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Indigenous blood, tomatillos and ayahuasca: biopiracy illegally patents genetic resources : IPS News Agency

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Indigenous blood, tomatillos and ayahuasca: biopiracy illegally patents genetic resources : IPS News Agency

The definition of biopiracy also has a direct relationship with the ancestral knowledge of indigenous peoples and nationalities. On many occasions, the properties of a plant are discovered by certain communities that have used it, for thousands of years, for common purposes. Target 13 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Framework on “benefit sharing of genetic resources, … Read more

Moisés Caicedo is Enzo Maresca’s favorite player at Chelsea

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Moisés Caicedo is Enzo Maresca’s favorite player at Chelsea

The Chelsea coach has a favorite between Moisés Caicedo and Enzo Fernández. By Jose Cedeno Mendoza 01/10/2024 – 5:00 p.m. EST 01/10/2024 – 5:00 p.m. EST © Edit BVThe Chelsea manager has a favorite Chelsea made history by signing Moisés Caicedo and Enzo Fernández in 2023. The South American players arrived in the midfield of … Read more

Negotiations on a free trade agreement between Ecuador and Canada

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Negotiations on a free trade agreement between Ecuador and Canada

Quito. Negotiations on a free trade agreement between Ecuador and Canada are progressing. At an Ecuador-Canadian Chamber of Commerce Guayaquil event in Quito last Wednesday, Canadian Ambassador Stephen Porter announced that negotiations were 50% complete. After the conclusion of what is now the third round of virtual negotiations, bilateral relations are “at their peak,” said … Read more

Ecuador rations energy in 12 of its provinces due to drought

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Ecuador rations energy in 12 of its provinces due to drought

Quito. Ecuador put energy rationing into effect this Sunday in 12 of its 24 provinces due to a prolonged drought that keeps the main hydroelectric plants in a crisis situation. The eight-hour outages take place in provinces located in the Andean region and the Amazon, according to the Emergency Operations Committee, which declared maximum alert … Read more

Classes suspended and dozens evacuated due to forest fires in Ecuador

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Classes suspended and dozens evacuated due to forest fires in Ecuador

Quito. A fire broke out on Tuesday in the northeast of Quito, the capital of Ecuador, forced the evacuation of dozens of people whose homes were threatened by the flames, reported municipal authorities. Given the magnitude of the event, in-person classes were also suspended for Wednesday throughout the city. The most aggressive fire started around … Read more

Peru could not beat Ecuador and fell 1-0 – 2024-09-11 04:25:15

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Peru could not beat Ecuador and fell 1-0 – 2024-09-11 04:25:15

Peru’s attempt to achieve a good result at the Casa Blanca stadium resulted in a 1-0 defeat to Ecuador on matchday 8 of the CONMEBOL tournament – ​​2026 World Cup Qualifiers. Enner Valencia defined the fate of the match in the 8th minute of the second half. With a pass from Alan Franco, the forward … Read more

Colombia beats Argentina and moves closer to the top of the CONMEBOL qualifiers | TUDN CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers

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Colombia beats Argentina and moves closer to the top of the CONMEBOL qualifiers | TUDN CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers

With this, they remained undefeated in eight games and, with their 16 points, came dangerously close to the top spot held by the Argentine team, which has 18. Colombia’s goals were scored by Yerson Mosquera, at 25 minutes, and by James Rodríguez, at 60, via penalty. For the visitors, the goal was scored by Nicolás … Read more

Follow the minute-by-minute of the World Cup qualifiers

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Follow the minute-by-minute of the World Cup qualifiers

Ángelo Preciado and John Mercado are the big new additions to Ecuador’s starting eleven, which will face Peru on Tuesday. Peru will repeat the same lineup that started the previous round of the South American qualifying rounds for the 2026 World Cup. According to the criteria of Ecuador coach Sebastian Beccacece has chosen a starting … Read more

Ecuador foils attack on maximum security prison

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Ecuador foils attack on maximum security prison

QuitoAn attack using a drone equipped with explosives targeting a maximum security prison in the Ecuadorian port of Guayaquil (southwest) was thwarted on Thursday, reported the so-called Security Block, made up of the Police and Armed Forces to fight drug trafficking. “The action of the Security Block prevented an attack that was intended to be … Read more