#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Ecuador’s president, who unexpectedly surged in the polls to secure a shortened term in 2023, was declared the victor of the presidential election with a decisive lead on Sunday in a race that showed voters’ faith in his vows to tackle the security…
#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines I was selling tickets for the end-of-year play at my daughter’s school in June when my phone started buzzing nonstop. People were calling and texting to ask if I was OK. Rafael Correa, the former president of Ecuador, had just posted on the…
#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Ecuador’s young president, Daniel Noboa, who is known for aggressive law-and-order policies and a mastery of social media, failed to win a majority of votes in his bid for re-election on Sunday, forcing a runoff election against Luisa González, the leftist he defeated…
State of emergency to allow government to send more money, people to help bring blazes under control, minister says. Ecuador has declared a 60-day state of emergency as the South American country has been hit by a severe drought and record wildfires that have razed large swaths of territory over…
A petition has been submitted to Ecuador’s copyright office to recognise Los Cedros cloud, an Ecuadorian forest roughly 15,000 acres (6,070 hectares) in size, as a co-creator of a musical composition. This proposal aims to grant legal recognition to nature’s role in artistic creation, potentially setting a new precedent in…
About 2,000 firefighters, rescue workers and members of the military are fighting blazes around Quito. Firefighters in Ecuador are working to contain a number of wildfires outside the country’s capital, as several South American nations struggle with the effects of widespread drought and record-setting blazes. Quito was blanketed in smoke…
Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international nonprofit, has led its own investigation into what happened that day in the lead-up to Vega’s death. Last month, it denounced the shooting as an “apparent extrajudicial execution” in an open letter to President Noboa, detailing alleged human rights abuses committed by the military….
A family flees violence in Ecuador for the United States, but first they must enter the Darien Gap, a perilous jungle. Swanny Flores fled Ecuador with her two young daughters and 12-year-old brother after her boyfriend, a local gang leader, murdered her mother and threatened to kill the rest of…
The majority of 11 questions posed to voters on Sunday focus on tightening security measures. Ecuadorians have begun voting in a referendum on proposed tougher measures to fight gang-related crime as the country faces rising violence that has seen two mayors killed in a week. The majority of 11 questions…
Quito, Ecuador – He was elected president at a time of crisis, as Ecuador’s murder rate skyrocketed and gang violence seeped across the country. Now, Ecuadorian leader Daniel Noboa is taking a plan of action to the voters, with an 11-part referendum on Sunday. The referendum includes a wide range…
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