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Ecuador’s Kichwa language is kept alive in the US
El País
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June 28, 2025
–Imanalla, ñukaka Micaelami kani (“How are you? My name is Micaela”), says the teacher at the start of the Kichwa class. –Ñukaka alli kani, yachachik Micaela (“I’m fine, Miss Micaela”), say the students. Today’s class is a review lesson in which...
Sentence of Ecuador's former VP labelled 'abhorrent' after dramatic embassy raid
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 1, 2025
An Ecuadorian court has sentenced former vice president Jorge Glas to 13 additional years in prison for misusing public funds allocated to rebuild areas affected by a devastating 2016 earthquake. Glas, 55, is currently in prison serving out...
KALW Almanac - Monday July 7, 2025
KALW - California
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Today is Monday July 7, 2025 July 7 is the 188th day of the year 177 days remain until the end of the year 77 days until autumn begins the sun rose in San Francisco at 5:53:23 am and sunset will be at 8:35:15 pm Today we have 14 hours and 41...
Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics
Medical News
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July 7, 2025
Sponsored Content by PittconReviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc.Jul 7 2025 In this interview, Professor James J. Collins, co-founder of the field of Synthetic Biology, discusses his journey to founding the field of synthetic biology and the potential...
Reverse Evolution? Wild Galápagos Tomatoes Bring Ancient DNA To Life
News18
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July 7, 2025
Last Updated:July 07, 2025, 12:57 IST Scientists find Galápagos wild tomatoes naturally reactivating ancient genes—offering insights into evolution, survival, and future biotech breakthroughs Tomatoes on the eastern Galápagos islands contain...
Op-ed: Young Europeans must take to the streets in defence of the Green Deal
The Parliament Magazine
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July 7, 2025
Until last year, Europe was on track to become the first climate-neutral continent in the world. More than 90% of Europeans wanted to fight against climate change, with young people leading the way through movements such as Fridays for Future....
Damianos welcomes ‘constructive’ discussion on euthanasia
Cyprus Mail
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July 7, 2025
Health Minister Michael Damianos on Monday welcomed a “constructive” discussion on euthanasia at the House human rights committee earlier that morning. He said the matter “can be discussed at a later stage”, and added that the government’s...
UN appoints Carlos G. Ruiz Massieu as New Special Representative for Haiti
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 7, 2025
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Carlos G. Ruiz Massieu of Mexico as the new Special Representative for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). Ruiz Massieu succeeds María Isabel...
Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Arc: Where To Watch?
Game Rant
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July 7, 2025
This post contains spoilers for Demon Slayer. Summary Fans can watch Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Arc in Japanese theaters starting July 18, 2025. Global release dates for the film vary, with some countries premiering as late as September 18. The...
Ecuador court orders 13 more years in prison for former VP Glas
Yahoo News
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QUITO (Reuters) -An Ecuadorean court on Monday sentenced former vice president Jorge Glas to 13 additional years in prison for misusing public funds allocated to rebuild areas affected by a devastating 2016 earthquake. Glas, 55, is currently in...
Ecuador Gang Leader 'Fito' Captured, Faces U.S. Extradition
OCCRP
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June 27, 2025
The leader of Ecuador’s Los Choneros gang—long considered the country’s most wanted fugitive—is set to be extradited to the United States after being captured 18 months after his escape from prison. Jose Adolfo Macias, also known by the alias...
Ecuador Apologizes to Abused Abacaleros, Plantation Remains Silent
Sourcing Journal - New York
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June 27, 2025
Ecuadorian government officials issued a public apology on May 31 to a group of the 300 “abacaleros” workers subjected to slave-like conditions for nearly six decades at the Japanese-owned abaca plantation, Furukawa Plantaciones. The textile...
Ecuador's indigenous Kichwa community celebrated in Belmont Cragin mural
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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June 27, 2025
Tucked away on a Belmont Cragin corner, a rich mural helps Chicago’s Kichwa Ecuadorian community honor and remember their homeland. A member of that community, a group indigenous to Ecuador, painted the mural. Fernando Lechón of New York spent...
Ecuador’s most wanted Narco found cowering under kitchen counter
Metro
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June 27, 2025
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A criminal who escaped from prison in late 2023 was found in an underground bunker only accessible through a kitchen counter....
Ecuador reveals how notorious gang leader 'Fito' hid in his hometown after jailbreak
ABC News - New York
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June 27, 2025
QUITO, Ecuador -- Ever since Ecuador's most notorious gang leader vanished from his prison cell in January 2024, authorities have been searching the world, offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the capture of Adolfo Macías, alias...
Ecuador reveals how notorious gang leader 'Fito' hid in his hometown for 18 months after jailbreak
WSOC 9 - North Carolina
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June 27, 2025
QUITO, Ecuador — (AP) — Ever since Ecuador's most notorious gang leader vanished from his prison cell in January 2024, authorities have been searching the world, offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the capture of Adolfo Macías,...
Ecuador’s Druglord ‘Fito’ Captured after Escape from Prison 18 Months Ago
The CSR Journal
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June 27, 2025
After more than a year since his escape from prison in Ecuador, a fugitive drug trafficking criminal wanted by authorities in the Andean country and the United States was captured. Ecuador’s President, Daniel Noboa, announced on Wednesday that...
Ecuador reveals how notorious gang leader 'Fito' hid in his hometown for 18 months after...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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Ecuadorian security forces recaptured the kingpin Wednesday at an underground bunker beneath a marble-walled house in the port city of Manta, some 260 kilometers (161 miles) southwest of the capital of Quito. In a remarks to reporters Thursday,...
Ecuador: Public Integrity Law Endangers Children
Human Rights Watch
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June 27, 2025
(New York) – Reforms passed by Ecuador’s National Assembly and signed by President Daniel Noboa severely threaten children’s rights and fail to protect children who are recruited or used by organized crime groups, Human Rights Watch said today. On...
Ecuador recaptures gang leader wanted in US more than a year after his prison escape
New York Post
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June 26, 2025
A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured more than a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced Wednesday. José Adolfo Macías, alias...