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Inside Roger Federer Inc – where business never stops booming
Yahoo Sports
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Roger Federer is the ultimate sophisticate - Moët & Chandon Inside the 1886 Club, a ritzy pop-up cabin on the banks of the Savannah River in Augusta, Roger Federer was holding forth for Mercedes-Benz private clients hand-picked to savour a...
How Ecuadorian narco mastermind Fito was found hiding in a secret chamber under his jailed girlfriend's house - as he faces extradition to the US
Daily Mail
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June 27, 2025
Ecuador's most wanted fugitive has been found hiding in a secret tunnel under his jailed girlfriend's luxurious property. Narco mastermind Fito was recaptured after spending more than a year on the run following his prison break in January 2024....
Mike Yardley: Classic encounters in Quito’s Old Town, Ecuador
Newstalk ZB
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June 28, 2025
Second only to La Paz as the highest capital on earth, Ecuador’s high-altitude capital is a breath-taker. I’ve just enjoyed my first foray to captivating Quito with Viva Expeditions, and I cannot recommend it high enough. It is a tantaliser,...
China, Ecuador to support each other's core interests
China Daily Global
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President Xi Jinping meets with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. FENG YONGBIN/CHINA DAILY China's collaboration with Ecuador on the Belt and Road Initiative figured prominently during...
Xi meets Ecuadorian president, Senegalese PM in Beijing
Global Times
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Top news Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko in Beijing on Friday. The two foreign leaders had just concluded their participation in the 2025 Summer Davos forum in...
Moment Ecuador's most-wanted drug lord Fito is found hiding under a trapdoor in luxury house - after his three-year-old daughter accidentally gave up his location
Daily Mail
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June 27, 2025
Ecuador's most wanted fugitive has been recaptured by cops following more than a year on the run - after he was found hiding in a secret chamber under a trapdoor in an upmarket home. Ruthless gang leader Fito's prison break in January 2024...
Ecuador shrimp farms adopt living wage standards
The Fish Site
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The programme, launched mid-June in Guayaquil, Ecuador, aims to ensure that the workforce of participating companies earns sufficient income to lead a dignified life with their families. Through IDH’s Salary Matrix, a digital platform based on the...
China and Ecuador deepen bilateral ties
MercoPress
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Friday, June 27th 2025 - 18:54 UTC Xi encouraged both sides to effectively carry out key cooperation projects Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed his Ecuadorean colleague Daniel Noboa in Beijing Friday to strengthen bilateral ties, marking the...
China y Ecuador buscan profundizar su asociación estratégica tras la reunión entre Noboa y Xi, señalan ambos gobiernos
KVIA - Texas
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June 27, 2025
Por Ana María Cañizares y Verónica Calderón, CNN en Español El Ministerio de Exteriores de China destacó este viernes la colaboración del gigante asiático con Ecuador después de que los presidentes de los dos países, Xi Jinping y Daniel Noboa, se...
Fito’s Fall: Ecuador’s Drug War Hits a Turning Point
LatinAmerican Post
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June 27, 2025
At dawn in the coastal city of Manta, soldiers stormed a marble-clad mansion—and ended the six-month flight of Adolfo “Fito” Macías, Ecuador’s most feared narco boss. His capture exposed the deep rot between collapsing prisons, local politics, and...
Oil companies divide Indigenous Amazon communities where the state fails to show up
Environmental Health News
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June 27, 2025
In Ecuador’s Amazon, oil companies have taken over the roles of health providers, educators, and employers — fracturing Indigenous communities and undermining their autonomy in the process. Emilia Paz y Miño and Isabela Ponce report for Mongabay...
The Fall of Fito: What It Means — and Doesn’t — for Ecuador’s Underworld
InSight Crime - Washington D.C.
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June 26, 2025
Ecuadorian security forces captured the country’s most notorious criminal leader in a crucial — though largely symbolic — win in its “war on gangs.” A joint operation by police and military on June 25 led to the capture of Adolfo Macías Villamar,...
China, Ecuador sign document to promote Belt and Road Initiative
CGTN
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China and Ecuador signed a cooperation plan to promote the Belt and Road Initiative in Beijing on Friday, following a meeting between leaders of the two countries. Noting that this year marks the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties, Chinese...
Ecuador’s $332K Mining Fee Sparks Alarm Across Exploration Sector
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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June 19, 2025
Key Takeaways Ecuador’s new mining inspection fee could cost Salazar over $300,000. The levy is nearly ten times current concession fees, raising red flags. Fee threatens exploration viability and foreign investor confidence. Salazar joins...
There Are Two New Eateries Coming to NewBo City Market
104.5 KDAT - Iowa
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June 26, 2025
Get ready for some delicious new food options here in Cedar Rapids! NewBo City Market has revealed that there are some new shops coming this summer. The social media post reads: "...we’re thrilled to announce that TWO more fantastic businesses...
Quito International Airport expansion progress after four-year hiatus
International Airport Review
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June 19, 2025
Aeropuerto Internacional de Quito’s CEO, outlines to International Airport Review, its expansion progress after halting the project in 2020 due to the pandemic, set to open by the end of 2025. Aeropuerto Internacional de Quito is Ecuador’s busiest...
Ecuador: New Laws Endanger Rights
Human Rights Watch
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June 19, 2025
(Washington, DC) – New laws passed by Ecuador’s National Assembly and signed by President Daniel Noboa include dangerous provisions that threaten the rights of Ecuadorians, Human Rights Watch said today. On June 7, 2025, the newly appointed...
In Ecuador’s Amazon, Big Oil exploits Indigenous communities in the absence of the state
Mongabay
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June 26, 2025
Over the last 30 years, the three companies that have operated Block 10, an oil concession in the central Ecuadorian Amazon, have sought to divide local communities. They’ve also promoted practices intended to undermine residents’ autonomy,...
Chinam pledges to share technology and support trade with countries at WEF event
Cryptopolitan
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June 25, 2025
China’s Premier, He Lifeng, has vowed to open its doors to the world for trade interventions and share its technological advances. Speaking at the World Economic Forum’s annual conference (WEF) in China, he warned that global trade tensions risk...
Over 70 tons of inedible bananas from Ecuador destroyed in Ukraine
Fresh Plaza
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June 26, 2025
Between June 10 and 13, 2025, a shipment of fresh bananas from Ecuador weighing over 71 tons was destroyed in the control zone of the "Kyiv" Border Inspection Post. The reason: The fruit was deemed unfit for consumption according to Ukrainian food...