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Ecuadoran president declares state of emergency in 4 provinces
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso on Wednesday declared a 30-day state of emergency in four provinces of Azuay, Imbabura, Sucumbios and Orellana, citing an escalation of violence in the indigenous protest.
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US to engage with partners to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated f
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 28 (ANI): A US working group will engage with partners, including Ecuador, Panama, Senegal, Taiwan and Vietnam to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, curtail the global trade of IUU fish and fish products, and promote global maritime security.
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Over 100 inmates escape from Ecuador's prison during row between rival gan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Santo Domingo [Ecuador], May 10 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 100 prisoners managed to escape from a jail in the Ecuadorian city of Santo Domingo during clashes between rival gangs, which had killed 43 inmates, media reported on Tuesday.
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Ecuador confirms 19 more cases of coronavirus variant Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], December 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador has confirmed 19 more cases of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, bringing its total number of cases to 22, the Ministry of Public Health said Tuesday.
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At least 18 dead, 25 injured in bus accident in southern Ecuador
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], December 13 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 18 people were killed and 25 others injured in a passenger bus accident in the Sucua canton of the Amazonian province of Morona Santiago in southern Ecuador, the Integrated Security Service ECU 911 reported Sunday.
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Death toll from prison clashes in Ecuador rises to 68
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], November 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the clashes at the Litoral Penitentiary in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil has risen to 68, the State Attorney General's Office reported on Saturday.
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At least 58 inmates killed after clashes at prison in Ecuador
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador] November 14 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 58 prisoners died and another 12 were injured in clashes in a jail in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, local authorities reported on Saturday.
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Olympic sprinter Alex Quinonez found dead in Ecuador
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Esmeraldas [Ecuador], October 24 (ANI): Ecuadorian sprinter Alex Quinonez was found dead in the street in Guayaquil on Friday, according to the country's Sports Ministry.
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US 'will do everything it can' to save kidnapped missionaries in Haiti: US
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador] October 20 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday (local time) informed that Washington will do everything it can to free the missionaries kidnapped in Haiti.
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At least 11 killed, 12 injured as bus falls into Gorge in Central Ecuador
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], October 18 (ANI/Sputnik): A passenger bus fell off a road into a gorge in central Ecuador, killing 11 people and injuring 12 others, national media reported on Monday.
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Blinken to visit Ecuador, Colombia to discuss Anti-Narcotics Cooperation
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Ecuador and Colombia on October 19-21 to discuss a range of issues, including countering drug trafficking and tackling irregular migration, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Friday.
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New COVID-19 variant 'Mu' shows signs of resistance to vaccines: WHO
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 2 (ANI): The World Health Organization has said it is closely monitoring the new coronavirus variant named Mu, adding that the 'variant of concern' has shown signs of possible resistance to vaccines.
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