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⚡ Weekly Recap: Chrome 0-Day, 7.3 Tbps DDoS, MFA Bypass Tricks, Banking Trojan and More
Jun 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Security / Hacking News Not every risk looks like an attack. Some problems start as small glitches, strange logs, or quiet delays that don't seem urgent—until they are. What if your environment is already being...

Why Latin America Feels Shockwaves as Iran and Israel Trade Fire
Seven days of missile duels between Israel and Iran have already shaken Latin American diplomacy, energy markets, security planning, and diaspora relations. From Buenos Aires synagogues to Caracas refineries, the region must navigate distant...

Photo report: Wholesale market in Tbilisi
Georgia series – part 3: Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, is home to three wholesale fruit and vegetable markets, often referred to as bazaars. These markets are a colorful mix of stalls – some under cover, others in the open – where wholesalers,...

As US shuts out migrants, Spain opens its doors and fuels economic growth
As the Trump Administration’s crackdown on immigrants and asylum seekers brings tear gas, protests and raids to the streets of the US, Spain is positioning itself as a counterpoint: a new land of opportunity. In this nation of 48 million with long...

6 key points about Ecuador’s new transit visa policy affecting Nigerians, 44 others
Ecuador has revised its immigration policy, ending visa-free airport transits for passport holders from 45 countries, including Nigeria and Ghana. The new rule, confirmed by Ecuadorian immigration authorities and reported by TravelBiz, took effect...

Rolando Federico Gómez Quinde, presunto líder del grupo criminal Las Águilas, se fuga de una cárcel de Ecuador
Por Ana María Cañizares y Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español Rolando Federico Gómez Quinde, alias “Fede”, presunto líder del grupo criminal Las Águilas, se fugó este viernes del Centro de Privación de Libertad Número 1, ubicado en la ciudad de...

Officials take bold action to protect coastlines and local economies: 'We are in a race against time'
"Local government units are already aware of the benefits." by Christine DulionJune 21, 2025 A climate initiative in the Philippines is showing how nature-based solutions can protect coastlines, save lives, and safeguard endangered wildlife — all...

This Snack Company Is Trying to Change the Way You Think About Chocolate
By Caroline Saunders, Grist “This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.” When the food company Blue Stripes first began developing recipes in 2018, its CEO and co-founder, Oded Brenner, whirled...

‘Returning is not an option’: Trump’s immigration pressure increases anguish of Venezuelan migrants caught in an economic storm
A feeling of precariousness and fear has gripped Venezuelan migrants. Countries that once welcomed them, like the United States, are now doing everything possible to send them back home, where signs of a new economic crisis are mounting....

AMERICA/ECUADOR - Salesians distribute work kits to fishermen in difficulty after the environmental disaster in Esmeraldas
Saturday, 21 June 2025 ANS Esmeraldas (Agenzia Fides) – On March 13, 2025, a pipeline rupture in the province of Esmeraldas, northwest Ecuador, caused a huge amount of oil to spill into the river of the same name, which gives the region its name....

Meet the Monster Stock That Continues to Crush the Market
Geopolitical tensions are on the rise, and despite the uptick in the S&P/TSX Composite Index, the Canadian benchmark index, some Canadians might be wondering whether it’s the right time to invest in the stock market. What if I told you there’s a...

As Trump Shuts out Migrants, Spain Opens Its Doors and Fuels Economic Growth
Michael Robinson Chávez/For The Washington Post People wait at a bus stop in the largely Latino neighborhood of Oporto in Madrid. In Spain, “Latino” refers to those born in Latin America. The Washington Post 15:45 JST, June 21, 2025 MADRID – When...

UCN proposes launch of new wholesale price assessments for Ecuadorian shrimp in China
Undercurrent News is proposing the implementation of weekly wholesale price reporting for Ecuadorian vannamei shrimp within the Chinese market. The UCN price assessments will represent products from Ecuador's most significant producers and reflect...

Exclusive table grape production agreement signed in Ecuador
SanLucar, a supplier of fruit and vegetables, has signed an exclusive production and export agreement with Sun World, a company known for variety innovation and development. The agreement focuses on the development and production of new table...

Pregnant Ecuadorian migrant watches husband get hauled away by ICE agents after hearing
Tears rolled down a pregnant woman’s face as she watched federal agents haul her husband away in a drab, fluorescent-lit waiting room outside an immigration courtroom Friday morning — a scene that has become commonplace in lower Manhattan...

AGRIMINGOLD becomes first Ecuadorian shrimp farm to join ASC’s improver program
AGRIMINGOLD, a shrimp farming company based in Ecuador, has become the first farm in the country to participate in the Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s Improver Program. The Aquaculture Improver Program (AIP) was originally announced in 2018, and...

Preocupa en Ecuador la ley de “efecto inhibitorio” de agentes encubiertos y acceso a comunicaciones privadas
Por Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español Una nueva ley en Ecuador, respaldada por el presidente Daniel Noboa, despierta preocupación entre expertos, por posibles violaciones a la privacidad de las personas y abusos de las fuerzas de seguridad,...

California to examine its Amazon oil ties following pleas from Indigenous leaders from Ecuador
By STEVEN GRATTAN and GODOFREDO VASQUEZ, Associated Press RICHMOND — An oil tanker sat docked at Chevron’s sprawling refinery in Richmond on Thursday — a visible link between California’s appetite for Amazon crude and the remote rainforest...
The face of Utah economic growth
The business storyteller-in-chief of the Beehive State believes Utah’s breakneck growth comes down to just that: its story. Over the past decade, Ryan Starks has carved out an identity as Utah’s most effective salesman, repeatedly finding himself...

California is to examine its Amazon oil ties following pleas from Indigenous leaders from Ecuador
RICHMOND, California (AP) — An oil tanker sat docked at Chevron’s sprawling refinery in Richmond on Thursday — a visible link between California’s appetite for Amazon crude and the remote rainforest territories where it’s extracted. RICHMOND,...