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Sweet potato DNA finally decoded to boost food security
Earth.com
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Scientists have now mapped the complete set of chromosomes for the African sweet potato variety “Tanzania,” revealing that it arose from a mix of a wild Ecuadorian species and a Central American relative. The achievement sheds light on the tangled...
Ecuador declares Cártel de los Solas a terrorist group
MercoPress
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Friday, August 15th 2025 - 12:40 UTC Noboa has ordered Ecuador's National Intelligence Center to analyze the group's influence within his country's criminal gangs Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa officially declared the “Cartel de los Soles” a...
Does the UN’s INC-5.2 Plastic Treaty Impact Manufacturers?
Manufacturing Digital
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August 16, 2025
“No treaty is better than a bad treaty,” says Thais Carvajal of Alianza Basura Cero Ecuador. “If we come out of INC-5.2 without an agreed upon text, it means that ambitious Member States stood up and refused to compromise on fossil fuel interests....
Ecuador, spirit of adventure: National Geographic Traveller reveals its must-see routes for 2025
Metro World News
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August 15, 2025
Ecuador shines once again on the world travelers’ radar. On August 13th, National Geographic Traveller (UK) released its latest editorial gem: the digital adventure guide for 2025, titled “Ecuador: The Spirit of Adventure.” Available for just 0.99...
Ecuador’s Listing of Tax Havens will now remove Panama
Newsroom Panama
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August 14, 2025
The tax agencies of Panama and Ecuador signed an agreement this Thursday that will allow the Central American country to be removed from Ecuador’s list of tax havens, announced Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino. “Today at noon, a tax...
U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy seize nearly 1,300 pounds of cocaine in Eastern Pacific
Seapower Magazine
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August 19, 2025
U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 105 embarked aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), prepare to offload interdicted contraband from a rigid-hull inflatable boat while conducting maritime...
A Historic Alliance for the Amazon: Indigenous Nations Reject Binational Oil Agreement
Amazon Watch
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August 19, 2025
Listen to this article Yesterday, Indigenous nations from both sides of the Peru–Ecuador border made history by uniting in a powerful binational alliance to defend the Amazon. In a public letter, seven Indigenous nationalities – the Achuar,...
Ecuador embassy in Qatar celebrates 216th independence anniversary
Qatar Tribune
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August 14, 2025
Ashraf Siddiqui The Embassy of the Republic of Ecuador in Qatar recently marked the 216th anniversary of Ecuador’s independence. The national day, commemorated on August 10 each year, honours Ecuador’s first declaration of independence from...
Isabella Mancin on: Creative Philosophy, Intentional Design, and the Poetics of Experience
News Blaze
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August 20, 2025
By centering feeling over form, emotion over ego, Isabella Mancin has carved a space in the creative world where intimacy, atmosphere, and story are the real metrics of success. As a designer of immersive experiences—from pop-ups and dinners to...
Ecuador President Marches in Protest Against Constitutional Court
The Globe Post - Washington D.C.
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August 13, 2025
Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa marched Tuesday in a protest against the country’s Constitutional Court judges who recently suspended several security laws. While Noboa portrayed the rally as part of his push to take on the once-peaceful...
Business News | India's MSME Exports in Textiles, Chemicals to Be Hit Most by US Tariffs as They Form Major Part of Shipments to US: Crisil
Latestly
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August 20, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in sectors such as textiles, diamonds and chemicals, which together account for nearly 45 per cent of India's total exports, are likely to be the most affected by the...
US tariffs to hit India’s MSME exports in textiles, chemicals most: Crisil
Awaz The Voice
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August 20, 2025
New Delhi Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in sectors such as textiles, diamonds and chemicals, which together account for nearly 45 per cent of India's total exports, are likely to be the most affected by the imposition of higher...
Trump's tariffs set to hit Tirupur garment makers, Surat diamond polishers severely
The Economic Times
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August 20, 2025
Tirupur’s readymade garment makers and Surat’s diamond polishers are set to bear the brunt of the imposition of higher tariffs by the US, according to a release issued by Crisil. It will significantly impact micro, small and medium enterprises...
To Ecuador with Love: ‘Women Wearing Shoulder Pads’ Creator Gonzalo Cordova on His Wild New Adult Swim Show
Animation Magazine
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August 15, 2025
***This article was written for the Sept./Oct. 25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 352)*** What would you get if you merged the madcap, surreal frames of ’80s-era Pedro Almodóvar movies with the beautifully art-decorated stop-motion world of...
India’s MSME exports in textiles, chemicals to be hit most by US tariffs as they form major part of shipments to US: Crisil
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 20, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in sectors such as textiles, diamonds and chemicals, which together account for nearly 45 per cent of India's total exports, are likely to be the most affected by the...
Indigenous Amazon leaders demand action
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 20, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are urging South American presidents meeting in Bogota this week to turn promises to protect the region's rainforest into concrete action, and to give Indigenous groups more say in the...
Exchange student speaks to Rotary
The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia
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August 20, 2025
Submitted photo Jayla Reams, at left, accompanied by her mother Questie Reams, spoke with the Rotary Club of Elkins about her recent student exchange experience in Ecuador. ELKINS — Jayla Reams, a rising junior at Elkins High School, served as a...
A look at consumer prices 6 months into the 2nd Trump administration
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
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August 15, 2025
It’s been a little over six months since President Donald Trump assumed office for his second term. In that time, the economic landscape has shifted quite drastically: The new administration has implemented broad tariffs on U.S. trade partners,...
Ecuador and India: Celebrating 56 years of friendship and a new era of strategic partnership
ETGovernment
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August 13, 2025
Pabitra Margherita, Minister of State for External Affairs with H.E. Fernando Xavier Bucheli VargasOn August 10th, Ecuador commemorates a defining moment in its history — the day our country began its path toward independence and nationhood. It is...
UNO CORP takes over Primax business in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru
Petrol Plaza
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August 15, 2025
The deal between UNO CORP and Grupo Romero is a mixture of ownership and strategic alliance.Honduran conglomerate UNO CORP has agreed to acquire 80% of Primax, a deal covering the fuel retailer’s networks of service stations and distribution...