Valley of lost cities that flourished 2,000 years ago found in Amazon
Laser-sensor technology reveals network of earthen mounds and buried roads in rainforest area of Ecuador Archaeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the...
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Ecuador ‘at war’ with drug gangs, says president as violence continues
Daniel Noboa designates nearly two dozen gangs as terrorist groups after wave of violence across country Ecuador’s president, Daniel Noboa, said on Wednesday that his...
Armed gangs and prison breaks: how Ecuador was plunged into chaos and bloodshed
President declares state of ‘internal armed conflict’ as gang leader escapes from jail and gunmen invade TV studio Gang storms Ecuador’s TC Televisión studio Few...
Wednesday briefing: Why masked gang members stormed an Ecuadorian TV station
Ecuador’s president has declared a state of “internal armed conflict”. How did the country find itself in the grip of armed gangs? • Sign up...
Armed gang storms Ecuador TV station as state of ‘internal armed conflict’ declared
Gangsters unleashed wave of terror following move by President Daniel Noboa in response to gang leader’s prison escape ‘We should treat it as a war’:...
Ecuador: British businessman and former consul Colin Armstrong kidnapped from home
The 78-year-old was driven away in his own BMW alongside his Colombian partner, according to a police report A British businessman and the former UK...
Environmental crime money easy to stash in US due to loopholes, report finds
Secrecy and lax oversight mean illegal loggers and miners in Amazon can park billions in real estate and other assets Secrecy and lax oversight have...
Daniel Noboa wins Ecuador presidential election
Luisa González, handpicked by Rafael Correa as successor, loses to 35-year-old banana heir who promises tough line on violent crime and cocaine trafficking Daniel Noboa,...
‘People are dying in the street’: Ecuador election overshadowed by violent crime
The country goes to the polls this weekend after a campaign marked by bloodshed and the assassination of a candidate Ecuadoreans will this weekend choose...
Politicians, not public, drive U-turns on green agenda, says UN biodiversity chief
People are ahead of governments, says David Cooper, who blames backtracking on parties seeking ‘wedge issues’ for electoral gain Government backtracking on environmental promises is...
