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[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Once an oil nation, Ecuador has become a pesco-state. Prawn production furnishes 6% of GDP, a larger share than carmaking contributes in Germany. Yet business wasn’t always this good https://t.co/d5WWfoQveI

[Stephan Küffner @skueffner]

¿Porqué extraditar a Salcedo si acaban de recibir a Serrano?

[La Hora Ecuador @lahoraecuador]

#SiTeLoPerdiste | Las familias ecuatorianas asumen los costos que el sistema estatal no cubre 💸. Como consecuencia, entre 380.000 y 600.000 personas han sido empujadas a la pobreza, según un estudio. 👉https://t.co/yfdGrjoUfO

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

In much of the Middle East, north Africa and South Asia, many men believe their family’s honour depends on female seclusion. Such attitudes make whole populations poorer https://t.co/DP32Wmygen

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[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Hummingbird feeders are a beloved pastime for millions of backyard birders and a convenient dining spot for the birds. But for the Anna’s hummingbird, a common species in the western United States, feeders have become a major evolutionary force.⁠
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According to research published last year, artificial feeders have allowed the birds to expand their range out of Southern California up to the state’s northern end.⁠
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They have also driven a transformation of the birds themselves. Over just a few generations, their beaks have dramatically changed in size and shape.⁠
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Learn more on #NationalHummingbirdDay: https://t.co/N0kf0NQBmq

[BitacoraAmbiental @BitacoraEc]

3/8 La berma no es terreno firme para urbanizar. Es una reserva de arena que recibe la energía de las olas y permite que la playa retroceda o se recupere. Rellenarla, excavarla o inmovilizarla con cemento aumenta el riesgo.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Hospitals in Dhaka are overwhelmed as more than 1,000 suspected cases of measles emerge daily. Nearly 1,000 children are reported dead.

A mass vaccination campaign is racing to contain the spread.

[Isar Aerospace @isaraerospace]

We’re in orbit! And just made European history: This is the first time a privately developed rocket reached orbit from continental Europe; and a testament to the dedication, expertise, and teamwork of everyone involved.

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

In much of the Middle East, north Africa and South Asia, many men believe their family’s honour depends on female seclusion. Such attitudes make whole populations poorer https://t.co/zopZAMkZ9u

[Reuters @Reuters]

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT
Commuters stranded, children rushed underground in the middle of the school day, festivals canceled, walks punctuated by booming air defenses. Near-constant drone attacks are the new reality in Kyiv https://t.co/EULht0TfrR

[Alberto Acosta-Burneo @ALBERTOACOSTAB]

El pensamiento binario del correísmo es casi infantil:
¿Un servicio público funciona mal? 👉 FALTÓ GASTO.
¿Funciona bien? 👉 GRACIAS AL GASTO.

Pero hay un pequeño problema con ese relato:
💰 El gasto público SIGUE SUBIENDO y en 2025 alcanzó un RÉCORD de $50.025 m, muy por encima de la “era Correa”.

Así que NO: el problema no es simplemente cuánto se gasta.
También importa CÓMO se gasta: eficiencia, calidad, oportunidad y resultados.🤯
Un Estado que gasta MÁS no necesariamente funciona MEJOR.

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

In background briefings American officials insist that Venezuela’s transition to democracy will continue. Yet Donald Trump’s oil deal will create incentives for powerful people to block it https://t.co/L38zQ7oGM8

[RFI English @RFI_En]

France drops Mercator maps as Africa pushes for truer world view https://t.co/IoL0FiCDnO

[Charlie Hebdo @Charlie_Hebdo_]

Le XXIe siècle devait être celui de la miniaturisation et du virtuel. Mais pour l'alimenter, la Chine a choisi son contraire : des barrages géants, des villes géantes et des machines géantes. Bienvenue dans l'ère du gigantisme chinois
https://t.co/0l2gJdwiD6

[Caolan @CaolanReports]

Kyiv is getting terrorised every hour and the world is already used to it like it’s the new normal.

When Nazis bombed London for 57 days we didn’t call it London’s new normal we called it the Blitz. This should be no different.

[Masih Alinejad @AlinejadMasih]

The heartbreaking story of two young sisters who protested in Iran and were reportedly sexually assaulted in detention.

Twin sisters Taraneh and Romina Rahimi were just 20 years old. One dreamed of opening her own equestrian club. The other worked in a shoe shop.

Today, one is facing execution. The other has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

The sisters, from Isfahan, were arrested in the middle of the night. Security forces broke into their home, tied their hands and feet, put bags over their heads, and took them away.

For four months, no one knew where they were.

Their mother spent night after night searching outside courthouses, prisons, and hospitals, desperate to find her daughters. When she finally saw them in Dowlatabad Prison, both had bruised and swollen faces. Parts of their hair had fallen out or had reportedly been ripped out.

Taraneh said that while held in solitary confinement, she could hear her sister screaming and crying as she was tortured. Interrogators repeatedly struck Taraneh’s previously operated knee and threatened to sexually assault her sister if she refused to sign forced confessions.

According to Taraneh, a prison medical official told her: “You’re going to die anyway. What difference does it make whether you die with a broken leg or a healthy one?”

A complaint alleging sexual assault during detention was formally filed. Yet the court did not hold even a single hearing to investigate the allegation. Instead, the two sisters and other defendants in the case were handed death sentences and decades-long prison terms.

Confessions extracted under torture. Lawyers given just ten minutes to review an 8,000-page case file. A judge who insulted the defendants more than 20 times during the proceedings.

Two young irani women had dreams and that is why they joined the January uprising to demand Freedom. Now one faces the gallows and the other could spend the best years of her life behind bars.

Be their voice.

#TaranehRahimi #RominaRahimi

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Gloria Steinem, who helped found the National Women’s Political Caucus and Ms magazine, has died. Discover how she became a defining figure of the feminist movement with this piece from our archive https://t.co/z2uv494S91

[Reuters @Reuters]

Feminist activist ‌and journalist Gloria Steinem died on September 2, at the age 92, ‌her foundation said.

The co-founder and consulting editor of Ms. Magazine championed the feminist movement from the late 1960s onwards and inspired generations of women.

🔗 Read Steinem’s full obituary: https://t.co/DhgCI4Bago

[Reuters @Reuters]

Residents of Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta took to the streets to protest Madrid's handling of a migration crisis triggered by a deadly border surge in July. Police in Madrid also dispersed demonstrators as protests took place nationwide https://t.co/9cwrv6g38R

[Charlie Hebdo @Charlie_Hebdo_]

Des drones de la Royal Navy aux portiques du Havre en passant par les caméras de nos mairies, Pékin inonde nos commandes publiques d'équipements truffés de modems clandestins et de coupe-circuit dormants. Un sabotage financé par le contribuable occidental
https://t.co/NQM9slTLmz