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☆ Ecuador dampens Qatar’s party as controversial World Cup gets underway
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Al Khor, Qatar CNN —For the past year, a giant clock in Doha has been counting down to the opening match of the World Cup. Qatar and the world need wait no more, after this controversial tournament got underway Sunday with the host losing 2-0 to Ecuador. People watch as fireworks go off before the start of the World Cup at the Al Bayt Stadium. The country’s last-minute ban of alcohol in World Cup stadiums also made headlines around the world. Colombian singer Maluma, who features in the official World Cup anthem, walked out of an interview on Israeli television when he was questioned about the Gulf state’s human rights record.

"There's now a big push to get nature into sovereign debt markets," said Simon Zadek, executive director at NatureFinance, which advises governments on debt-for-nature swaps and other types of climate-focused finance. At that level, it would be the biggest debt-for-nature swap struck to date. The combined value of swap deals to date is $3.7 billion, according to the data. Securing the buy-in of development banks is usually key for the economics of a deal. The WWF has projects in Central and South America where they are monitoring deforestation by tracking jaguars, said Brenes, who has worked on debt-for-nature swaps for the last 25 years.

Several Republican and Democratic Latinos made history in the midterm elections, even as votes were still being tallied Wednesday in many parts of the country. According to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, Latinos ran for top offices in 44 of the nation's 50 states. Antonio Delgado became the first person who identifies as Latino to be elected to the office, according to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. Matos, a former Providence City Council president, was appointed lieutenant governor in April 2021 when Dan McKee became the state's governor. Follow NBC Latino on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

☆ Midterm elections live updates: Pennsylvania races, New Hampshire Senate race too early to call
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Brandy Zadrozny | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Sahil-Kapur-Headshot.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +109 min

Share this -Link copiedWisconsin Senate and governor's races too early to call It is too early to call the Senate and gubernatorial races in Wisconsin, according to NBC News. Share this -Link copiedNew Hampshire Senate race too early to call The Senate race in New Hampshire is too early to call, according to NBC News. Share this -Link copiedPennsylvania Senate and governor races are too early to call After polls closed at 8 p.m. While Maricopa County election officials initially categorized the problem as a “hiccup,” it took hours before a solution was identified early Tuesday afternoon. In Columbus County, election officials allegedly were harassed by an “observer following one-stop workers” and photographing or filming the workers, it said.

“He was always on, always.”Jarrín, now 86, is set to retire as the Dodgers’ Spanish-language broadcaster this year. Jaime Jarrín threw out the first pitch to mark his last year on the job on April 14 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Jarrín was scheduled to retire on Jaime Jarrín Day, on Oct. 1, when the Dodgers played the Colorado Rockies at home. Jaime Jarrín waves to the crowd during his final regular season game at Dodger Stadium, in Los Angeles, on Oct. 5. “Jaime Jarrín has been the first voice that I can remember as a kid,” said Jose Benito Garcia, 35, of Inglewood.

☆ Demonstrators in Ecuador protest woman's killing, demand payment to pension system
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Alexandra Valencia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Ecuadorians gathered outside police headquarters in Quito to protest the death of lawyer Maria Belen Bernal. Her husband, German Caceres, who the attorney general's office says is the main suspect in the killing, is on the run. Demonstrations against the killing followed earlier protests led by union leaders, who argued that the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute's (IESS) financial situation has muddled health services for users and put the retirement pension system at risk. "Social security isn't bankrupt, it's poorly managed," Mesias Tatamuez, one of the union leaders, told reporters. Ecuador's government reached an agreement last week to disburse $300 million through December to apply to what is owed.

☆ World leaders pledge more support for nature ahead of UN summit
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Gloria Dickie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File PhotoLONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - World leaders on Tuesday stepped up financial support and conservation commitments to combat the global biodiversity crisis that threatens more than one million plant and animal species with extinction. Nations will soon gather in Montreal, Canada, for a critical U.N. biodiversity summit (COP15) to finalise and adopt a framework to protect and conserve nature. "We will continue to mobilize global support to reach this target and protect biodiversity around the planet." Currently, about 17% of the world's land area is under protection, according to a 2021 report by the World Economic Forum. But just 7% of the global ocean is under some sort of conservation scheme, with less than 3% highly protected.

☆ Ecuador Reaches Deal With China to Restructure Debt
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Sara Schaefer Muñoz | Ryan Dube | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso, pictured in August, is visiting New York for meetings during the United Nations General Assembly. NEW YORK—Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso said his country had reached a deal with China to restructure $4.4 billion of outstanding debt, saving the country $1 billion from 2022 to 2025. “This is a great development for Ecuador,” President Lasso told The Wall Street Journal on Monday.

☆ Even airline employees are having trouble finding a seat home from Europe this summer
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-12 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

International passengers walk through the arrivals area at Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport on November 26, 2021 in London, England. Airlines want people to take a European vacation this summer — as long as it's not their employees. United is also telling staff about the challenges with overseas travel this summer and to prioritize customers, a spokesman said. Strains at some European airports could persist after the peak summer travel season. Correction: American Airlines has barred staff from only using their flight benefits for personal travel from London Heathrow Airport through "at least" Sept. 11.

☆ WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
▼ + stars: | 2021-12-13 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

Julian Assange, founder of the website WikiLeaks, has been a key figure in major leaks of classified government documents, cables and videos. Assange was released from a British prison on June 24 and was making his way back to his home country Australia after his 12-year battle against extradition to the United States ended in a plea deal. The Australian has been wanted in the United States on 18 criminal charges after WikiLeaks published thousands of classified files and diplomatic cables in 2010. Assange spent nearly seven years holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, protected by asylum status. In 2019, his asylum was rescinded by Ecuador and he was arrested by London's Metropolitan Police in connection with bail-skipping charges and an extradition warrant from the US Justice Department.

Persons: Julian Assange, Assange Organizations: WikiLeaks, Ecuadorian Embassy, London's Metropolitan Police, US Justice Department Locations: Australia, United States, Ecuadorian, London, Ecuador

☆ Atracţie turistică, pierdută pentru totdeauna; Arcul lui Darwin s-a prăbuşit în mare
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-19 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: ewz.roAtracţie turistică, pierdută pentru totdeauna; Arcul lui Darwin s-a prăbuşit în mareArcul lui Darwin, una dintre cele mai cunoscute formaţiuni stâncoase din Insulele Galapagos, s-a prăbuşit în mare. „Prăbuşirea Arcului lui Darwin, podul natural aflat la mai puţin de un kilometru de principala zonă a Insulei Darwin, a fost anunţată”, a scris ministerul. Arcul lui Darwin a făcut parte, la un moment dat, din Insula Darwin, care este acum deschisă pentru vizitare. Botezat după biologul englez Charles Darwin, arcul este considerat unul dintre cele mai bune locuri pentru sărituri şi scufundări din arhipelagul aflat în Oceanul Pacific. În această dimineaţă, la ora locală 11:20, Arcul lui Darwin, celebru la nivel mondial, s-a prăbuşit în faţa ochilor lor.

Persons: Darwin, Insulei Darwin, Insula Darwin, englez Charles Darwin, Ne Organizations: UNESCO Locations: Insulele Galapagos, Insulei, Insula, englez, Pacific, Ecuador, Galapagos

☆ O valiză cu 185 de ţestoase, descoperită pe aeroportul din Galapagos
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-29 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Reprezentanţii Parcului Naţional Galapagos (PNG) şi ai aeroportului care deserveşte insulele au descoperit într-o valiză aproximativ 185 de exemplare de broaşte ţestoase, între care zece decedate, ce urmau să fie transportate din arhipelag către continent, a informat duminică ministerul ecuadorian al Mediului. „Pe aeroportul #Baltra, 185 de broaşte ţestoase eclozate au fost detectate într-o valiză care se afla în curs de transfer către Ecuadorul continental", a spus ministerul pe Twitter, potrivit Agerpres. Situate la o distanţă de 1.000 de kilometri de coasta ecuadoriană, Insulele Galapagos au o floră şi o faună unice. Ministerul a declarat că descoperirea a avut loc „în timpul unei inspecţii de rutină” între aeroportul din Galapagos şi PNG, precizând că poliţia şi procurorii „iau măsuri”, fără a oferi detalii suplimentare. „Broaştele ţestoase nu au mai mult de trei luni, iar carapacea lor este extrem de tânără”, a declarat aeroportul din Galapagos într-un comunicat, ceea ce face dificilă localizarea originii acestor broaşte ţestoase, fiecare specie fiind diferită în funcţie de insula lor de provenienţă.

Persons: Marcelo Mata, Charles Darwin, îşi, Ţestoasele Organizations: Agerpres, Ministerul, existenţa Locations: Insulele, Galapagos, Arhipelagul, Pacific

☆ O valiză cu 185 de ţestoase, descoperită pe aeroportul din Galapagos; Au fost înfăşurate în saci de plastic
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-29 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: AgerpresO valiză cu 185 de ţestoase, descoperită pe aeroportul din Galapagos; Au fost înfăşurate în saci de plasticReprezentanţii Parcului Naţional Galapagos (PNG) şi ai aeroportului care deserveşte insulele au descoperit într-o valiză aproximativ 185 de exemplare de broaşte ţestoase, între care zece decedate, ce urmau să fie transportate din arhipelag către continent, a informat duminică ministerul ecuadorian al Mediului. „Pe aeroportul Baltra, 185 de broaşte ţestoase eclozate au fost detectate într-o valiză care se afla în curs de transfer către Ecuadorul continental", a spus ministerul pe Twitter, potrivit Agerpres. Situate la o distanţă de 1.000 de kilometri de coasta ecuadoriană, Insulele Galapagos au o floră şi o faună unice. Ministerul a declarat că descoperirea a avut loc „în timpul unei inspecţii de rutină” între aeroportul din Galapagos şi PNG, precizând că poliţia şi procurorii „iau măsuri”, fără a oferi detalii suplimentare. Ele au fost găsite înfăşurate în saci de plastic şi zece nu au supravieţuit, potrivit comunicatului.

Persons: Marcelo Mata, Charles Darwin, îşi, Ţestoasele Organizations: Agerpres, Ministerul, existenţa Locations: Agerpres, Galapagos, Insulele, Arhipelagul, Pacific

☆ Hat weaving has kept one Ecuadorian village in business for 150 years, but the tradition is now at risk of dying out
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-11 | by ( Dylan Barth | Cristina Muñoz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

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Photographer Trupal Pandya traveled about 30 hours by air, water and land to reach this native community and take their portraits. The Huaorani, which means “the people” or “human beings,” are believed to have inhabited the rainforest for thousands of years. Photographer Trupal Pandya Trupal Pandya“The biggest (reason) was to just go out there and photograph the change before everything changes,” Pandya said. Many Huaorani, who for years have only communicated using a regional dialect, now speak the Ecuadorian native language of Spanish. “(This has been) a really big learning curve of how to just live a very beautiful, normal life.”

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