Ecuador
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US will send survivors of strike on suspected drug vessel back to Ecuador and Colombia, Trump sayTrump confirms U.S. strike sank drug sub in Caribbean killing two as survivors face repatriation and legal concerns over military action grow.WorldOct 18
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Ecuador rations power, declares emergency as drought limits hydro outputThe power cuts in Ecuador come days after dry weather forced Colombia’s capital city of Bogotá to ration water as its reservoirs reached record lows.WorldApr 16, 2024
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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, 2024
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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, 2024
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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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