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Ecuador declares ‘war’ on gangs amid rising violence. How did it get here?The rising violence inside the once relatively peaceful Ecuador has stunned longtime observers who are concerned about how the government will respond.WorldJan 11
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Ecuador TV broadcast interrupted by armed men as violence rocks countryThe incident comes amid the kidnappings of at least seven police officers and a series of explosions, a day after President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency.WorldJan 9
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Woman declared ‘dead’ found alive in coffin during her own wakeBella Montoya, a retired nurse, had been previously declared dead by a doctor on duty after she suffered a possible stroke and cardiac arrest.TrendingJun 13, 2023
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At least 14 killed in Ecuador, 1 in Peru after 6.8 magnitude earthquakeVideos shared on social media show people gathered on the streets of Guayaquil and nearby communities. People reported objects falling inside their homes.WorldMar 18, 2023
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Teachers from Brantford, Ont. share love of music, language and ukuleles in EcuadorGenevieve Rochette and Catherine Gorecki finally were able to make a 5,000-kilometre trip to a language school in Banos, Ecuador they've been planning for years.CanadaMar 16, 2023
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Shrunken head in Chatham-Kent Museum collection authentic, Western researchers confirmThe research team, which included members from Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador, were able to verify the tsantsa's authenticity using CT and micro-CT scans.CanadaAug 8, 2022
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25-year-old Quebec woman killed in Ecuador avalancheRebecca Dinelle, a well-respected communications professional from the Montreal area, was tragically killed in an avalanche during a hike while on holiday in Ecuador.CanadaJul 11, 2022
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Deadly gang battle in Ecuador prison kills 116, five beheadedAuthorities are calling it the worst penitentiary massacre in Ecuador's history.CrimeSep 29, 2021
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Indigenous leaders call for help to stop oil drilling in the Amazon RiverIndigenous leaders are calling for help to stop oil companies drilling in the headwaters of the Amazon river in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, warning that encroaching on their homelands would destroy a bulwark against climate change.WorldMay 23, 2020
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Coronavirus: IMF approves $643M emergency loan to EcuadorEcuador has been among the hardest-hit countries in Latin America by the coronavirus, with 24,675 confirmed cases and 883 deaths, plus a further 1,357 deaths that were likely caused by the virus.WorldMay 1, 2020
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