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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...
Weed tourism lights up global travel
BizNews
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Marijuana-inspired travel is the next big thing in the global travel industry as the world begins to realise that ganja really is the new tourism gold. Knowing that cannabis and the tourism dollar are fast friends would most likely have Bob Marley...
China Meet Up 2025 returns to Guangzhou
Fresh Plaza
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July 3, 2025
China Meetup 2025, the mainland China-focused event linked to Asia Fruit Logistica, is set to return to Guangzhou from 8–9 September 2025. Organisers have confirmed broader international participation this year, with companies and delegates...
Ecuador Apologizes to Abused Abacaleros, Plantation Remains Silent
Sourcing Journal - New York
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June 27, 2025
Ecuadorian government officials issued a public apology on May 31 to a group of the 300 “abacaleros” workers subjected to slave-like conditions for nearly six decades at the Japanese-owned abaca plantation, Furukawa Plantaciones. The textile...
Comparison of Essential Oil Extraction Techniques and Their Therapeutic Applications in Dentistry: Focus on Candida albicans Inhibition
Dove Medical Press
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July 3, 2025
Introduction Essential oils (EOs) are liquid extracts with a consistency similar to that of fatty oils, yet they are distinguished by their volatility, which allows them to evaporate without leaving residues.1,2 They are derived from various parts...
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...
Ecuador Reports Eight Yellow Fever Related Fatalities
Precision Vaccinations
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(Vax-Before-Travel News)The Ecuadorian Ministry of Public Health reported 10 confirmed fatal cases of yellow fever and eight related fatalities as of June 28, 2025. These patients were primarily from the provinces of Morona Santiago and Zamora...
UAE Team Emirates Announces Line-Up for Tour de France 2025
RoadCycling.com
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UAE Team Emirates will be sending a strong line-up for the 2025 Tour de France, which will start in the city of Lille on July 5. The team’s eight-man roster will be formed around defending Tour de France Champion Tadej Pogacar and will combine...
Latin America’s top human rights court says states have duty to act on climate crisis
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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The court outlined a series of legal standards, including the recognition of a human right to a healthy climate, the obligation to prevent massive and irreversible environmental harm as well as the duty to protect the rights of current and future...
Mike Yardley: New Town sights and delights in Quito
Newstalk ZB
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June 29, 2025
Beyond the storied charm and colonial trappings of Quito’s Old Town, there is plenty more to explore in the Ecuadorian capital. Given its dramatic topography, Metropolitan Quito spans 17 different ecosystems. Wedged in a valley between volcanoes,...
Jose Cifuentes returns to Rangers with a point to prove as seemingly inevitable Ibrox exit on hold
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 3, 2025
Jose Cifuentes will report back at Ibrox on Friday determined to kick-start his Rangers career. The Ecuadorian midfield man is to rejoin his Gers team-mates after a year in Greece. Recruited by former gaffer Michael Beale two summers ago, the...
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...
Ecuador announces UAE arrest of suspected guerrilla leader
The New Arab
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Roberto Alvarez Vera is accused of orchestrating a deadly ambush in Ecuador’s Amazon region [Getty] Ecuador on Thursday announced the arrest in the United Arab Emirates of a leader of the dissident FARC guerrillas blamed for the deaths of 11...
Digital fossil-mining finally reveals origin of squids
The Hindu
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June 28, 2025
This picture released by the Schmidt Ocean Institute on September 14, 2023, shows a Grimalditeuthis near Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago. These squid were only observed alive in the wild for the first time in 2005. | Photo Credit: AFP Squids are...
Paraguay’s growing pork industry looks to expand in Asia
Buenos Aires Herald
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June 28, 2025
Paraguay has been known for many years solely as an agricultural country, with soybeans as its leading product, and, to a lesser extent, as a cattle-raising country with beef production. The country is currently positioning itself on the global...
No deals with communists
Renew America
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By Cliff Kincaid July 3, 2025 President Trump is a slow learner when it comes to the issue of international communism. One day he is attacking the idea of a communist mayor for New York City and the next day he announces a trade deal with the...
TNADF Announces 2025 American Dream Award Honorees and Scholarship Recipients
Tribuna Connecticut
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The New American Dream Foundation (TNADF) proudly announces the honorees and scholarship recipients for its 11th Annual American Dream Awards Gala. The New American Dream Foundation (TNADF) proudly announces the honorees and scholarship recipients...
China, Ecuador to support each other's core interests
China Daily Global
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President Xi Jinping meets with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. FENG YONGBIN/CHINA DAILY China's collaboration with Ecuador on the Belt and Road Initiative figured prominently during...
Water boss considers ‘bottling’ Severn Tunnel spring water
Nation.Cymru
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July 3, 2025
Sudbrook pumping station. Photo by Gareth James is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Martin Shipton The head of a global water treatment firm has offered to consider treating and bottling the 50 million litres of spring water that have to be pumped out...
Mike Yardley: Classic encounters in Quito’s Old Town, Ecuador
Newstalk ZB
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June 28, 2025
Second only to La Paz as the highest capital on earth, Ecuador’s high-altitude capital is a breath-taker. I’ve just enjoyed my first foray to captivating Quito with Viva Expeditions, and I cannot recommend it high enough. It is a tantaliser,...