Ecuadorian authorities say a seventh man accused in the assassination of a presidential candidate in August has been killed inside a prison Supporters of presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez, of the Citizen’s Revolutionary Movement, attend a rally downtown in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. Ecuador will hold a presidential runoff, Oct. 15. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) … Read more
Burnt trees are seen after illegal fires were lit by farmers in Manaquiri, Amazonas state, on September 6, 2023. Michael Dantas | Afp | Getty Images Brazil’s first-ever minister for indigenous peoples says South America’s largest country is seeking to swiftly restore its climate credibility and prevent the Amazon from hitting a calamitous tipping point. … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment The professional-quality music video seems and sounds very like a conventional Mexican ballad. A lady rides a horse throughout a subject whereas two males in Tejana hats croon to accordion music a couple of “man of fine honor.” Then the star seems: Considered one of Ecuador’s most feared drug lords — … Read more
Lionel Messi has the possibility to equal former Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez’s file as the very best goalscorer in South American FIFA World Cup qualifiers when Argentina face off towards Ecuador later tonight (September 7). Messi has scored 28 occasions within the South American World Cup qualifiers, whereas Suarez has scored 29 for Uruguay. With … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadorans head to the polls Sunday for a tense election simply days after the brazen assassination of a presidential candidate underscored the extent to which drug violence has consumed this once-peaceful nation. The presidential vote was uncommon from the beginning. President Guillermo Lasso triggered the fast-track election in … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment QUITO, Ecuador — The assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has shocked Ecuador simply days earlier than its elections, threatening a brand new period of political violence in a rustic that has traditionally loved relative peace. The South American nation, wedged between coca producers Colombia and Peru, was already rising as … Read more
Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot and killed by an unidentified gunman whereas at a political rally within the nation’s capital of Quito, President Guillermo Lasso stated Police guard the hospital the place a number of of the injured have been taken after an assault in opposition to presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in Quito, … Read more
Authorities in Ecuador say the mayor of the nation’s third largest metropolis has been slain in a capturing that killed one different individual and wounded 4 extra, together with two suspected attackers QUITO, Ecuador — The mayor of Ecuador’s third largest metropolis was slain Sunday in a capturing that killed one different individual and wounded … Read more