Daniel Noboa, Ecuador’s center-right president, is facing re-election after 15 months in office. His predecessor, Guillermo Lasso, called for early elections in 2023 amid impeachment proceedings over embezzlement accusations. Mr. Noboa, 37, a Harvard Kennedy School graduate who comes from one of Ecuador’s wealthiest families, rose unexpectedly in the polls to win election and serve […]

Daniel Noboa, Ecuador’s center-right president, is facing re-election after 15 months in office. His predecessor, Guillermo Lasso, called for early elections in 2023 amid impeachment proceedings over embezzlement accusations. Mr. Noboa, 37, a Harvard Kennedy School graduate who comes from one of Ecuador’s wealthiest families, rose unexpectedly in the polls to win election and serve […]

Daniel Barenboim, the eminent conductor and pianist who recently stepped back from engagements citing health concerns, said Thursday that he has Parkinson’s disease. Announcing the diagnosis in a short news release, Barenboim, 82, said that he still planned to fulfill “as many of my professional commitments as possible,” including concerts with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, […]