Tag: Quito
Naked in mosquito hell
In the summer of 2009, the mosquito plague is unbearable in the village of Bärrek in Gästrikland. In the area around the mouth of the lower Dalälven, mosquitoes cause businesses to move, tourists to flee and local residents to stay indoors. At a rock festival, three friends from Valbo talk about the mosquito hell in […]
How investments have changed the way we spend
Ranking has a long history, and the exact origin of the concept is difficult to determine. However, there are some early examples of placements in various fields that can be traced back to ancient civilizations. One of the earliest examples of ranking can be found in ancient Greece, where Olympics was held. The ancient Greeks […]
Concert Review: The Victorious Mr Morale
After a tight and respectable 15-minute set from Tanna Leone, Baby Keem turned the tension up a notch. As the last stragglers trickled in, Kendrick Lamar’s cousin showed he could hold his own. It was the first time of the night that people rose from their seats, but it would not be the last. They […]
The guests’ opinion: We have passed the point of no return
When thousands of Putin’s Russian tanks breached the Ukrainian border in February, few imagined that Ukraine would still be an independent nation this fall. I certainly didn’t. I honestly thought that my sincere support for Ukraine would be useless when their ill-equipped troops had to face the second largest army in the world. Catalog of […]
Humanity exceeded the Earth’s resource budget for the year on Thursday
Earth Overshoot Day is calculated annually for each country based on approximately 15,000 data points. The information is provided by the United Nations. Finns used all their natural resources for this year on the 31st of Marcha couple of days after the Danes and Belgians, but a couple of days before the Koreans and Swedes. […]
The President of Mexico appeals to Biden from Assange
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has called on US President to drop charges against WikiLeaks founder The President of Mexico has revealed the contents of a personal letter he forwarded to his US counterpart during their meeting last week. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called on Joe Biden to intervene and dismiss the charges against WikiLeaks co-founder […]
The President of Mexico reveals a written appeal to Biden
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has called on US President to drop charges against Julian Assange The President of Mexico has revealed the contents of a personal letter he forwarded to his US counterpart during their meeting last week. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called on Joe Biden to intervene and reject the allegations against WikiLeaks co-founder […]
The decline in the black feather population is affecting bird life in Mývatn
As reported by RÚV, the ubiquitous fluff is almost completely absent this year at Mývatn, the lake of flies. While many people enjoy the absence of the dense clouds of black midges that are typically typical of this region in summer. A decline in the population that occurs in the six to nine-year cycle will […]
The President of Mexico promises to demolish the Statue of Liberty
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says he will press the US to drop the charges against Julian Assange Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says the symbol of American freedom could lose its significance if Washington refuses to drop charges against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange, who risks 175 years in prison. “If they take him to […]
Denmark potentially in the firing line for five mosquito-borne diseases, warns researcher
Rift Valley Fever, West Nile Fever and Japanese Encephalitis – they sound so exotic, don’t they? As if they were the last things you would ever catch in Denmark. Ditto rabbit fever and Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Outside of a poorly run children’s zoo, this does not sound plausible. But according to an academic at the […]
The agency warns of the environmental risks of insect repellents
When the mosquito season is in full swing, Yle is more familiar with the regulations for the use of insect repellents. Although the mosquito repellent manufactured by Thermacell caused controversy last year because of its harmful effects on the environment, it is not the only repellent of concern according to the Finnish Safety and Chemicals […]
A long mosquito season in Finland
There are signs of a longer-than-usual mosquito season in Finland this summer due to the relatively cool summer weather. The mosquito season ends later than usual this year, he said Marko Mutaneninsect expert from the University of Oulu. "The weather has been varying all over Finland this summer, so the mosquito season is getting longer […]
Mosquito chicks hatch with a live camera in Kuopio
The first chick has hatched in the live camera of the Kuopio osprey nest. The city of Kuopio announced on Friday that the chick hatched on Thursday at 13.20. The hatching of the chicks has started as expected. There are two more unshelled eggs in the nest. The first egg was found on May 2 […]
Assange marries in prison
WikiLeaks co-founder, behind bars in Belmarsh, ties in with the mother of her children Julian Assange married Stella Moris inside London’s maximum guarded Belmarsh prison on Wednesday, in a long-awaited ceremony. The couple has two children. The imprisoned WikiLeaks co-founder is fighting against attempts to extradite him to the United States on espionage charges for […]
Performance Review: Wagner’s ‘Die Walküre’ is frighteningly, indulgently epic
After a break of almost ten years, the iconic work of the German opera legend Richard Wagner is back on Danish soil. ‘Die Walküre’ (The Valkyrie) – an episode from Wagner’s greatest work ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’ (The Cycle of the Ring), based on the trials and tribulations of the Nordic gods and warring mortals […]
Early signs point to a severe mosquito season
All signs point to a severe mosquito season, summer. According to a biologist from Lappeenranta, the snowy winter months, like right now, usually create ideal conditions for insects Kimmo Saarinen. The thick snow cover currently covers most of Finland. According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute, a record amount of snow fell in Eastern Finland in […]
Carnivores are more susceptible to cancer: Research
Despite the extent to which animals are exposed to cancer and how often this disease affects their health, little is known so far. This is not surprising, as in wildlife, any serious illness is likely to result in the animal’s untraceable death due to famine or predation. In addition, cancer is an age-related disease in […]
Part 13: Mosquitoes in the dark
The Christmas calendar Spero is suitable for about 7-13 years and can be listened to until January 2023. On the Christmas calendar’s website, there are competitions, crafts and sound clips to listen to.
The loss of biodiversity is endangering humanity
This Global Biodiversity Framework provides a strategic vision and global roadmap for the conservation, protection, restoration and sustainable management of biodiversity and ecosystems over the next decade. Slow Food requires a roadmap that includes ambitious goals and takes into account the role of the people who have protected their local nature since ancient times. The […]
Only the virus in Finland detects the largest outbreak in decades
During the autumn of this year, the Public Health Agency THL has reported a rapid increase in the number of symptoms such as mosquito-borne viral infection and influenza, which are unique to Pogosta disease in Finland. By mid-last month, the agency registered 151 infections, but the number had risen significantly, to 467 by mid-October. Blood […]
Therapeutic berry picking, independent train and pensions: Finland in the world press
Ranua, a small town in Lapua, is known as the “cloud capital” of Finland and offers visitors the opportunity to look for hard-to-reach and prestigious yellow fruits that are only available in late July and early August. The international media also revealed that Finland intends to test an independent train project that will enable it […]
How to get rid of wasps in the garden
– There are two things in particular that goat ham loves and is attracted to: meat and sweet things, explains Lars Vilhelmsen, associate professor, Ph.D. and curator at the Statens Naturhistoriske Museum specializing in wasps. They typically collect the meat as feed for the larvae in the nest, the sweet things are eaten by the […]
Kitchen Confidential: A guide to Danish cuisine
There is a loose understanding of Danish food culture that circulates in the general psyche. We know that Danes love pork, and we know of Danish cakes (which actually originated in Austria in the 1800s) – even though they are now so widespread that it still seems absurd to call them ‘Danish’. We also know […]
Helsinki will close the coal-fired power plant 2 years in advance
The energy company Helen, owned by the City of Helsinki, has announced its intention to close the coal-fired power plant in 2023, two years earlier than originally planned. The company announced that it had decided to close the plant ahead of schedule due to rising carbon tax costs. The closure of Hanasaari is expected to […]
Thursday leaves: Pizza oven boom, mosquito repellent, week-long heat wave
Tabloid Evening Pages write domestic tourist boom, or cottage boom, this summer, customers have emptied the shelves of some very predictable and also unexpected products. Director of K-Rauda Olli Pere tells IL that sales of pizza ovens in the retail chain have increased by 800%, while E-Commerce’s commercial director Vesa Järveläinen says hot tubs sell […]
The dealer Patioaitta pulls Thermacell’s mosquito repellent
The camping and outdoor goods store chain Patioaitta has stopped selling the popular mosquito repellent device produced by Thermacell after allegations have spread on social media that the devices may be harmful to the environment. Pulling the product off the shelves was done as a precaution, Scout Fence Product Manager Markus Mäkinen said as the […]
The dealer Patrol pulls the Thermacell mosquito repellent off the shelves
The camping and outdoor goods store chain Patioaitta has stopped selling the popular mosquito repellent device produced by Thermacell after allegations have spread on social media that the devices may be harmful to the environment. Pulling the product off the shelves was done as a precaution, Scout Fence Product Manager Markus Mäkinen said as the […]
Wednesday newspapers: NCP executives, airport intruders and bloodsuckers
The National Coalition Party (NCP) leads Helsingin sanomat newspapermunicipal election survey (19.6 per cent). According to the national daily, the economically liberal party ranked first in its poll, with the Social Democrats (17.9 per cent) and anti-immigrant Finns (18 per cent) fighting second. According to HS, the survey results show that the popularity of the […]
Tragic failure cost school children their lives
By a tragic mistake, 86 children and 18 adults died on March 21, 1945, when Allied bombers threw their deadly cargo of bombs over the French School in Copenhagen. A mistake, because the target was not the school at all but the Shell House in Copenhagen, where the secret German police, the Gestapo, were based. […]
My “somewhere” is always Norrland – Marie-Louise Kristola, Stockholm
Stockholm, Thursday – but always Norrland in the heart. “In Sweden there is a rich province with an abundance of everything. With ore and forest and rapids and with mosquitoes and pitepalt. ” The year was 1970 when Umesonen Hasse Burman recorded the Norrland hit song – “We moved int, we moved int, int even […]
Today’s quote from Xinhua World News, February 17
STOCKHOLM – On Wednesday, the Swedish government presented a bill that would enable new measures to combat a new wave of the spread of COVID-19, including a partial lock-in. “The declining trend in the spread of infection has ceased. It is worrying and there is a significant risk of a third wave,” said Swedish Minister […]
The Foreign Chronicle
Bogotá, Thursday. When I finished my interviews on my latest reportage trip to Quito, Ecuador, I had four hours left before I had to leave the hotel for the airport. Even before the trip to Ecuador many had said: You have to visit the middle of the world, you just have to do it. By […]
Xinhua world news overview at 0530 GMT, 3 January
LOS ANGELE – Nine people, including seven youths, lost their lives in a serious collision between an SUV and a pickup truck on State Route 33 in Fresno County, California on Friday, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) said Saturday. The crash occurred around 8pm local time (0400 GMT on Saturday) when the driver of the […]
Xinhua World News Review 0030 GMT, 27 December
QUITO – Ecuador registered 446 new cases and six more deaths from the new coronavirus (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 209,274 and the number of deaths to 9,439, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday. The Ministry stated that the number of “probable deaths” from COVID-19 is […]
Should COVID-19 vaccines be mandatory? Two experts discuss
To be properly protective, COVID-19 vaccines must be given to most people worldwide. Only through extensive vaccination can we reach flock immunity – where enough people are immune to prevent the disease from spreading freely. To achieve this, some have suggested that vaccines should be made mandatory, although the British Government has done so excludes […]
Rafael Correa is sentenced to prison
A court in Ecuador sentences ex-president Rafael Correa for bribery to eight years in prison. Correa, who now lives in Brussels and had plans to return to Ecuador ahead of next year’s presidential election, denies the allegations. Rafael Correa was President of Ecuador between 2007 and 2017. He led the so-called Civil Revolution, a left-wing […]
