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2026 -- The Asamblea Nacional held a solemn session for the 217th anniversary. Trace the 1809 uprising through the old town's plazas and convents, with a self-guided route for Ecuador's August 10 holiday. If you're in Q…
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2026 -- The Asamblea Nacional held a solemn session for the 217th anniversary. Trace the 1809 uprising through the old town's plazas and convents, with a self-guided route for Ecuador's August 10 holiday. If you're in Q…
The Rio Times · 10 Aug 2026
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Rivers poisoned -- The Napo, Calera, and Amarillo rivers show contamination above legal limits, the government confirmed. Eight bodies found in an Azuay mine shaft as illegal gold rivals cocaine in funding armed groups.…
The Rio Times · 10 Aug 2026
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QUITO, Aug 9, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Ecuador's Prosecutor's Office formally charged seven people Saturday on suspicion of being the masterminds behind an assassination plot against a prominent presidential candidate in 2023.…
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) · 9 Aug 2026
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2026 -- The Asamblea Nacional held a solemn session for the 217th anniversary. Trace the 1809 uprising through the old town's plazas and convents, with a self-guided route for Ecuador's August 10 holiday. If you're in Q…
The Rio Times · 10 Aug 2026
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Rivers poisoned -- The Napo, Calera, and Amarillo rivers show contamination above legal limits, the government confirmed. Eight bodies found in an Azuay mine shaft as illegal gold rivals cocaine in funding armed groups.…
The Rio Times · 10 Aug 2026
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QUITO, Aug 9, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Ecuador's Prosecutor's Office formally charged seven people Saturday on suspicion of being the masterminds behind an assassination plot against a prominent presidential candidate in 2023.…
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) · 9 Aug 2026
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QUITO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador will meet Japan in an October friendly as part of the next FIFA international window, the South American country's football federation said on Thursday. The match will be played at Yoko…
South Korea News · 7 Aug 2026
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Tokyo, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has agreed with his Ecuadorian counterpart Roberto Kury to continue discussions on further deepening bilateral economic relations, with the early c…
Adnkronos · 7 Aug 2026
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MADRID (AP) -- Spanish police on Wednesday said a multiyear investigation with Ecuadorian authorities to bust a drug smuggling ring led to 44 arrests and the confiscation of 21 tons of cocaine. The Civil Guard said the…
Yahoo · 5 Aug 2026
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-- Regional tour. The Quito stop is part of a wider trip that includes a visit to Colombia for a presidential inauguration on 7 August. The Milei Ecuador visit set for Thursday brings the Argentine president to Quito to…
The Rio Times · 5 Aug 2026
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This is a general knowledge (GK) guide to Ecuador, with 10 important questions and answers covering its capital, currency, official language, region and famous landmarks -- useful for competitive exams, school quizzes a…
Newsfolo · 4 Aug 2026
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-- Access. Activities run across the north, centre and south of the city all month and are free; Ecuador uses the US dollar, so visitors face no currency conversion. Quito's city government is turning August into a mont…
The Rio Times · 3 Aug 2026
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HAVANA TIMES - US boat strikes across the Caribbean and eastern Pacific have killed at least 221 people since September, while the Trump administration has provided no evidence linking the vessels or their passengers to…
Havana Times · 31 Jul 2026
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-- Items seized Authorities detained six people, searched four companies, seized 13 vehicles, and found gold bars bearing Pablo Escobar's image. Ecuadorian authorities have arrested a former mayor whom prosecutors have…
The Rio Times · 30 Jul 2026
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