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Ecuadorians vote to ban oil drilling in Amazon
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Yasuní National Park park spans around 1 million hectares (2.5 million acres) at the meeting point of the Amazon, the Andes and the Equator. Just one hectare of Yasuní land supposedly contains more animal species than the whole of Europe and more tree species than exist
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Ecuador: Shooting occurs near presidential election candidate Otto Sonnenh
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Otto Sonnenholzner said he was having breakfast with his wife and daughters at a restaurant when the violence erupted.
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Ecuador: Slain candidate Fernando Villavicencio’s running mate to contest
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Andrea Gonzalez Nader, the running mate of Fernando Villavicencio — who was shot dead on Wednesday — will now run for President in the upcoming polls, CNN reported citing the Construye Movement party.
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Six Colombians arrested over Ecuadorian presidential candidate assassinati
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The revelation that the suspects are Colombian is reminiscent of the assassination of Haiti’s president, Jovenel Moïse, in July 2021, in a plot that ensnared at least 18 Colombians who remain jailed in Haiti awaiting trial. The Colombians are accused of assisting in the operation to kill the
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Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio shot dead in Quit
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Fernando Villavicencio, aged 59, was shot several times as he left the rally at a high school in Quito, General Manuel Iniguez, a deputy commander of the Ecuadorean national police said, according to The Washington Post.
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DRI seizes 1.04 kg cocaine worth over Rs 10.4 crore
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Continuing its fight against the drug menace in the country, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Tuesday recovered 1.04 kg of cocaine, estimated to be valued at over Rs 10.4 crore in the international illicit market, from an import consignment.
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Bengaluru FC signs attacker Ryan Williams on one-year deal, Carl McHugh de
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Williams began his youth career with ECU Joondalup before joining Portsmouth FC in 2010. He began his senior professional career with Fulham FC and was later loaned out to Gillingham, Barnsley and Oxford United.
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Ecuador: Woman presumed dead starts knocking from inside coffin
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Ecuador's health ministry said that the doctors had declared retired nurse Bella Montoya dead after a possible stroke and cardiopulmonary arrest.
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Ecultify Marks Remarkable Five-Year Milestone, Redefining Boundaries in In
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7: Ecultify, a comprehensive 360-degree solution provider is celebrating a remarkable five-year milestone in its journey of innovative marketing on 7th June, 2023. Co-founded by Engineers turned marketers, Mayur Khatwani and Vivek Kumar, the company's bedrock is their
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Researchers discover how dementia associated with ageing
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
We all know that as we become older, our muscles weaken and our metabolism slows, making it harder to accomplish everyday activities like standing up, walking, and sitting down. However, according to recent Edith Cowan University (ECU) research, this could also be a sign of a more dangerou
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Researchers find how people rely on each other for help constantly
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Researchers from UCLA, Australia, Ecuador, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and UCLA found that people signal for help every few minutes. According to the study, which looked at behaviours in both urban and rural settings across numerous nations, people are more likely to accept
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Study: Slowing down in old age? It can be symptom of dementia
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research suggests that this could also be a sign of another sinister health concern associated with ageing: late-life dementia.
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