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Anant National University Hosts Two International Events Promoting Indigen
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], February 24: Anant National University recently hosted two landmark international events. The International Conference on Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices: Designing Sustainable Futures brought together global voices, highlighting the importance of inte
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Ecuador faces nationwide blackout
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Ecuador faced a nationwide blackout on Wednesday afternoon and the country's Public Infrastructure Minister, Roberto Luque, blamed the "failure in the transmission line" for the emergency.
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Ecuadorians vote to ban oil drilling in Amazon
Updated : 2 years, 9 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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Six Colombians arrested over Ecuadorian presidential candidate assassinati
Updated : 2 years, 9 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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Indigenous protest ends in Ecuador
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Leaders of indigenous organizations called off an 18-day protest across Ecuador on Thursday after the government agreed to cut fuel prices.
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Ecuadoran president declares state of emergency in 4 provinces
Updated : 3 years, 10 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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Ecuador confirms 19 more cases of coronavirus variant Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 5 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, 5 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, 6 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, 6 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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US 'will do everything it can' to save kidnapped missionaries in Haiti: US
Updated : 4 years, 7 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, 7 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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