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Xi meets with Ecuadorian Leader to discuss their bilateral ties
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa in Beijing on Friday, marking the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations. Xi highlighted the steady progress in their partnership, noting...
How to overhaul the global financial architecture
D+C Development and Cooperation
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In response, they propose to set up an independent statutory debt restructuring mechanism under the auspices of the United Nations. The UN is considered an impartial intermediary as it is neither a creditor nor a representative of its own...
EarthTalk: Oil & Gas Companies Thwarting Efforts By Climate Activists
The Bradenton Times - Florida
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In recent years, many climate activists have protested against oil and gas companies for their role in exacerbating climate change and more. Recent examples include the ubiquitous “Just Stop Oil” protests, which have shown up from the Louvre...
The Hearts of Palm Revolution: How Ecuador's Food Giants Are Quietly Saving Rainforests
Green Matters
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July 1, 2025
The hearts of palm market is projected to hit $2.1 billion by 2033. Most people have never heard of hearts of palm. Even fewer know that this humble vegetable is quietly revolutionizing how we think about sustainable food production. But here's...
Spain and World Bank in push for wider use of 'debt swaps'
The Straits Times
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July 1, 2025
SEVILLE/LONDON - Spain has partnered with the World Bank to help poorer countries free up money to spend on development and conservation via debt "swaps," the country's Ministry of Economy said on Tuesday. With rich governments cutting official...
Continuing Promise 2025 Mission Update: Ecuador
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 2, 2025
MAYPORT, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES 07.01.2025 Courtesy Story The USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is now scheduled to conduct its Continuing Promise 2025 mission stop in Manta, Ecuador from July 4-10, instead of the previously planned July 12-19. Adjusting the...
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...
Opinion: ILO’s long-overdue move on the platform economy
Telengana Today
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July 1, 2025
ILO’s proposal to create binding global standards for gig and platform workers marks a turning point for labour rights By Puja Pal, Amit Kumar The International Labour Organization (ILO) concluded its 113th International Labour Conference (ILC) in...
El Gobierno colombiano niega mediar una posible “entrega” de alias Fito, detenido en Ecuador
KVIA - Texas
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July 1, 2025
Ana María Cañizares El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Colombia emitió un comunicado el lunes sobre la detención de Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias “Fito”, realizada el jueves 26 de junio por el Ejército ecuatoriano en la localidad costera de...
Week 27 farm-gate shrimp roundup: Ecuador prices gain momentum while China posts modest rebound
Undercurrent News
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July 1, 2025
Additional reporting by Maria Feijoo, Lewis Hu and Neil Ramsden Ecuadorian shrimp farm-gate prices firmed for week 27 (June 30-July 6), while Chinese levels remained seasonally depressed despite modest recovery, creating potential margin pressure...
Strict trade protections tabled to stop shark and ray species freefall
Oceanographic Magazine
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July 1, 2025
In total, over 70 sharks and rays are proposed for CITES listing action at CoP20 via seven listing proposals, with more than 50 governments adding their names to these proposals – showing the growing recognition that the world’s shark and ray...
IDB to boost climate finance support by at least $11bn
Times LIVE
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The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) aims to unlock at least $11bn (R193.57bn) in fresh climate finance through a series of initiatives to help countries cope with the impact of global warming that will attract private funds, its president...
Peruvian Fintech Do Payment Expands In Latin America And Launches New Payment Solution
Financial IT
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With the acceleration of digital commerce, both users and companies are demanding faster payments, especially in sectors where payments are a challenge, such as sports betting and online gaming. In this context, Do Payment, the Peruvian payments...
Air Europa inaugurated its non-stop flights between Madrid and Quito at Mariscal Sucre Airport
Travel Daily News
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July 1, 2025
Air Europa will operate three weekly frequencies using Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Passengers traveling from Quito to Madrid will save approximately two and a half hours on this non-stop journey. The Spanish airline Air Europa has launched its...
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...
Exclusive-IDB to boost climate finance support by at least $11 billion
Yahoo Finance
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By Simon Jessop, Marc Jones and David Latona SEVILLE (Reuters) -The Inter-American Development Bank aims to unlock at least $11 billion in fresh climate finance through a series of initiatives to help countries cope with the impacts of global...
Loyal to Acquire the High-Grade Highway Reward Copper Gold Mine
Investing News Network
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July 2, 2025
Due to the challenges associated with finding, developing, permitting and mining copper deposits, the higher demand is being met by slow growth of new supply. Mines that are in operation tend to be quite large and operate for decades as copper...
Ohio strengthens global ties with South American wheat trade delegation
Ohio Ag Net/Ohio's Country Journal
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June 30, 2025
Ohio has continued to strengthen its role in international agricultural trade this June. In addition to hosting a delegation from Vietnam for a Memorandum of Understanding signing, the state welcomed wheat millers from South America, further...
Former Ecuadorian vice president detained in embassy raid gets 13 years in prison
Associated Press
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June 30, 2025
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The former vice president of Ecuador who was detained last year during a highly criticized police raid on Mexico’s embassy in the South American country was sentenced Monday to 13 years in prison. Jorge Glas had been accused...
Blind Eagle Uses Proton66 Hosting for Phishing, RAT Deployment on Colombian Banks
The Hacker News
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June 30, 2025
Jun 30, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Vulnerability The threat actor known as Blind Eagle has been attributed with high confidence to the use of the Russian bulletproof hosting service Proton66. Trustwave SpiderLabs, in a report published...