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Lasso defeats communist challenger to secure Ecuador’s presidency.

April 12, 2021

Guillermo Lasso, an Ecuadorean banker, surprised socialist economist Andres Arauz in Sunday's presidential runoff, placing the country on track to preserve free market reforms rather...

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Arauz wins first round of Ecuador vote, runner-up too close to call

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February 8, 2021

Ecuadorean economist Andres Arauz on Sunday won a first round victory in the country’s presidential election, moving the Andean nation a step closer to socialism...

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Girl, 16, is gang-raped by four men and dumped to slowly die on building site

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September 21, 2020

A schoolgirl was allegedly gang-raped and killed by four migrants who dumped her on a building site and left her to die. Desiree Mariottini, 16,...

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Woman twerks on top of half-opened coffin as funeral takes strange turn (video)

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September 19, 2020

A funeral ceremony in Ecuador took a strange turn when a woman jumped on top of a half-open coffin and started twerking. Mobile phone...

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Ecuador ratifies sentence against ex-president Correa, blocking vice presidential bid

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September 8, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Ecuador's former president Rafael Correa speaks during an interview with Reuters in Brussels, Belgium, October 8, 2019. © REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo An Ecuadorian...

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Student robbed by masked men in middle of Zoom lesson as classmates watch in horror (video)

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September 7, 2020

Students watched through their computers in horror as masked men broke into a class mate’s house and robbed her during their live Zoom lesson. In the...

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Coronavirus found on Ecuador shrimps in China, state media says

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August 12, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A vendor wearing a face mask prepares seafood at their stall inside the Yuegezhuang wholesale market, following new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...

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Ecuador navy surveils huge Chinese fishing fleet near Galapagos

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August 10, 2020

Ecuador’s navy is conducting surveillance of a massive Chinese fishing fleet that is operating near the protected waters of the Galapagos Islands, amid concerns about...

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Amid quarantine, Ecuador women speak in code to seek protection from domestic violence

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August 6, 2020

Ecuadorean women are using code words to seek help in situations of domestic violence as the country’s quarantine is creating conditions for increased abuse of...

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Ecuador’s creditors accept debt restructure plan

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August 4, 2020

Ecuador has $65 billion in public debt and the IMF says it's economy will shrink by 6.3% in 2020 RODRIGO BUENDIA AFP/File Ecuador's creditors have...

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Ecuador teen teaches class under a tree for kids without internet

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July 14, 2020

An Ecuadorean teenager has set up an improvised school under a tree in a poor neighbourhood of northern Guayaquil for some 40 students who havenâ€™t...

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China suspends imports of Ecuador shrimp on coronavirus risk

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July 11, 2020

China on Friday said it was suspending imports from three Ecuadorean shrimp producers after detecting coronavirus in recent shipments, prompting one of the Ecuadorean producers...

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Ecuador indigenous group frees hostages after return of corpse amid pandemic

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July 5, 2020

An indigenous group in the Ecuadorean Amazon has released six hostages after authorities returned the body of a leader who according to the government died...

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In morgues and shipping containers, Ecuadorians search for lost dead

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May 27, 2020

5-6 minutes Dolores Centeno has scoured the morgues and cemeteries of Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city, for two months searching for her father’s body. Hector Vanegas,...