Global Tech Leaders Unite to Propel Emerging Future-Critical Sectors at GITEX GLOBAL 2025

Landmark 45th edition of GITEX GLOBAL brings together the world’s most advanced AI and tech enterprises and leaders from 180 countries, from 13-17 October at Dubai World Trade Centre Expand North Star celebrates its 10th editionfrom 12-15 October...

Frozen in Time: 112-Million-Year-Old Insects Found in Ecuadorian Amber

This beetle likely fed on fungi that grew in the Cretaceous forest. Credit: Enrique Peñalver Amber from Ecuador has revealed 112-million-year-old insects and plants, offering a rare glimpse into Gondwana’s ancient forests. Researchers have...

Euthanasia in Uruguay: More or fewer rights?

On October 15, Uruguay became the first country in Latin America to pass a euthanasia law through parliament. Although Ecuador and Colombia already have judicial decriminalizations, the Uruguayan case was presented as a symbol of progress....

The Bottom Line: How Much Do Dental Implants Actually Cost in Ecuador?

For anyone considering dental tourism, this is the million-dollar question—or rather, the question that could save you thousands of dollars. You’ve heard that dental work is cheaper abroad, but generic claims of “50-70% savings” can feel vague....

Cocoa at a crossroads: Fix farm-gate before Ecuador passes Ghana

Record price swings should be a windfall. For too many Ghanaian farmers, they weren't. Here's how to change that fast. Global cocoa prices rose, but most Ghanaian families did not feel it in their pockets at the right moment. Prices here move...

Leading tech giants head to Dubai for Gitex Global 2025

With capabilities of AI advancing every year, its potential to address challenges once thought unsolvable is rapidly expanding, from the possibility of curing genetic diseases to transforming urban mobility or enabling green data centres. With the...

Philippines, Japan to enhance agricultural trade, tech ties

Christine Boton - The Philippine Star October 6, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Japan have committed to enhancing cooperation in agricultural trade and technology, with Manila pressing Tokyo to remove tariffs on...

Venezuela’s authoritarian turn and the repression of its Left

Anderson Bean: Since the disputed 2024 elections, repression against critical voices has intensified, with more than 2,000 people arrested and targeted cases of persecution multiplying. How would you describe the general climate of repression in...

With McKinsey’s support, Pichincha launches digital bank Deuna!

Banco Pichincha, a long-established financial institution in Ecuador, has launched a new digital bank and payment ecosystem. The development and launch of Deuna! was supported by McKinsey & Company. The strategic move is the culmination of efforts...

The Scientists Making the Case for Nature’s Rights

VICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe—On a bright and clear day, Gillian T. Davies reached the end of a winding dirt track where armed guards waited. The ecologist from Massachusetts was attending an international conference on wetlands that would influence...

High Dividend 50: GeoPark Limited

Image Source: Pixabay High-yield stocks pay out dividends that are significantly higher than the market average. For example, the S&P 500’s yield is only ~1.2%. High-yield stocks can be particularly beneficial in supplementing income after...

Quality and Qualifications: Does Ecuador Have Good Dentists?

When considering traveling to another country for something as important as dental surgery, cost is only part of the equation. For most discerning patients, the number one concern is quality. It’s the question that keeps people up at night: “Are...

Driving change: the rise of sustainable financing in Latin America

Introduction In recent years, many countries around the world have increased their focus on the preservation of the environment, the promotion of socially driven policies and the level of scrutiny of corporate governance of the companies that...

November 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us

The Feminist Know-It-All: You know her. You can’t stand her. Good thing she’s not here! Instead, this column by gender and women’s studies librarian Karla Strand will amplify stories of the creation, access, use and preservation of knowledge by...

$124 Trillion And Counting... These Are The World's Largest Economies

The 2026 world economy has a cautious outlook, according to the October report put out by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The organization says that global growth is slowing amid fragmentation and rising protectionism. Significant downside...

Escalations in US military aggression against Venezuela

Time and again, US imperialism resorts to familiar narratives, such as the fight against communism, terrorism or the need to restore democracy, to justify its interventions. This time, it is the fight against narcotrafficking. We have seen this...

Making it legal in Putumayo

At the Boutu Reserve a campesino family has created a natural haven in a conflict corner of Colombia. In a forest in the deep south of Colombia, where rivers flow swiftly to the Amazon, José Bolívar grasps a handful of green coca leaves. “This is...

From the Caribbean to Jalisco, Trump Takes Aim at Cartels — But Will He Strike the Kingpins?

“Targeting fast boat operators will not stop major drug trafficking kingpins from sending multi-ton quantities of drugs to our country and around the world,” Michael Chavarria, a former DEA supervisor who spent 26 years investigating drug cartels...

COFAAA calls for African-led reforms and fair pricing for cocoa

The Global President of the Cocoa Farmers Alliance Association of Africa (COFAAA), Comrade Adeola Adegoke, has called for an urgent and united African action to transform the continent’s cocoa industry from dependency to prosperity. Speaking at...

LVMH renews UNESCO partnership to protect global biodiversity

Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published October 31, 2025 On October 30, LVMH and UNESCO renewed their five-year partnership. Initiated in 2019 as part of the Group’s Life 360 environmental program, this agreement aims to support the...