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Ecuador confirms first COVID-19 death
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], Mar 14 (Sputnik/ANI): The first patient died of the coronavirus disease in Ecuador, national health minister Catalina Andramuno said.
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Ecuador: Seven dead, more than 1000 injured in mass protests against aboli
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], Oct 14 (ANI): At least seven people have been killed and 1,340 were injured during the ongoing mass protests in Ecuador against the government's decision to abolish fuel subsidies.
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Ecuador: President Moreno puts national capital under curfew, military con
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], Oct 13 (ANI): Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno on Saturday placed the national capital under curfew and military control following several days of mass protests against his decree cancelling fuel subsidies.
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Ecuador: 350 detained in Ecuador during protests over end of fuel subsidie
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], Oct 5 (ANI): Ecuador authorities have detained as many as 350 people during mass protests triggered by government's decision to cancel fuel subsidies, country's Interior Ministry said on Friday.
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Ecuador: Native community defeats government in court, gets oil exploratio
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], Apr 27 (ANI): The native Waorani community on Friday (local time) fended off major degradation of their lands at the hands of oil companies by defeating three government bodies in court, for conducting a faulty consultation process with the people before putting their lan
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Ecuador court to hear appeals of Julian Assange on Wednesday
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], Dec 12 (ANI/Sputnik): An Ecuadorian court will consider on Wednesday the appeal submitted by the defense of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is living in the country's embassy in London, against the demand of the country's government to comply with a protocol containing
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'Julian Assange should leave Ecuador Embassy only if British govt guarante
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], Dec 7 (ANI): Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno said on Thursday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London only if the United Kingdom guarantees that the 47-year-old Australian will not be extradited to a third country where he could
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Ecuador had named Assange adviser at Embassy in Russia: Ecuadorian Lawmake
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], Sept 25 (Sputnik/ANI): The Foreign Ministry of Ecuador decided to appoint WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange an adviser at the Embassy of Ecuador in Russia, back in 2017, but 10 days later this decision was annulled amid London's refusal to grant Assange diplomatic status, acc
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Ecuador court orders arrest of ex-President
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], July 04 (ANI): Ecuador's National Court of Justice on Tuesday ordered the arrest of former President Rafael Correa, who currently resides in Brussels.
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5.1 earthquake jolts Ecuador coast
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], Jan 9 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 jolted the coast of Ecuador on Tuesday.
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6 magnitude quake strikes near coast of Ecuador
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], Dec 3 (ANI): A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.0 has struck near the coast of Ecuador on Sunday, the local media reports.
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