuters: Health - August 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A prolonged drought is devastating Latin America
El Niño, which increases the risk of both drought and flooding, may see Latin America’s economies lose up to $300 billion. Perú and Ecuador’s agriculture-dependent economies could shrink by 1.7% and 1.6%, respectively. In response, several regional governments have announced spending packages to…#elniño #latinamericas #perú #ecuador #dartmouthcollege #latinamerica #restofworld #southamerica #lancet #uruguay (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Where Should I Retire?: This Ecuadorean city in the Andes has perfect weather
Bill and Dean Keyes and Chase and Saralee Squires separately say they have found the same retirement spot with perfect weather — temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s year-round during the day and in the upper 40s at night during the winter (in this case, August and September). Their dream…#deankeyes #chase #saraleesquires #cuenca #ecuador #unescoworldheritage #denver #costarica #spain #panama (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ecuador used to calm. Then the cocaine trade heated up
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — Belen Diaz was walking home from college one evening when a motorcycle carrying two men made a menacing U-turn. Terrified that she was about to be robbed for the eighth time in three years, the teaching student banged on a cab window until the driver drove her home. Diaz got…#guayaquil #ecuador #belendiaz #ecuadorian #latinamerica #mexican #colombian #colombia #peru #anthonygarcia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ecuador Candidates Struggle to Stand Out in Debate
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Source: Reuters: Health - August 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ecuador Journalist Zurita Follows Slain Villavicencio on Ticket
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Source: Reuters: Health - August 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
In Ecuador, party of slain presidential candidate picks replacement
Andrea Gonzalez, vice-presidential running mate of Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, a vocal critic of corruption and organized crime who was killed during a campaign event, attends a press conference on behalf of the campaign while wearing a bulletproof vest, in Quito,…#andreagonzalez #ecuadorean #quito #ecuador #karentoro #villavicencio #spanish #colombian #veronicasarauz #guillermolasso (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
