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Volcano erupts in Ecuador's Galapagos Islands
Quito, Jan 8 (IANS) Wolf Volcano, the tallest in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago, has erupted, the country's Geophysical Institute reported.
2022-01-08
Category: International, Ecuador,Environment/Wildlife
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Ecuador makes Covid vaccination mandatory
Quito, Dec 24 (IANS) Ecuador's Public Health Ministry announced that it was making vaccination against Covid-19 mandatory, given a rise in infections and concern about new variants, such as Omicron.
2021-12-24
Category: International, Ecuador,Politics
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At least 18 dead, 25 injured in bus accident in southern Ecuador
Quito, Dec 13 (IANS) 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 has reported.
2021-12-13
Category: International, Ecuador,Politics,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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Ecuador enforces controversial tax reform
Quito, Nov 30 (IANS) Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso mandated into law a controversial tax reform bill aimed at raising more than $1.9 billion over the next two years to alleviate the country's economic crisis.
2021-11-30
Category: International, Ecuador,Politics
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Ecuadorian authorities identify 34 of 68 prisoners killed in riot
Quito, Nov 15 (IANS) Ecuadorian authorities have identified 34 of the 68 prisoners killed in the violent riot at the Litoral Penitentiary, the main prison in the city of Guayaquil.
2021-11-15
Category: International, Ecuador,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Politics
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68 killed in Ecuador prison clashes
Quito, Nov 14 (IANS) At least 68 people were killed during clashes at the Litoral Penitentiary in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, the State Attorney General's Office has confirmed.
2021-11-14
Category: International, Ecuador,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Politics
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Ecuador calls for greater int'l cooperation to protect Amazon rainforest
Quito, Oct 9 (IANS) Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has called for greater international cooperation to protect the Amazon through the sustainable use of biodiversity in the world's largest tropical rainforest.
2021-10-09
Category: International, Ecuador,Environment/Wildlife,Politics
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Ecuadorian govt demands punishment for perpetrators of prison riot
Quito, Oct 4 (IANS) The Ecuadorian government has demanded the Justice Department to punish the perpetrators of the massive prison riot that occurred last week at the Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil city, which left at least 118 inmates dead and 79 others injured.
2021-10-04
Category: International, Ecuador,Politics
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Ecuador jail riot: Death toll exceeds 100
Quito, Sep 30 (IANS) Ecuadorian officials have said more than 100 inmates were killed in a prison riot in the southwest port city of Guayaquil, after initially reporting the death toll to be 30.
2021-09-30
Category: International, Ecuador,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Politics
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21 killed, dozens injured in Ecuador prison riots
Quito, July 23 (IANS) At least 21 prisoners were killed and several others injured during riots in two prisons in Ecuador, the Attorney General's Office said.
2021-07-23
Category: International, Ecuador,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Politics
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Ecuador to expand eligibility for Covid vaccination
Quito, June 30 (IANS) Ecuador will expand the age eligibility for its mass vaccination campaign against Covid-19 starting from July 5 to accelerate the process, Public Health Minister Ximena Garzon announced.
2021-06-30
Category: International, Ecuador,Health/Medicine
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New Ecuadorian Prez calls for unity
Quito, May 25 (IANS) Ecuador's new conservative president, Guillermo Lasso has called for national unity and promised democratic renewal.
2021-05-25
Category: International, Ecuador,Politics
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Former Manchester United defender Valencia retires
Quito (Ecuador), May 13 (IANS) Former Manchester United and Ecuador player Antonio Valencia on Thursday announced his retirement from football because of chronic knee problems.
2021-05-13
Category: International, Ecuador,Sports,Football
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Ecuador registers 1,173 new Covid-19 cases
Quito, May 1 (IANS) Ecuador's Ministry of Public Health reported on Friday 1,173 new Covid-19 infections and 72 more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the national counts to 381,862 and 13,480 respectively.
2021-05-01
Category: International, Ecuador,Health/Medicine,Politics
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Ecuador registers 3,027 new Covid cases
Quito, April 30 (IANS) Ecuador's Ministry of Public Health reported on Thursday 3,027 new Covid-19 infections and 52 more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the national counts to 380,689 and 18,552 respectively.
2021-04-30
Category: International, Ecuador,Health/Medicine,Politics
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Ecuador registers 554 daily Covid-19 cases
Quito, April 28 (IANS) Ecuador's Ministry of Public Health reported 554 Covid-19 infections and 83 more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 375,329 cases and 13,281 deaths.
2021-04-28
Category: International, Ecuador,Health/Medicine,Politics
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Moreno, Lasso begin govt transition in Ecuador
Quito, April 20 (IANS) Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno received President-elect Guillermo Lasso at the presidential palace in Quito to officially start the government transition process, with just over a month to go before the end of the current administration.
2021-04-20
Category: International, Ecuador,Politics
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Ex-banker wins Ecuadorian Prez runoff
Quito, April 19 (IANS) The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Ecuador has proclaimed former banker and three-time presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso as the winner of the second round of presidential elections held on April 11, with 52.36 per cent of votes.
2021-04-19
Category: International, Ecuador,Politics
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Results of Ecuadorian prez runoff to take few days
Quito, April 13 (IANS) Ecuador's National Electoral Council (CNE) will take a few days to officially announce the winner of the presidential runoff due to procedural requirements, a top official said here
2021-04-13
Category: International, Ecuador,Politics
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Ecuador adopts new restrictions
Quito, March 30 (IANS) Ecuador adopted new restrictions on mobility and the sale of alcohol in an effort to further curb Covid-19 spread during the upcoming holidays, President Lenin Moreno announced.
2021-03-30
Category: International, Ecuador,Politics
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Ecuador's Covid cases reach 284,347 with 11,032 deaths
Quito, Feb 28 (IANS) Ecuador's Ministry of Public Health has reported 1,748 new Covid-19 cases and 61 deaths, bringing the total number of cases to 284,347 and the death toll to 11,032.
2021-02-28
Category: International, Ecuador,Health/Medicine
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Ecuador secures 2 mn doses of Chinese Covid vaccine
Quito, Feb 26 (IANS) Ecuador will receive two million doses of the CoronaVac vaccine from the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac for mass vaccination against Covid-19, after negotiations were finalized on Thursday, Ecuadoran Health Minister Juan Carlos Zevallos said.
2021-02-26
Category: International, Ecuador,Health/Medicine
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Death toll of Ecuador prison riots climbs to 79
Quito, Feb 25 (IANS) The death toll from a spate of prison riots in Ecuador on Tuesday has climbed to 79, the National Service of Comprehensive Attention to Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI) said on Wednesday.
2021-02-25
Category: International, Ecuador,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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Ecuador sees 1,416 Covid-19 cases in a day
Quito, Feb 20 (IANS) Ecuador on Friday reported 1,416 new cases of Covid-19 infection and 24 deaths from the disease in the past 24 hours, raising the total caseload to 271,276 and the death toll to 10,738.
2021-02-20
Category: International, Ecuador,Health/Medicine
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Ecuador registers 1,696 new Covid-19 cases
Quito, Feb 16 (IANS) The Ecuadoran Ministry of Public Health (MSP) reported 1,696 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total to 267,223.
2021-02-16
Category: International, Ecuador,Health/Medicine
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Ecuador registers 2,010 new cases of Covid-19, 265,527 in total
Quito, Feb 15 (IANS) Ecuador registered 2,010 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19), bringing the total number of cases to 265,527, the Ministry of Public Health reported.
2021-02-15
Category: International, Ecuador,Health/Medicine
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Flawed poll records delay naming Ecuador prez race's runner-up
Quito, Feb 11 (IANS) Election officials in Ecuador have had to review more than 1,000 poll records with irregularities, delaying the announcement of a runner-up who will compete in an April 11 presidential run-off, according to officials.
2021-02-11
Category: International, Ecuador,Politics
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Ecuador votes in general elections
Quito, Feb 8 (IANS) Amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, people across Ecuador voted in the general elections to bring in a new government and renew the National Assembly (Congress).
2021-02-08
Category: International, Ecuador,Politics
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Ecuador declares new state of emergency, curfew
Quito, Dec 22 (IANS) Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno has declared a new 30-day state of emergency nationwide and two weeks of curfew amid fears of holiday crowds and gatherings fuelling new coronavirus cases.
2020-12-22
Category: International, Ecuador,Politics
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Ecuador's Covid-19 cases top 200,000 mark
Quito, Dec 11 (IANS) Ecuador has reported 1,151 fresh Covid-19 infections, pushing the tally to 200,379.
2020-12-11
Category: International, Ecuador,Health/Medicine,Politics
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COVID-19: Ecuadorian football eyes mid-August return
Quito, July 29 (IANS) Ecuador's top football division is on track to resume in mid-August after its coronavirus shutdown, according to a senior official.
2020-07-29
Category: International, Ecuador,Sports,Football
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Dozens of endangered turtles hatch on Galapagos Islands
Quito, June 4 (IANS) Dozens of the endangered green sea turtles began their journey to the ocean after hatching in nesting sites on several beaches of Ecuador's Galapagos Islands.
2020-06-04
Category: International, Ecuador,Environment/Wildlife
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Ex-Ecuador football chief Chiriboga receives life ban
Quito, March 22 (IANS) Former Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) president Luis Chiriboga has been banned for life and fined more than a million US dollars for corruption, world football governing body FIFA said.
2019-03-22
Category: International, Ecuador,Sports,Football
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Ecuador confirms first 5 cases of Omicron subvariant BA.2
Quito, March 17 (IANS) Ecuador identified its first five cases of the BA.2 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the city of Guayaquil, the Ministry of Public Health announced.
2022-03-17
Category: International, Ecuador,Health/Medicine,Politics
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Ecuador's monkeypox cases rise to 10, with one death
Quito, Aug 9 (IANS) Ecuador has confirmed three new cases of monkeypox, raising the country's total number of cases to 10, including one fatality, the Public Health Ministry said.
2022-08-09
Category: International, Ecuador,Health/Medicine,Politics
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State of emergency in Ecuador over escalating violence in indigenous protest
Quito, June 30 (IANS) Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso has declared a 30-day state of emergency in four provinces of Azuay, Imbabura, Sucumbios and Orellana, citing an escalation of violence in the ongoing indigenous protest.
2022-06-30
Category: International, Ecuador,Politics
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Ecuador seeking best World Cup finish, says veteran forward Valencia
Quito, Nov 5 (IANS) Ecuador will be aiming for their best-ever World Cup campaign when football's showpiece tournament kicks off in Qatar later this month, according to veteran forward Enner Valencia.
2022-11-05
Category: International, Ecuador,Sports,Football
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4 killed as boat capsizes off Galapagos, Ecuador
Quito, Sep 27 (IANS) At least four people were killed and two others were missing after a boat carrying tourists capsized off the Galapagos Islands, local authorities reported.
2022-09-27
Category: International, Ecuador,Politics,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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Emergency clean-up underway after diesel-filled vessel sinks off Galapagos
Quito, April 24 (IANS) A diesel-filled vessel sank off the Galapagos Islands, leading to emergency clean-up efforts to contain the spill in the marine nature reserve, Ecuador's Environment, Water and Ecological Transition Ministry said.
2022-04-24
Category: International, Ecuador,Politics
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Ecuador records 2,958 dengue cases, 2 deaths
Quito, March 9 (IANS) Ecuador has registered 2,958 dengue cases and two deaths this year, mainly in the coastal provinces of Guayas, El Oro and Manabi, the Public Health Ministry said.
2023-03-09
Category: International, Ecuador,Health/Medicine
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Prison clash claims 12 lives, injures 3 in Ecuador
Quito, April 16 (IANS) At least 12 inmates were killed and three others injured during an armed clash between crime groups in an Ecuadorian prison on Friday, the Attorney General's Office confirmed.
2023-04-16
Category: International, Ecuador,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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Ecuador to further relax curbs amid 'clear' drop in cases
Quito, Feb 18 (IANS) Ecuador's National Emergency Operations Committee has decided to stop using the colour-coded risk monitoring system and further relax restrictions from February 21, following a "clear" drop in Covid-19 infections.
2022-02-18
Category: International, Ecuador,Politics
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Ecuador, Mexico move closer to trade deal in 9th round of talks
Quito, May 31 (IANS) Ecuador and Mexico made "substantial progress" toward a Productive Integration Agreement in the ninth round of negotiations held May 23 to 27 in Quito, the Ecuadorian Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fishing said.
2022-05-31
Category: International, Ecuador,Diplomacy,Politics
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Death toll rises to 22 in Ecuador's capital after flooding
Quito, Feb 2 (IANS) The death toll rose to 22 due to floods in Ecuador's capital, with about 50 others injured and at least five missing, the Emergency Operations Committee of Quito reported.
2022-02-02
Category: International, Ecuador,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Politics
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Oil spill in Ecuador pollutes protected area
Quito, Feb 1 (IANS) An oil pipeline spill in Ecuador polluted the country's protected area of the Cayambe Coca National Park, the Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition said Monday.
2022-02-01
Category: International, Ecuador,Politics
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Indigenous Ecuadorians block highways to protest economic policies
Quito, June 14 (IANS) An indigenous organization in Ecuador launched an indefinite protest, blocking highways with boulders to demand better economic conditions from the government.
2022-06-14
Category: International, Ecuador,Politics
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5 killed, 23 injured in latest Ecuador prison riot
Quito, Oct 7 (IANS) At least five inmates were killed and another 23 people were injured in the latest riot to roil Ecuador's prison system, authorities said.
2022-10-07
Category: International, Ecuador,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Politics
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Ecuador prison riots leave 2 dead, 18 injured
Quito, Nov 4 (IANS) At least two people have been killed and 18 injured in a series of clashes this week between rival criminal rings at the Litoral Penitentiary in the Ecuadorian port city of Guayaquil, police said.
2022-11-04
Category: International, Ecuador,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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CAS clears Ecuador to play in FIFA World Cup
Quito, Nov 9 (IANS) Ecuador will be free to play in this year's FIFA World Cup after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled they did not field an ineligible player during qualifiers.
2022-11-09
Category: International, Ecuador,Sports,Football
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28 arrested over attacks in 2 Ecuadorian provinces
Quito, Nov 3 (IANS) Ecuadorian Interior Minister Juan Zapata said that at least 28 people have been arrested after a series of attacks rocked the two coastal provinces of Guayas and Esmeraldas earlier this week, which left five policemen dead.
2022-11-03
Category: International, Ecuador,Politics
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