Virus hit ‘like a bomb’ as toll rises in Ecuador’s business capital
by Santiago PIEDRA SILVA à Quito Agence France Presse GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AFP) -- Ecuador's economic capital Guayaquil is reeling…
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Police collect nearly 800 bodies from Ecuador’s virus epicenter
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AFP) -- Ecuador said police have removed almost 800 bodies in recent weeks from homes in Guayaquil, the…
6 years ago
Ecuador ex-president sentenced to eight years for corruption
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Former Ecuadoran president Rafael Correa was sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison for corruption…
6 years ago
Ecuador VP apologizes after virus corpses left on streets
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Ecuador's vice president Otto Sonnenholzner has apologized after scores of bodies were left on the…
6 years ago
Ecuador virus deaths double
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Ecuador marked its highest daily increase in deaths and new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, with…
6 years ago
Relative of extinct tortoise located in Galapagos
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- A scientific expedition to the Galapagos Islands has discovered a tortoise with a "strong" genetic link…
6 years ago
Volcano erupts on ecologically sensitive Galapagos island
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- A volcano erupted on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos, Ecuadorian authorities said, spewing lava on…
6 years ago
Five dead as vehicles crushed in wall collapse in Ecuador
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- A concrete wall collapsed and crushed several vehicles in southern Ecuador early Wednesday, killing at least…
6 years ago
Ecuador counts cost of deadly protests after deal
by Santiago PIEDRA SILVA QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Ecuador began counting the cost Monday of 12 days of indigenous fury…
7 years ago
Ecuador protest talks set for Sunday as capital locks down
by Katell ABIVEN / Hector Velasco QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- A first meeting between Ecuador's president and indigenous leaders will…
7 years ago
Strong 8.0-magnitude earthquake jolts Peru
by Carlos MANDUJANO LIMA, PERU (AFP) -- A powerful 8.0-earthquake struck northern Peru in the early hours of Sunday, toppling…
7 years ago
Strong 8.0-magnitude earthquake hits Peru
A strong 8.0-earthquake struck northern Peru in the early hours of Sunday, sending residents fleeing their homes and cutting off…
7 years ago
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