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IDB to boost climate finance support by at least $11bn
Times LIVE
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The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) aims to unlock at least $11bn (R193.57bn) in fresh climate finance through a series of initiatives to help countries cope with the impact of global warming that will attract private funds, its president...
Week 27 farm-gate shrimp roundup: Ecuador prices gain momentum while China posts modest rebound
Undercurrent News
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July 1, 2025
Additional reporting by Maria Feijoo, Lewis Hu and Neil Ramsden Ecuadorian shrimp farm-gate prices firmed for week 27 (June 30-July 6), while Chinese levels remained seasonally depressed despite modest recovery, creating potential margin pressure...
Sentence of Ecuador's former VP labelled 'abhorrent' after dramatic embassy raid
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 1, 2025
An Ecuadorian court has sentenced former vice president Jorge Glas to 13 additional years in prison for misusing public funds allocated to rebuild areas affected by a devastating 2016 earthquake. Glas, 55, is currently in prison serving out...
Opinion: ILO’s long-overdue move on the platform economy
Telengana Today
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July 1, 2025
ILO’s proposal to create binding global standards for gig and platform workers marks a turning point for labour rights By Puja Pal, Amit Kumar The International Labour Organization (ILO) concluded its 113th International Labour Conference (ILC) in...
Air Europa inaugurated its non-stop flights between Madrid and Quito at Mariscal Sucre Airport
Travel Daily News
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July 1, 2025
Air Europa will operate three weekly frequencies using Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Passengers traveling from Quito to Madrid will save approximately two and a half hours on this non-stop journey. The Spanish airline Air Europa has launched its...
Exclusive-IDB to boost climate finance support by at least $11 billion
Yahoo Finance
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By Simon Jessop, Marc Jones and David Latona SEVILLE (Reuters) -The Inter-American Development Bank aims to unlock at least $11 billion in fresh climate finance through a series of initiatives to help countries cope with the impacts of global...
El Gobierno colombiano niega mediar una posible “entrega” de alias Fito, detenido en Ecuador
KVIA - Texas
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July 1, 2025
Ana María Cañizares El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Colombia emitió un comunicado el lunes sobre la detención de Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias “Fito”, realizada el jueves 26 de junio por el Ejército ecuatoriano en la localidad costera de...
Strict trade protections tabled to stop shark and ray species freefall
Oceanographic Magazine
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July 1, 2025
In total, over 70 sharks and rays are proposed for CITES listing action at CoP20 via seven listing proposals, with more than 50 governments adding their names to these proposals – showing the growing recognition that the world’s shark and ray...
Former Ecuadorian vice president detained in embassy raid gets 13 years in prison
Associated Press
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June 30, 2025
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The former vice president of Ecuador who was detained last year during a highly criticized police raid on Mexico’s embassy in the South American country was sentenced Monday to 13 years in prison. Jorge Glas had been accused...
President of Ecuador meets Envoy of UAE’s Minister of FA
Sharjah24
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Omar Sultan Al Olama: • Under the directives of its wise leadership, the UAE continues to enhance ties and expand constructive cooperation with countries worldwide. • The visit to Ecuador and meeting the President builds on the 50-year strategic...
Ohio strengthens global ties with South American wheat trade delegation
Ohio Ag Net/Ohio's Country Journal
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June 30, 2025
Ohio has continued to strengthen its role in international agricultural trade this June. In addition to hosting a delegation from Vietnam for a Memorandum of Understanding signing, the state welcomed wheat millers from South America, further...
Blind Eagle Uses Proton66 Hosting for Phishing, RAT Deployment on Colombian Banks
The Hacker News
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June 30, 2025
Jun 30, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Vulnerability The threat actor known as Blind Eagle has been attributed with high confidence to the use of the Russian bulletproof hosting service Proton66. Trustwave SpiderLabs, in a report published...
Coalition of Governments Unites Behind Strict Trade Protections For Shark and Ray Species Freefalling Toward Extinction: Including Iconic Whale Sharks and Manta Rays
Newswise
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June 30, 2025
Link to Photos of Shark and Ray Species Newswise — New York, June 30, 2025 – Urgently needed proposals to protect the world’s most threatened shark and ray species that are freefalling toward extinction, including whale sharks, oceanic whitetips,...
Are Country-To-Country Deals The Future Of Climate Finance?
Forbes
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This aerial view shows a degraded area of the Amazon rainforest, near the Koatinemo indigenous land, ... More in Para state, Brazil, on June 12, 2025. (Photo by Carlos FABAL / AFP) (Photo by CARLOS FABAL/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images...
18 months later, Ecuador finds escaped gang leader hiding in his hometown
News Tribune - Missouri
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June 28, 2025
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -- Ever since Ecuador's most notorious gang leader vanished from his prison cell in January 2024, authorities have been searching the world, offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the capture of Adolfo Macías,...
Sovereign default risk: Pakistan most improved economy: Bloomberg
Business Recorder
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June 28, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan stands out globally as the most improved economy in terms of reduction in sovereign default risk, as measured by CDS-implied probability. As per the latest data posted by Bloomberg Intelligence, Pakistan leads the world in...
Pakistan ranked among top emerging economies
Gulf Today
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June 28, 2025
Pakistan has been ranked among the world’s top emerging economies following a significant drop in its default risk in a major boost to investor sentiment and international credibility. According to a new report by the globally renowned financial...
In buyers’ market art is in the sale, just look at Brighton (not United)
The Times
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The key to poker is understanding the value of what is in your hand. In the winter transfer window of 2023, when Chelsea offered £55million for Moisés Caicedo, Brighton & Hove Albion said “no”.They said the same again when Arsenal followed with a...
Pakistan tops Bloomberg’s Emerging Market Credit Risk Improvement Rankings
Daily Pakistan
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June 28, 2025
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has turned the tables on economic front, as the country has been ranked as the most improved emerging market in terms of sovereign credit risk, according to the latest analysis by Bloomberg Intelligence. The report shows...
Pakistan stands out globally as most improved economy
Associated Press of Pakistan
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June 28, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Jun 28 (APP):Pakistan stands out globally as the most improved economy in terms of reduction in sovereign default risk, as measured by CDS-implied probability. As per the latest data posted by Bloomberg Intelligence,...