Ecuador News

Ecuador has become the door of South America to Haitian immigrants who want to go to Brazil in search of a better life than living in their country, devastated by the earthquake of 2010, because the Andean nation does not ask for visa: this is the information released from the NGO, "The Jesuit Service for Refugees and Migrants" in Quito.

On Nov. 24, 1859, Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" was published. Even though there are still some Americans arguing about its contents, there is little debate that Darwin's book helped launch a revolution of scientific inquiry that continues to this day.

A giant tortoise species studied by Charles Darwin and believed to be extinct for more than 150 years may be alive and well, an ambitious genetic survey has revealed.

Journalism watchdog Reporters Without Borders recently made headlines when it demoted the United States in its annual rankings of press freedom for an alleged "crackdown" on reporters covering Occupy Wall Street.

Charles Darwin's research and writing on Evolution and related topics is still very much alive today, modified and expanded on but only in a few details replaced.

With strong performances throughout the lineup the Newberry women's tennis team earned its second sweep of the 2011-12 season knocking off the Benedict Tigers 9-0 at the Southeast Tennis Center in Columbia.

Frannie and Julian Greenebaum hold one of their souvenirs from their recent trip to the Galapagos Islands, a T-shirt with a blue footed boobie bird on it.

Fulbright scholar Jessica Gaulter is conducting research in the Galapagos Islands with the goal of helping to eradicate river blindness.

The Legal Adviser to the Department of State, Harold Koh, delivered the keynote address at a UVA Law School conference on issues of conflicts over sovereign equality on Friday morning.

Via El Universal : Guayas repunta casos de dengue, de 263 a 378 . [In Guayas, dengue cases soar from 263 to 378] Excerpt, with my translation: En Guayas, los casos de dengue clA sico suman 378, de acuerdo con el reciente boletA n epidemiolA3gico emitido por el Ministerio de Salud PAoblica en su portal .

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa speaks next to his lawyer Alembert Vera at the National Court of Justice in Quito, on January 24, 2012.

With Valentine's Day fast approaching, many people are racking their brains for what to get for their sweetheart.

LOVERS of the natural world at Burgate School and Sixth Form Centre in Fordingbridge are launching a massive fundraising campaign to raise A 66,000 for a month-long trip of a lifetime.

Seen here is an Emelec fan wearing a huge and really rather unsettling 'Chucky' head - assuming it's not some terrible affliction - in the crowd as his side takes on Paraguay's Olimpia in Guayaquil in theA Copa Libertadores, putting the guy in front's feeble Janet Street-Porter mask, quite literally, in the shade

Cuenca, Ecuador continues to be a hot spot for retirees. The pluses that are touted are many, although it is the low cost of living that is by far the most loudly touted benefit in just about any article you will find about this retirement haven.

Italian police discovered 40 kilos of cocaine in a diplomatic pouch that Ecuador made available to an theatrical artist, Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino told reporters on Thursday.

Ecuador's foreign minister says police in Italy found nearly 90 pounds of cocaine in diplomatic mail sent to the Mediterranean country and two suspects have been arrested.

In his recent State of the Union address, President Obama failed to discuss U.S. policy toward Latin America, apart from a passing reference to the Colombia and Panama free-trade deals, and also these seven words: "Our ties to the Americas are deeper." Other than that, there was nothing.

On Nov. 24, 1859, Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" was published. Even though there are still some Americans arguing about its contents, there is little debate that Darwin's book helped launch a revolution of scientific inquiry that continues to this day.

And if that doesn't seem particularly noteworthy to you, don't say so to the Concord Area Humanists.