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Dr. Thamara Kalubowila appointed chairman of Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital
The Island
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July 30, 2025
Tsunami alerts have been issued in multiple countries after a powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake off the Russian coast. Waves of up to 4 metres high (13 feet) were recorded in Russia’s far-eastern Kamchatka region early on Wednesday, with warnings...
Ecuador bloodbath as 12 civilians are gunned down in a bar and beauty queen is shot dead in her car amid escalating drug war violence
Daily Mail
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July 28, 2025
A former beauty queen was killed in a blaze of gunfire as bloody gang violence continues to grip Ecuador. Armed attackers killed at least 14 civilians, including a 12-year-old boy, in two separate attacks on Sunday in coastal areas of the South...
Ecuadorian women denounce setbacks in Ministry merger
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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July 28, 2025
The groups warned that the country is undergoing a deliberate process of institutional dismantling, protected by a discourse of efficiency and guided by the impositions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF); therefore, artists, indigenous...
Gunmen kill 17, injure 14 in bar massacre in Ecuador
BNO News
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July 29, 2025
At least 17 people were killed and 14 others were injured when gunmen opened fire at a crowded bar in Ecuador, according to officials and local media reports. The attack occurred around 9 p.m. on Sunday in the town of El Empalme, in Ecuador’s...
Seventeen killed as gunmen attack bar in Ecuador
BBC
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July 28, 2025
A 12-year-old boy was among 17 people killed as gunmen fired into a bar in Ecuador, the latest mass shooting in a country ravaged by drug violence. Ecuador's attorney general's office said 14 others were injured in the attack on Sunday night at La...
Gunmen kill 17 in Ecuador bar attack
News.Az
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A 12-year-old boy was among 17 people killed when gunmen opened fire on a bar in Ecuador, marking the latest mass shooting in a country plagued by drug-related violence. Ecuador's attorney general's office said 14 others were injured in the attack...
Evangelical churches flourish among Indigenous communities in Ecuador
PRI - The World
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July 28, 2025
On a Sunday evening in downtown Quito, Ecuador, near the city’s main square, places shut down early. But just two blocks away, the “El Tejar” Quichua Alliance Church was bustling. The church is squeezed into a block of old buildings with a...
USNS Comfort To Visit T&T August 5th-11th: Free Medical Clinics At NAPA
TTT Live Online
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July 28, 2025
The U.S. Navy Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) will visit Trinidad and Tobago from August 5th-11th, mooring in Port of Spain. Trinidad and Tobago is the final stop on the U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s...
Ex-beauty queen is shot dead in front of baby daughter and her partner amid explosion of drug cartel violence in Ecuador
The U.S. Sun
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July 28, 2025
AN EX-beauty queen has been shot dead while travelling in a car with her baby daughter and partner in Ecuador amid the country's ongoing struggle with drug cartel violence. Esther Gabriela Murillo Cruz, 25, was ambushed by two men on a motorbike...
Leading innovation in rare disease treatment with plant-based drug crofelemer
World Finance
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Reforested Croton lechleri tree in the Amazon, near Iquitos, Peru © Steven King  Massimo Radaelli, PhD, is a European pharmaceutical industry leader and entrepreneur who has devoted more than 30 years to the innovation of therapies to treat...
Thousands of years of civilization alive and visible in Delhi, says Ecuador Ambassador
The Indian Express
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July 28, 2025
A career diplomat with over three decades of experience, Fernando Bucheli, Ambassador of Ecuador to India, has represented his nation in various postings around the world, including Japan, Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands. He has been...
Medics told to retake residency exam after cheating allegations
Buenos Aires Herald
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July 26, 2025
Argentina’s health ministry has announced that aspiring medical residents with high scores on their entrance exams will have to retake the test following allegations of cheating, including claims the questions were on sale in advance. Presidential...
Ecuador Cuts 5,000 Public Jobs and Shuts Down Ministries Under IMF-Linked Reforms
teleSUR
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Ecuador has begun cutting public sector jobs and ministries as part of a fiscal overhaul linked to IMF agreements. Thousands face layoffs as Ecuador restructures public sector under IMF-backed reform plan. Photo: @elnuevodiariord July 25, 2025...
Ecuador is facing new outbreaks of moko in banana and plantain crops
Fresh Plaza
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July 24, 2025
Ecuador's banana and plantain sector has raised the alarm due to the appearance of new outbreaks of moko. This bacterial disease has been present in Ecuador for more than a decade and is now affecting some 3,000 hectares in different areas of the...
Tsunami evacuations in South America, but worst risk passes for US after huge quake
9News
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July 30, 2025
Fears of a devastating tsunami have faded for the US and Japan after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off a sparsely populated Russian peninsula, but new alerts along South America's Pacific coast forced evacuations and closed...
Tsunami threats downgraded but public to remain cautious after Russian earthquake
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 30, 2025
Countries in the Pacific and South America have downgraded their tsunami alerts after avoiding the worst following one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded. The magnitude-8.8 tremor off Russia's far east coast was the largest since 2011,...
Tsunami waves hit Hawaii hours after magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami waves of up to 5 metres (16 feet) and sparked evacuation orders in Hawaii and across the Pacific on Wednesday. The shallow earthquake damaged...
Countries under tsunami alert, volcano erupts
In Daily
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July 30, 2025
Tsunami alerts remain in some countries in South America and the Pacific on Thursday (AEST) after one of the largest recorded earthquakes struck off Russia’s far eastern coast. Chile raised its tsunami warning to the highest level and ordered...
Trump’s 25% Tariff On India: How It Impacts Trade, GDP, Oil, Defence Ties
Zee News
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New Delhi: India has just been hit by a 25% tariff from the United States. Announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, the decision affects billions in exports. The news comes ahead of an important round of trade negotiations between the two...
Corporate interference in public food health: A continental struggle
Latinoamerica21
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July 25, 2025
Food health in Latin America is not solely determined by personal or cultural choices—it is deeply shaped by the systematic interference of ultra-processed food corporations in public policy. This phenomenon has become a structural obstacle to...