Daily Archives: February 8, 2024

Q24N (VOA) Quito, Ecuador – A diplomatic rift between Ecuador and Russia appeared to intensify over the weekend after the European nation decided to ban some imports of bananas from Ecuador. The two countries have been at loggerheads recently after Ecuador decided to transfer some of its old Russian military […]

Q24N (VOA) Viña del Mar, Chile – Chile began two days of national mourning Monday for at least 122 victims of a raging wildfire, as the search continued for the missing and survivors picked through the scorched remains of their lives. “All of Chile weeps for Valparaiso,” President Gabriel Boric […]

QBlogs — The Annual Global Retirement Index was just released, and Costa Rica came out on top for the third time. Aimed at North American expats, the annual rankings are put together through a network of on-the-ground editors and global correspondents, who utilize their own experiences and a series of […]