Gloucestershire gourmet food business expands into South East Asia

A Gloucestershire speciality food business has expanded into new markets in South East Asia. TruffleHunter, a Queen’s Award-winning company based in South Cerney, used government-backed export insurance to secure contracts worth £22,500 in...

Ecuador: National strike against Noboa’s neoliberal policies met with brutal repression

Ecuadorians are resoundingly resisting the Daniel Noboa government’s neoliberal policies, despite heavy police and military repression. The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) — the country’s most powerful social movement...

Ecuador: Protests continue with demands to Noboa Government

The repeal of Executive Decree 126, which eliminated the diesel subsidy, a reason that triggered the call for the strike, is among those demands. Additionally, the indigenous movement calls on the Executive to reduce the Value Added Tax (VAT) from...

‘Expensive, but totally worth it’: the best (and worst) supermarket dark chocolate, tasted and rated

Chocolate is a clear example of “you get what you pay for” – while there are always exceptions, the most exquisite chocolate often costs twice, if not four times, the price of other bars. With premium products from the best small producers, you do...

Stop Criminalizing Indigenous Land Defenders in Ecuador

En español Cultural Survival condemns the violence perpetrated by the Ecuadorian government towards Indigenous Peoples peacefully resisting the high cost of living in the country and in defense of their territories. During the September 2025,...

Zuni Youth Enrichment Project Hosts Ribbon-Cutting for Solar Energy Project, Sept. 21

Details By Zuni Youth Enrichment Project October 01, 2025 The Zuni Youth Enrichment Project hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21, to celebrate the completion of its new solar energy installation. This project was made...

Every person with talent is an act of collective care

In a debate about the recent closure of the Ministry of Culture and Heritage in Ecuador, one of the participants defined the creative process as a collective act of care; behind every talent there is a community that sustains and embraces it....

1st Global Gastronomy Conference Wants the World to See Food as Culture

credit: fickr / Les Roches CC-BY-NC 2.0 The first Global Conference on Gastronomy, held at Barcelona’s Palau de Pedralbes and organized by the International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism (IGCAT), emphasized that food is more...

Ecuador indigenous groups decry repression, internet blackouts

Indigenous groups in Ecuador accuse President Daniel Noboa's government of repression, power cuts, and internet shutdowns amid deadly protests over fuel subsidy removals. The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) has...

Federal immigration agents arrest 9 construction workers in Hardwick, advocates say

Federal immigration authorities arrested and detained nine construction workers in the Hardwick area on Friday, according to the advocacy organization Migrant Justice. The group said the targeted enforcement action was unlike anything Vermont has...

Glacial melt puts strain on national water sources; Cuenca has stable supply but still faces challenges

By Liam Higgins Ecuador has plans to deliver clean drinking water to 98 percent of the country’s population by 2030, up from 61 percent today. Meeting the goal, however, means overcoming major challenges, according to Ecuador’s Secretary of Water...

Iraqi oil exports to US drop sharply last week

2025-10-04T13:17:56+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s crude oil exports to the United States declined last week, according to data released on Saturday by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA...

From food truck dream to campus favorite: Ricky’s Cafe at UM

If you haven’t heard already, the University of Miami is now home to Ricky’s Cafe, a food truck serving carefully crafted drinks and baked goods. The cafe’s story begins on a first date. When Nathalie Moreno asked her future husband Ricky about...

Ecuador’s Indigenous Peoples Maintain National Strike Against Government

CONAIE warned that the crime against the Kichwa leader cannot go unpunished. The national strike seeks the repeal of the decree that increases the price of diesel and a solution to the crisis in health and education. The participating...

Ecuador is Burning, the People Resist: A Country at a Turning Point of Austerity and Repression

Ecuador finds itself, once again, at the center of a social and political storm. We have once again witnessed a national strike called by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), a popular uprising that has placed Daniel...

Ecuador: CONAIE Condemns Fatal Repression

On Monday, Ecuador’s Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (CONAIE) held a press conference to brief national and international media about ongoing unrest in the Andean country. RELATED: Ecuador: Noboa Cuts Off Communications in Areas Where...

The International Baking Industry Exposition Returns to Las Vegas

(Buddy Valastro, “The Cake Boss,” was a featured presenter at IBIE 2025 Photo courtesy of IBIE 2025) Panettone World Cup—Americas Selection Debuts at 12 by Debbie Hall The International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE) returned to the Las Vegas...

Canadian Miner Faces Licence Suspension in Ecuador

Toronto-based Dundee Precious Metals is facing suspension of its environmental licence in Ecuador after mass protests targeting foreign mining operations swept the South American country. Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa announced the suspension...

Ecuadorian Moth infestation prompts stricter entry protocols at Chilean ports

Ecuador shrimp sector announces clean energy transition as protests over diesel prices engulf nation

Ecuador’s National Aquaculture Chamber (CNA) and the Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) have launched a collaborative project that seeks to improve energy security in the nation’s shrimp sector and identify a scalable roadmap for its transition...