WORLD
HIV vaccine reaches third phase of clinical trials
This drug will be tested in 3.800 men in Europe and America, in a course of 24 to 36 months. The results will be published in 2023. A prototype HIV vaccine reached the third phase […]
Mes: diciembre 2020
ECUADOR
UNES binomial alerts of a possible attempt to postpone the 2021 elections
Andrés Arauz and Carlos Rabascall, binomial of the Union for Hope (UNES), warned that “there is a coup against democracy underway” because there would be a risk or a campaign would start to postpone the […]
ECUADOR
UN warns that more than 1.3 billion school-age children do not have internet access
1 in 20 children is connected from home in poor countries, while in rich countries the figure is 9 out of 10. This Tuesday, December 1, 2020, the United Nations (UN) reported that two thirds […]
ECUADOR
UNESCO admits nomination of “pasillos” as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) accepted the nomination made by Ecuador for the Hall to be considered as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. With the admission of the file, the first […]
ECUADOR
Municipalities announce mobilizations against the government of Ecuador
The Assembly of the Association of Ecuadorian Municipalities (AME) ratified its decision to summon the 221 mayors and mayors to the mobilization next Tuesday, December 8, at 10:00 am, for the cut of the allocations […]
WORLD
Nigeria: Massacre in Borno leaves 110 dead
The Nigerian government is preparing responses to help eradicate “all forms of insurgency and insecurity” in the country. The Nigerian government confirmed that there are 110 deaths in the attack on workers in a rice […]
LATIN AMERICA
Delegation of the IACHR will review the repression in the past demonstrations in Peru
Police violence against protesters left two people dead. A delegation from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) arrived in Peru to investigate the police repression against protesters in past protests for the removal of […]
ECUADOR
Cases of reinfection and reactivation of Covid-19 are studied in Ecuador
The results will be published in the world’s leading scientific journals. In Ecuador, two cases of Covid-19 reinfection and one of reactivation are being studied, the affected people live in Quito, Guayaquil and Tena. Scientific […]
WORLD
UN warns that USD 35 billion in humanitarian aid will be needed in 2021
At least 235 million people will need some kind of assistance during the next year. This Tuesday, December 1, 2020, the United Nations (UN) reported that USD35.000 million in humanitarian aid will be needed, for […]
ECUADOR
Ecuador receives USD 514 million from the World Bank
The President of the Republic, Lenín Moreno, announced that the country received USD 500 million for free availability of credit from the World Bank and USD 14 million in donation from the Global Concessional Financing […]