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Virus hunters: The scientists tracking deadly diseases in tough conditions
Scientists at the Africa Health Research Institute in Durban, South Africa, work on the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus Wednesday Dec. 15, 2021.
AP / Jerome Delay
2024-09-03, Al Jazeera
It was September 2017 at a teaching hospital in Nigeria’s southern state of Bayelsa. An 11-year-old boy came into the clinic with a fever, rash and lesions on his body....
The Media Kept Assange Behind Bars
FILE - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange waves after landing at RAAF air base Fairbairn in Canberra, Australia, June 26 2024. The abrupt guilty plea by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was the culmination of negotiations that began a year and a half ago and accelerated in recent months.
AP / Rick Rycroft, File
2024-06-29, Scheerpost
It is only right that we all take a moment to celebrate the victory of Julian Assange’s release from 14 years of detention, in varying forms, to be united, finally, with...
Worldcoin token surges 12% after Ecuador expansion and Kenya probe closure
Worldcoin Privacy Explainer
AP / Damian Dovarganes
2024-06-20, Cryptoslate
Worldcoin’s WLD token jumped by more than 12% to over $3 the past day after the project scored significant victories in different jurisdictions. Worldcoin is a...
El presidente de Ecuador presenta reforma constitucional para autorizar bases militares extranjeras2024-09-17
Lancaster Online: QUITO (AP) — El presidente...
Ecuador's Noboa seeks constitutional change to allow foreign military bases in country2024-09-16
Straits Times: QUITO - Ecuador's President...
Ecuador incauta hasta septiembre 204 toneladas de droga, cerca del promedio de los últimos tres años2024-09-16
Ottumwa Courier: QUITO (AP) — Ecuador incautó desde enero y hasta septiembre un total de 204 toneladas de drogas, casi el promedio anual de estupefacientes decomisados en los últimos tres años. ......
Pickleball’s ‘bombardment of noise’: Rule-breakers and fence climbers at Saratoga courts lead to $100,000 soundproofing ...2024-09-16
East Bay Times: Where pickleball goes, controversy follows. Nowhere is that more evident than Saratoga’s El QuitoPark, which saw the installation of new pickleball courts over a year ago, and will soon be the site of about $100,000 worth of soundproofing measures and a new...
SolGold PLC Announces Company Update2024-09-16
ACCESSWIRE: BISHOPSGATE, LONDON / ACCESSWIRE / September 16, 2024 / SolGold plc (LSE:SOLG)(TSX:SOLG) is pleased to provide an update on its 100% owned Cascabel Project ("Cascabel" or "Project"), regional exploration projects, and additional strategic initiatives....
Ecuador to implement nationwide blackout overnight on Wednesday2024-09-15
Straits Times: QUITO - Ecuador will implement a...
Ecuador Closes Consulate Services In Venezuela2024-09-14
MENA FN: (MENAFN - IANS) Quito, Sep 14 (IANS) The Foreign Ministry of Ecuador announced that starting Saturday, "consular services in Venezuela will continue to be served electronically and through the ... ......