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Research warns Trump’s 50% tariffs put $60 bn of Indian exports & millions of jobs at risk
Financial Express
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Around 70 per cent of India’s goods exports to the US, equivalent to USD 60.85 billion, are now exposed to the 50 per cent tariff imposed by the US administration, according to an analysis by the Indian Council for Research for Economic Relations....
Scientists Discover Mysterious “Quantum Echo” in Superconductors
SciTechDaily
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August 13, 2025
A surprising “Higgs echo” discovered in a superconductor reveals hidden quantum behaviors, offering tantalizing possibilities for future quantum technologies. Credit: Ames National Laboratory Scientists detected a “Higgs echo” in superconductors...
UK-Ecuador Partnership Strengthens
London Daily Digital
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August 15, 2025
Together, the UK and Ecuador are building a legacy of cooperation, innovation, and environmental stewardship British water treatment specialist Hydro Industries has won three significant contracts in Ecuador, in what is being hailed as the largest...
Scientists Decode Genome of Sweetpotato
Sci-News
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August 12, 2025
Researchers have produced a chromosome-level genome assembly for a sweetpotato cultivar called ‘Tanzania.’ ‘Tanzania’ sweetpotato variety. Image credit: Benard Yada, National Crops Resources Research Institute in Uganda. The sweetpotato is a...
Fears Trump-backed overseers ‘will block scientific progress’
University of Nottingham
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August 14, 2025
Donald Trump’s efforts to place “overseers” inside US universities and grants agencies will undermine scientific research and prove difficult to dismantle, experts have warned. By withholding federal funds, the president has already successfully...
Ecuador and India: Celebrating 56 years of friendship and a new era of strategic partnership
ETGovernment
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August 13, 2025
Pabitra Margherita, Minister of State for External Affairs with H.E. Fernando Xavier Bucheli VargasOn August 10th, Ecuador commemorates a defining moment in its history — the day our country began its path toward independence and nationhood. It is...
Scientists decode sweetpotato genome for crop improvement
Fresh Plaza
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August 12, 2025
The sweetpotato is a staple for millions worldwide, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where its tolerance to climate extremes supports food security. Researchers have now decoded its complex genome, providing new tools for targeted crop...
Innovative technologies for controlling Aedes aegypti: countries of the Americas receive training in Mexico and Brazil
Pan American Health Organization
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August 14, 2025
Washington, D.C., 14 August 2025 - To strengthen national capacities for implementing innovative vector control strategies, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and partners held an international workshop on the operational use of sterile...
Morris choir unearths lost music, brings it back to singer’s homeland
The North Jersey Record - New Jersey
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A Morris County choir is back on North American soil after sharing a special summer journey to Ecuador, where they treated the crowd with a taste of both traditional and popular U.S. songs of faith. Seizing the moment, the New Jersey ensemble went...
The Radiant Spiritual and Emotional Lives of Animals
Psychology Today
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Chickasaw author Linda Hogan has long been one of my favorite writers on the spiritual lives of nonhuman animals (animals), how to improve our relationships with the natural world, and how the natural world extends into human consciousness. In her...
California Democrats change their tunes on oil drilling in state
Times of San Diego
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August 18, 2025
President Donald Trump talks with then California Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom, left, during a visit to a neighborhood burned by the wildfires in Paradise on Nov. 17, 2018. (File photo by Evan Vucci/Associated Press) The oil industry is having an...
‘Living laboratory’: Trump admin urged to look to South America for lessons on fighting migrant gangs
Fox News
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Jose Arocha, a former lieutenant colonel in the Venezuelan military, told Fox News Digital that the recent U.S. intel community report denying Tren de Aragua is linked to the Venezuelan dictatorship is missing a key aspect. NEWYou can now listen...
Scientists Fully Decode Sweetpotato’s Complex Genome
Technology Networks
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The sweetpotato feeds millions worldwide, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where its natural resilience to climate extremes makes it crucial for food security. But this humble root vegetable has guarded its genetic secrets for decades. Now,...
Trump tariff crushes job-intensive sectors, spares those heavy on capital, tech
The Federal
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August 13, 2025
Ironic as it may sound, the US’s 50 per cent tariff has spread deep distress in all the job-intensive export sectors like textile, fabric and apparel, gems and jewellery, leather and footwear and marine products, while largely sparing the...
U.S. says Nicolás Maduro and Celso Gamboa used Honduras as a gateway for cocaine trafficking
Q Costa Rica
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August 18, 2025
Q COSTARICA — The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro and the extraditable Celso Gamboa used Honduras as a bridge for smuggling cocaine from Colombia and Ecuador to the United States, according to the indictment filed by the Eastern District...
Trump Order on Grants Puts Politics Above Peer Review, Researchers Say
Inside Higher Ed
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Since Inauguration Day, the Trump administration has repeatedly frozen and terminated research funding for seemingly political reasons. Federal agencies have ended grants for studies because they allegedly advanced diversity, equity and inclusion...
How to thrive as a Latin American researcher abroad
Nature
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María del Mar Quiroga took her son to a Latinx carnival performance in Australia to stay connected to her Argentinian cultural roots.Credit: María del Mar Quiroga; used with permissionLeaving home in pursuit of academic and professional...
Global Plastics Treaty Talks Fail in Geneva Over Oil Interests
WebProNews
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August 18, 2025
Diplomats from nearly 200 nations gathered in Geneva last week for what was billed as a pivotal round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty, only to emerge empty-handed after nine grueling days capped by an all-night session. The talks,...
Cleveland high school students deliver 3D-printed limbs to Ecuador
Ideastream Public Media - Ohio
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August 12, 2025
A team of six Cleveland Metropolitan School District high school students has returned from a trip to Ecuador to deliver 3D-printed prosthetic limbs to 20 children. Using 3D printers keeps costs low — a key barrier in providing the devices to...
3D Printing and Construction Technology Landscape Mapped
3D Printing Industry
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August 12, 2025
A scoping review led by Universidad de Las Américas in Ecuador, Universidad Central del Ecuador, and the Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Tecnología in Spain has detailed the state of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies in construction....