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First case of a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 XBB.116 sublineage reported in Ecuador

First case of a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 XBB.116 sublineage reported in Ecuador First case of a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 XBB.116 sublineage reported in Ecuador

The Ministry of Public Health reported this Sunday about the first case of the new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 XBB.116 sublineage reported in Ecuador and assured that it maintains active epidemiological surveillance by the covid-19. In a statement, he pointed out that the reference laboratory of the National Institute for Public Health Research (INSPI) reported […]

The project to install efficient air conditioners in Galapagos advances

The project to install efficient air conditioners in Galapagos advances The project to install efficient air conditioners in Galapagos advances

The Ecuadorian Ministry of Energy and Mines advances in the Project “Replacement of Air Conditioners of Energy consumption Inefficient in the Province of Galapagos-PAAG”, in order to reduce energy consumption in the residential sector of the archipelago. This, thanks to the replacement of inefficient air conditioners, with new and more efficient equipment. The project contemplates, […]

Ecuador confirms early general elections for August 20

Ecuador confirms early general elections for August 20 Ecuador confirms early general elections for August 20

The ecuadorians must go to the polls on August 20 to elect the president and 137 deputies in early elections after the dissolution of congressthe National Electoral Council (CNE) reported on Wednesday. A week ago, the right-wing president Guillermo Lasso dissolved the unicameral National Assembly making use of its constitutional power, which contemplates early elections […]

Lasso reaches his second year in office amid “cross death” in Ecuador

Lasso reaches his second year in office amid “cross death” in Ecuador Lasso reaches his second year in office amid “cross death” in Ecuador

The second anniversary of the conservative Guillermo Lasso in power finds the ruler as a second-rate actor in the political life of an Ecuador immersed in the search for his successor, after he dissolved Parliament under the so-called “cross death”, which contemplates holding early general elections. With a message to the nation in the south […]

They observe brightness in the crater of the Ecuadorian volcano El Reventador

They observe brightness in the crater of the Ecuadorian volcano El Reventador They observe brightness in the crater of the Ecuadorian volcano El Reventador

He geophysical institute (IG) of the National Polytechnic School of Ecuador reported this Saturday that brightness has been observed in the crater of the El Reventador volcano, located about 90 kilometers east of Quitothe capital of the country. “During the night and early morning today, incandescence was observed in the crater, accompanied by blocks (pyroclastic) […]

Hosts Argentina open U20 World Cup with victory over Uzbekistan

Hosts Argentina open U20 World Cup with victory over Uzbekistan Hosts Argentina open U20 World Cup with victory over Uzbekistan

Chosen by FIFA as host after Indonesia’s dismissal due to political problems, Argentina started the U-20 World Cup dispute very well. This Saturday, at the crowded Único Madre de Ciudades stadium, in Santiago del Estero, the South American team defeated Uzbekistan by 2-1, in the opening round of Group A. But the Argentine triumph was […]

Environmental license granted for Ecuador-Peru electrical interconnection project

Environmental license granted for Ecuador-Peru electrical interconnection project Environmental license granted for Ecuador-Peru electrical interconnection project

The Electric Corporation of Ecuador (Celec EP) reported this Friday that it obtained the environmental license issued by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (MAATE) for the project Electrical Interconnection Ecuador-Peru at 500,000 volts, which will allow regional energy integration. Obtaining the environmental license is a milestone in the development of the project, […]

Ecuador begins its next anticipated general commissions

Ecuador begins its next anticipated general commissions Ecuador begins its next anticipated general commissions

The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Ecuador announced this Thursday the approval of the start of the early general elections process, scheduled for next August and which responds to the “crusader death” decree issued on Wednesday by the Government, which led to the dissolution of Parliament. After a plenary session of the CNE, the body […]

Ecuadorian unions warn Lasso against possible anti-worker decrees or privatizations

Ecuadorian unions warn Lasso against possible anti-worker decrees or privatizations Ecuadorian unions warn Lasso against possible anti-worker decrees or privatizations

He Unitary Front of Workers (FUT)the most important trade union center in Ecuadorwarned this Thursday with reacting if the Government of William Lassothat Wednesday dissolved parliamentissued laws against workers or privatization of state companies. José Villavicencio, president of FUT, described as “dictatorial” to the Lasso government for having declared the call “cross death”a legal norm […]

Ecuador could hold early elections on August 20

Ecuador could hold early elections on August 20 Ecuador could hold early elections on August 20

Ecuador could hold early legislative and presidential elections on August 20, the electoral court said Thursday, a day after the president William Lasso dissolve the National Assembly by decree and advance the elections scheduled for 2025. Lasso invoked the call on Wednesday “cross death” of the Constitution, which allows the president to call early elections […]