Ecuador

• Deadly gang battle in Ecuador prison kills 116, five beheaded

  Authorities are calling it the worst penitentiary massacre in Ecuador's history.

  Crime

  Sep 29, 2021
  
• Indigenous leaders call for help to stop oil drilling in the Amazon River

  Indigenous 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.

  World

  May 23, 2020
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• Coronavirus: IMF approves $643M emergency loan to Ecuador

  Ecuador 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.

  World

  May 1, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Ecuador to collect from businesses, residents in drastic economic plan

  Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno unveiled an emergency economic plan Friday aimed at rescuing the South American nation hard hit by the new coronavirus.

  World

  Apr 10, 2020
• ‘It’s heart-wrenching’: Morgues struggle with demand as COVID-19 cases surge

  Morgues around the world from New York to Ecuador are struggling to keep up with the demand for space as coronavirus cases top 1,000,000 worldwide.

  World

  Apr 4, 2020
• Coronavirus: Kingston couple in Spain may be airlifted home, another Kingstonian trapped in Ecuador

  "I wish people would get on it and save us,” said Tanya Dooley. "We are Canadians just like you guys.

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2020
• Lonesome George’s tortoise relative discovered in Galapagos

  Lonesome George, thought to be the last individual of his species, was known as the rarest creature in the world during his final years.

  Environment

  Feb 3, 2020
• Ecuador president apologizes for offensive sexual harassment comments

  In a speech to investors, Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno said women only tend to complain about sexual harassment when it comes from ugly people.

  Politics

  Feb 2, 2020
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• Boat carrying 600 gallons of diesel capsizes off Galapagos Islands

  The islands are home to a "melting pot" of marine species, with everything from giant tortoises to sea lions to mockingbirds and finches. 

  World

  Dec 23, 2019
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• Mexican president says there is less corruption amid economic slowdown

  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is also battling record levels of violence, which has caused more friction with the Trump administration.

  Politics

  Dec 1, 2019