Ecuador used to be calm. Now hitmen, kidnappers and robbers walk the streets

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — Belen Diaz was walking home from college one evening when a motorcycle carrying two men made a menacing U-turn. Terrified that she was about to be robbed for the eighth time in three years, the teaching student banged on a cab window until the driver drove her home. Diaz got away safe,… Continue reading Ecuador used to be calm. Now hitmen, kidnappers and robbers walk the streets

The key to a longer life? Why I tried to walk exactly 3,967 steps in a day | Health

“Good luck!” reads the text from my editor that arrives at 7.53am. But I don’t need it. As personal challenges go, I’m not remotely intimidated by what’s on the agenda today. In the name of science, I have been tasked with hitting exactly 3,967 steps and making the most of every one. Easy. If 3,967… Continue reading The key to a longer life? Why I tried to walk exactly 3,967 steps in a day | Health