US offers $5m reward in hunt for Ecuador killing of presidential
The US is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of those behind the killing of Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, Secretary...
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Car bombs and hostage-taking inside prisons in Ecuador reveal fragile
Ecuador’s fragile security situation was underscored Thursday by a series of car bombings and the hostage-taking of more than 50 law enforcement officers inside various...
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Ecuadorans vote to stop oil drilling in Amazon reserve
Ecuadorans have voted to stop an oil drilling project in an Amazon reserve, according to the results Monday of a referendum hailed as a historic...
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Nearly 50 missing and 7 dead in southern Ecuador landslide
Issued on: 28/03/2023 – 02:12 Rescuers searched Monday for nearly 50 people reported missing after a landslide triggered by months of heavy rain killed at...
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Ecuador earthquake kills at least 13 people
CNN — At least 13 people died after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck southern Ecuador on Saturday afternoon, according to government officials. The earthquake struck...
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Netherlands, Senegal clinch victories to reach World Cup knockouts
Issued on: 29/11/2022 – 18:42 Kalidou Koulibaly sent Senegal into the World Cup knockouts for just the second time in their history with Tuesday’s dramatic 2-1...
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government, indigenous leaders reach agreement ending protests
Issued on: 30/06/2022 – 23:48 Ecuador’s government and indigenous groups’ leaders on Thursday reached an agreement to end more than two weeks of protests against the social...
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Ecuador rejects Indigenous protesters’ demands 10 days into tense standoff
Issued on: 23/06/2022 – 08:15 Thousands flooded the Ecuadoran capital Quito Wednesday for a tenth day of demonstrations over living costs, in an ever-tenser standoff...
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Dozens dead in Ecuador prison riot, more than 100 inmates escape
Issued on: 10/05/2022 – 00:48 At least 43 inmates died on Monday in Ecuador’s latest grisly prison riot, the public prosecutor said, as another 100 prisoners...
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World Cup Brazil Argentina Uruguay Ecuador learn foes
Twenty years have gone by since South America last got its hands on the World Cup. Since then, strikingly, every Brazil campaign has ended as...
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Ecuador inches towards World Cup berth as Colombia flounder
Going into the 21st century, Ecuador had never been to a World Cup. They have now played in three, and a 1-1 draw away to...
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With Brazil and Argentina all set for the World Cup, it was Uruguay who boosted qualification hopes
Argentina won 2-1 in Chile on a night of drama. Brazil drew 1-1 in Ecuador on an afternoon of barely credible drama. But Thursday belonged...