International

Santiago, May 15 (EFE).- The 23rd edition of the Catad’Or wine contest, one of the most prestigious in Chile and Latin America, this year will expand its scope beyond the Western Hemisphere to receive entries from about 15 countries, including new and little-known wines from Israel, Lebanon and Bulgaria. “New countries have been included, Catad’Or …

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Angochagua, Ecuador, May 15 (EFE).- Descendants of the Caranqui, one of Ecuador’s indigenous groups, seek to recover their culture and identity with a small museum that houses tools and handicrafts found in pre-Columbian tombs across the northern province of Imbabura. The museum – a small hut with adobe walls and a palm thatch roof – …

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Quito, May 14 (EFE).- Ecuador’s new defense minister, Oswaldo Jarrin, announced Monday the restructuring of the military command structure along the border with Colombia and the appointment of a deputy minister – namely Diego Moreno – as two of the changes being made since he took over the portfolio. “There will no longer be a …

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Cartagena, Colombia, May 14 (EFE). After two years of careful preparation of a suitable habitat, the Port Oasis environmental organization, a unit of the Port of Cartagena Group, witnessed the reproduction in captivity of the third American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) in Colombia. The chick of the American flamingo species, also known as the Caribbean flamingo, …

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Sao Paulo, May 10 (EFE).- A 22-story abandoned building in a formerly luxurious district of downtown Sao Paulo is the site of Latin America’s largest squatter occupation. Located close to Sao Paulo’s emblematic Luz train station the Prestes Maia – as the building is known – has become the poster child for the urban housing …

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Mexico City, May 9 (EFE).– Posts shared on social media promoting environmental awareness create the illusion of enlightenment, but they conceal an underlying desire for personal satisfaction and an easing of conscience, psychologist Ricardo Trujillo told EFE on Wednesday. The professor at Mexico’s National Autonomous University’s psychology department said that well-intentioned ideas about responsible consumption …

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Managua, May 8 (EFE).- Supporters of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega will take to the streets in Managua on Wednesday to defend the government, while on the same day university students will also demonstrate against it, in the midst of a prolonged sociopolitical crisis that has claimed the lives of at least 47 people. The “April …

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Quito, May 8 (EFE).- Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno has asked all of his Cabinet ministers to resign in order to begin his second year in office with a new executive branch, his chief of staff said Tuesday. “This is because on May 24 the president of the republic completes a year in office and wishes …

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