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Panama president seeks support for vital Río Indio water project
United Press International (UPI)
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People work on reconditioning and preventive maintenance in a dry chamber at the Pedro Miguel Locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City, Panama, in May. File Photo by Bienvenido Velasco/EPA-EFE July 3 (UPI) -- Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino...
'It's a joke': Peruvians outraged after president doubles her salary
WTVB - Michigan
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By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) -Peruvian President Dina Boluarte will double her salary to the equivalent of some $10,000 per month, angering many Peruvians who said the money would be better spent on alleviating poverty. The economy minister...
In Ecuador’s Rainforest, Women Gather to Defend the Amazon With Law—and Sisterhood
LatinAmerican Post
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July 3, 2025
Forty Indigenous leaders, lawyers, and organizers journeyed deep into the Ecuadorian Amazon last week, not for protest or spectacle, but to build a transnational legal shield. Their message from Sarayaku was urgent and straightforward: only...
Lula Urges MERCOSUR to Adopt Local Currencies for International Trade Payments
teleSUR
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Brazilian President Lula da Silva (L) and Argentine President Javier Milei (R), July 3, 2025. X/ @atanimaciones July 3, 2025 Hour: 11:18 am On Thursday, Brazilian President Lula da Silva called on member countries of the Southern Common Market...
Plots thicken for President Petro in region’s political hothouse
The Bogota Post
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July 3, 2025
Colombian mandate confronts coup rumors at home even as a strange story emerges of a clandestine meet with an Ecuadorian drug lord. With an election year approaching, Colombians can expect a surplus of bluff, bluster, backstabbing and downright...
Over 280 Ecuadorian and International Organizations Speak Out Against the Criminalization and Violence against Environmental Defenders Resisting Canadian Mining
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 3, 2025
Quito-Ottawa: Yesterday, July 2, 2025, 283 Ecuadorian, Canadian, and international organizations, unions, and coalitions sent a letter expressing deep concern about the systematic criminalization of 29 human rights and land defenders in Bolivar...
Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia Resigns as Washington Weighs “Certification” of Colombia
The City Paper Bogotá
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July 3, 2025
Colombian Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia resigned on Thursday, delivering a blow to President Gustavo Petro’s government and further straining already fragile ties between Bogotá and Washington. Sarabia, a close Petro confidante and key...
Latin American governments use new technology to fight organized crime
United Press International (UPI)
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July 3 (UPI) -- This is part of an occasional series on organized crime in Latin America. Using new and improved technology should support efforts to combat the sharp rise in crime and drug trafficking across Latin America, representatives from...
Meet the Miami Mayoral Candidates
Biscayne Times - Miami
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July 3, 2025
The City of Miami is a mess. Locals voice frustration about chronic flooding in neighborhoods. Affordable housing is out of reach for tens of thousands. Gentrification has overtaken historically working-class areas like weeds in a summer garden....
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...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Explainer: What Is Ecocide and How Is It Treated in International and Domestic Law?
Earth.Org
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July 3, 2025
Between 1962 and 1971, the US military sprayed millions of gallons of Agent Orange, a herbicide containing the toxic contaminant dioxin, to defoliate the forests of South Vietnam and expose Vietcong forces. Many described the military operation as...
Ecuador’s Former Vice President Faces 13-Year Prison Sentence
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) Ecuador's former Vice President, Jorge Glas, was handed a 13-year prison sentence for embezzling public funds allocated for the 2016 earthquake recovery, local media reported Monday. The sentence was delivered unanimously by a tribunal of...
Ecuador's former VP sentenced to 13 years in prison
Xinhua News Agency
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QUITO, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador's former Vice President Jorge Glas was sentenced to 13 years in prison for embezzling public funds intended for reconstruction following a devastating 2016 earthquake, local media said Monday. According to...
World Chocolate Day: THESE countries must be on your bucket list where chocolate is more than a sweet treat
The Times of India
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Here’s the bittersweet truth – one hardly ever needs an excuse to indulge in a few pieces of chocolate. So, it’s only justified to loosen up all those dietary restraints on World Chocolate Day! Celebrated on July 7, World Chocolate Day is more...
Ecuador’s ex-VP sentenced to 13 years in latest corruption case
Politiko
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July 1, 2025
An Ecuadoran court on Monday handed former vice-president Jorge Glas a 13-year sentence for corruption, following his arrest in a dramatic raid last year on the Mexican embassy where he had been given asylum. Glas, 55, served as vice president of...
Ecuadorian Immigrant and Chic Salon & Spa Owner Irina Erazo’s Passion to Excel Fulfills the American Dream
SpaceCoastDaily.com - Florida
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Overcoming adversity, chasing the American Dream with hard work and a passion to excel Tucked in a corner of the sprawling shopping center that once housed Old Time Pottery at 1270 N. Wickham Road in Melbourne, Irina Erazo’s tidy hair salon...
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...
Mayor calls for release of New Jersey synagogue custodian detained by ICE
Jewish Telegraphic Agency - New York
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June 30, 2025
The custodian of a synagogue in Glen Rock, New Jersey was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), sparking calls for his release from the mayor of the northern New Jersey suburb. Jorge Tomas Dagar Aquino, who had been working...
President of Ecuador meets Envoy of UAE’s Minister of FA
Sharjah24
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Omar Sultan Al Olama: • Under the directives of its wise leadership, the UAE continues to enhance ties and expand constructive cooperation with countries worldwide. • The visit to Ecuador and meeting the President builds on the 50-year strategic...