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The U.S. and Ecuador carried out a joint operation targeting drug trafficking operations in the South American country, authorities in both countries said on Friday, with the U.S. calling the move “lethal kinetic operations.” CBC | World News
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Ecuador draws Cuba’s ire after declaring its ambassador and his staff ‘persona non grata’
Ecuador declared Cuba’s ambassador, Basilio Antonio Gutiérrez, and his diplomatic staff “persona non grata” on Wednesday and gave them 48 hours to leave the South American country. CBC | World News
Read More »Short-handed Canada digs deep to battle Ecuador to scoreless draw
Canada earned an impressive scoreless draw with Ecuador in Toronto on Thursday despite playing a man down for most of the game. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Can a forest write a song? Ecuador copyright claim puts ‘rights of nature’ to the test
Four songwriters have petitioned Ecuador’s copyright to recognize the Los Cedros forest as their official co-author. CBC | World News
Read More »Argentina survives late scare, edging Ecuador on penalties en rout to Copa America semis
Defending champion Argentina advanced to the Copa America semifinals, beating Ecuador 4-2 on penalty kicks following a 1-1 draw on Thursday night after conceding a tying goal in second-half injury time. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Here’s why Ecuador raided the Mexican Embassy, sparking a diplomatic row
Mexico abruptly suspended bilateral relations with Ecuador in an escalating diplomatic dispute, after Ecuador’s police forced their way into the Mexican Embassy in the capital Quito to arrest a former vice-president on graft charges. CBC | World News
Read More »Ecuador prosecutor investigating dramatic TV station attack killed in shooting
A prosecutor investigating a dramatic attack broadcast live on a public TV channel last week was shot to death Wednesday in Guayaquil. Authorities have declared a state of emergency in the country, which has been rocked by a series of attacks in the wake of a notorious gang leader’s apparent weekend escape from prison. CBC | World News
Read More »Upheaval in Ecuador: Gangs, drugs, a live TV takeover | About That
Violence erupted in Ecuador this past weekend when notorious drug lord Adolfo (Fito) Macías escaped from prison. Andrew Chang breaks down the chaos and why authorities have struggled to restore peace in this small coastal nation. CBC | World News
Read More »Ecuador in ‘internal armed conflict’ after gang leader’s prison escape, president says
Masked men broke onto the set of a public television channel in Ecuador waving guns and explosives during a live broadcast Tuesday, and the president issued a decree declaring that the South American country had entered an “internal armed conflict.” CBC | World News
Read More »Kidnapped Brit millionaire Colin Armstrong rescued after being taken hostage in Ecuador
The Briton, who is a former honorary consul of the United Kingdom in Ecuador, was kidnapped from his home last weekend. Daily Express :: News Feed
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