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The Latest Breaking News from Ecuador

State of the CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers Heading Into 2025

Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil are the top five in the Conmebol World Cup qualifier standings heading into 2025.

Sports Illustrated

Deadly Prison Clash Leaves 15 Dead In Ecuador

Violent clashes at Litoral Penitentiary in Ecuador underscore the urgent need for prison system reforms.

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Fifteen Inmates Killed In New Ecuador Jail Massacre

At least 15 inmates were killed and 14 injured in clashes Tuesday at a prison in the Ecuadoran port of Guayaquil, the latest in a series of massacres blamed on a war between drug cartels.

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Deadly Prison Fight Leaves 15 Dead In Ecuador

Recent violent altercation in Ecuador's largest prison underscores systemic issues leading to rising violence and unrest in correctional facilities.

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Ecuador prison violence kills at least 15 people and injures 14

Local media reported helicopters could be seen flying over the prison

The Independent UK

Marco Angulo, MLS and Ecuador soccer star, dies aged 22 month after car crash

The 22-year-old died after a car crash in his native Ecuador

The Independent UK

Marco Angulo: Ecuador international footballer dies after car crash, aged 22

The young midfielder had earned three caps for his country

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‘I’m switched off’: frustration and fatigue as power cuts keep Ecuador in the dark

Facing a severe drought and reliant on hydropower, the country is enduring relentless blackouts. But experts say opportunities have been missed to adapt and diversify

The Guardian - UK

Spanish police seize record cocaine haul in banana shipment from Ecuador

Partner in company due to receive shipment arrested after 13 tonnes of drug discovered at port of Algeciras

The Guardian - UK

Record Number of Americans and Canadians Want to Move Abroad, Gallup Study Finds

In Latin America, migration desire stays high at 28%, with nearly half of adults in Ecuador, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic hoping to leave.

Latin Times

Desperation over gang violence fuels a surge of migration from Ecuador to the US

Across Ecuador, gangs have unleashed a wave of violence and extortion, upending lives and spurring an unprecedented exodus

The Independent UK

If a tree falls in a forest and no-one hears it, should it receive a royalty payment?

A forest in Ecuador could be credited as the co-author of a song

MusicRadar

Ecuador Increases Daily Power Cuts Due To Severe Drought

Ecuador faces severe power cuts due to drought affecting hydroelectric plants, impacting 70% electricity generation. Government implements 8-14 hour daily ...

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In Ecuador, power-dependent patients wait in anguish as the government imposes hours-long blackouts

The first time electricity went off at night, Linda Vidal went into panic mode

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Legal bid for Ecuador forest to be recognised as song co-creator

Petition to Ecuador’s copyright office is first legal attempt to recognise an ecosystem’s moral authorship

Evening Standard

Graham Potter 'not surprised' as 'the real Moises Caicedo' steps up for Chelsea

Ecuador star struggled initially following British transfer record move from Brighton

Evening Standard

Why we need to travel to Ecuador — Listen to the Standard podcast

Episode four of The Standard: Sustainable Travel reveals how nature-positive trips are supporting biodiversity and Indigenous peoples in Ecuador

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Biden Administration Imposes Visa Bans On Corrupt Ecuadorian Officials

Biden administration imposes visa bans on former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and his deputy due to corruption allegations.

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The Independent UK

A NYC funeral home reportedly sent a grandmother’s body to the wrong country. Her family didn’t know for two weeks

By the time Carmen Maldonado’s remains were finally located more than two weeks later, the body was too badly decomposed for a proper open casket funeral, her family alleges

The Guardian - UK

When work becomes a party: capturing the joy of collective effort in an Indigenous community in Ecuador

Tristan Partridge, a photographer and social anthropologist, spent a decade documenting the working lives of the Kichwa-Panzaleo people of San Isidro for a new book

Latin Times

Ex-Ecuadorian Official Gets 10 Years for Laundering Odebrecht Bribes in Miami

Carlos Polit sentenced to 10 years for laundering Odebrecht bribes through Miami real estate and businesses, concealing millions in corrupt payments.

Cycling Weekly

'I don’t know where I’d be without my leg' – Paracyclist Meg Fisher to tackle Ecuador’s Highest Peak, 20,549ft Chimborazo, to help provide life-changing prosthetics for amputees

'I will never forget how people told me to keep my expectations of my abilities low...I’m doing this to see if I can do it and to show others that they can do it too,' says Fisher.

The National (Scotland)

One of the UK's 'most wanted men' jailed over running global drug smuggling ring

ONE of the UK’s most wanted men who plotted to smuggle £76 million of cocaine into Britain from Ecuador in consignments of bananas has been…

The Guardian - US

‘The Earth is crying out for help’: as fires decimate South America, smoke shrouds its skies

Huge tracts of land have burned from largely man-made blazes in Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Brazil and other countries, with people suffocating from its fallout

The Independent UK

One of UK’s most wanted men, known as Iceman, jailed for cocaine banana plot

James Stevenson, 59, known as The Iceman, pleaded guilty mid-trial at the High Court in Glasgow

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