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IMF board concludes reviews for Ecuador, unlocking $1 billion

The International Monetary Fund executive board said Friday it had concluded its fourth and fifth reviews for Ecuador's 27-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF), allowing for the immediate disbursement of about $1 billion.

Reuters

Ecuador opposition lawmakers push to remove president after protests

A group of opposition lawmakers in Ecuador are pushing for the removal of conservative President Guillermo Lasso after nearly two weeks of mass protests led by indigenous groups demanding lower fuel and food prices, though other legislators say they will not back his ouster.

Reuters

Protesters in Ecuador attack military, police convoy

Authorities in Ecuador are accusing protesters of attacking a military and police convoy, seriously injuring 17 soldiers and burning three trucks near the country’s capital

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1 dead, dozens hurt in 12th day of protesting in Ecuador

One man has been killed in Ecuador's capital and dozens injured during the 12th day of protets led by Indigenous people demanding that the government cut fuel prices, put price controls on food and spend more on education

The Independent UK

Ecuador indigenous protests carry on despite small concession

Ecuador's government on Thursday acquiesced to a demand of indigenous demonstrators who have held 11 days of protests, giving them access to a cultural center, but violent confrontations at marches continued.

Reuters

Ecuador rejects Indigenous protesters' dialogue conditions

Violent protests by Indigenous people demanding a variety of changes, including lower fuel prices, have paralyzed Ecuador’s capital and other regions, but the government has rejected their conditions for dialogue

The Independent UK

Ecuador loses control of Amazon city in anti-government protests

Ecuador's government is trying to retake control of Puyo, a city in the country's Amazon region, after violent clashes and the burning of a police station by demonstrations during nationwide protests against the economic policies of President Guillermo Lasso.

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Ecuador protests take increasingly violent turn in capital

Ecuador’s defense minister is warning that the country’s democracy is at risk as Indigenous protesters attack the prosecutor’s office and demonstrations against the government and rising fuel prices turn increasingly violent in Quito

The Independent UK

Ecuador indigenous groups condition talks on pullback of security forces

Ecuadorean protesters who have held more than a week of marches and road blockades over President Guillermo Lasso's economic policies, will not meet the government until it withdraws security forces from some areas of the capital, an indigenous leader said Tuesday.

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Thousands of Ecuador indigenous protesters march on capital

Thousands of indigenous demonstrators marched through Ecuador's capital on Monday urging President Guillermo Lasso to agree to demands for economic and social support, the latest in a series of protests that have injured dozens and disrupted the economy.

Reuters

Hundreds of indigenous protesters enter Ecuador capital Quito

Hundreds of indigenous people entered Ecuador's capital Quito on Sunday, following almost a week of protests against the economic and social policies of President Guillermo Lasso, who has not been able to lift road blocks and violence across the country.

Reuters

Encro dealer spun web of crime from Netherlands to Ecuador

He tried to move millions of euros from Amsterdam to South America and inquired about sourcing kilos of heroin and cocaine from the Netherlands

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Ecuador's President Lasso declares state of exception over protests

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso has declared a state of exception in three of the Andean country's provinces, in a bid to calm protests called by indigenous groups in rejection of the government's economic policies.

Reuters

Ecuador should follow its own path, not IMF's, says protest leader

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso should be less focused on following International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies if he is to fix the economic and social problems his people live each day, indigenous protest leader Leonidas Iza said on Friday.

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‘Ready to Kill’ – Ecuador’s teen Sicarios murder for twenty dollars

The humanitarian photojournalist Paddy Dowling reports from Ecuador on how the government is losing the fight against organised crime networks and children continue to pay the highest price

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Factbox-WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange

British interior minister Priti Patel on Friday approved the extradition of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange to the United States where he is wanted on 18 criminal charges, including breaking a spying law.

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Ecuador seeks partner to stop gas flaring as anger rises in the Amazon

Ecuador oil company Petroecuador says it is working to shut down gas flares in the Amazon to comply with a court-imposed deadline, but progress is too slow for nearby communities who allege the flares cause cancer and other illnesses.

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Ecuador indigenous leader freed from detention, vows protests will continue

Protests in Ecuador will continue until President Guillermo Lasso solves economic and environmentnal issues affecting the country, indigenous leader Leonidas Iza said on Wednesday after he was freed from detention on a judge's order.

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Full Groups, Schedule With World Cup Field Finally Complete

The World Cup will begin Nov. 21 and end Dec. 18 in Qatar, and after the last two intercontinental playoffs, the field of 32 is set.

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Ecuadorean police detain indigenous leader after road blockades

Ecuador's police said on Tuesday it detained the leader of the country's largest indigenous organization, Leonidas Iza, after he led blockades on several highways and other allegedly violent acts in protest against the government's economic policies.

The Independent UK

Ecuador: Indigenous leader is arrested over violent protests

Authorities in Ecuador have arrested the leader of a national Indigenous group, alleging that he was responsible for violence during anti-government protests

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The rural Covid response in Ecuador

Young health care workers are responsible for rural populations. They face supply shortages and more

Reuters

Ecuador indigenous groups block road to protest economic policies

Indigenous groups in Ecuador were blocking some highways with mounds of earth and burning tires on Monday, kicking off what they say will be an indefinite protest against the economic policies of conservative President Guillermo Lasso.

WEKU

Young doctors spend a year caring for rural folks in Ecuador. Here's what they find

For millions in remote areas, health-care is barebones. The health-care team may be a long canoe ride away. Supplies are meager. Electricity comes and goes. And the pandemic made things worse.

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Newcastle University scientist discovers extinct giant tortoise is not actually extinct

The tortoise was found on Fernandina, one of the Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador

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