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China warns America against pressuring partners with trade talks
China told the US to quit using trade as a weapon. Premier Li Qiang made the comments on Wednesday while speaking in Tianjin at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, often referred to as “Summer Davos.” According to CNBC, Li said countries...

En una lujosa casa que ocultaba un búnker capturaron a alias “Fito”. ¿Cómo localizaron al hombre más buscado de Ecuador?
Por Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español La Policía Nacional y las Fuerzas Armadas de Ecuador llevaban casi 18 meses intentando localizar a Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito”, quien se fugó de la Cárcel Regional de Guayaquil en enero de 2024 y se...

Diplomatic Barriers: When Embassies and Asylum Protect Financial Criminals
How State Protections, Immunity Shields, and Political Asylum Stall Justice for the World’s Most Wanted White-Collar Fugitives VANCOUVER, B.C. — Financial fugitives accused of fraud, embezzlement, and laundering billions often appear cornered by...

Passenger Demand Powers Avianca’s Full Business Class Revival in the Americas
Colombian flag carrier Avianca is set to reintroduce business class seats on 40 routes within the Americas this fall, less than three years after discontinuing its premium product on most flights in the region. In October 2022, Avianca eliminated...

As Utah sees immigration raid protests, 4 local companies make money from ICE — and one is lobbying for more
After U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the death of 32-year-old Jhon Benavides Quintana in one of its New Mexico detention facilities, the state’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union called for accountability beyond the...

Deepening LatAm Footprint, India To Open Embassy In Ecuador
Home Central America Deepening LatAm Footprint, India To Open Embassy In Ecuador The move comes as Ecuador records a strong economic rebound, growing 3% in the first quarter of 2025 India will soon open a full-fledged embassy in Ecuador, marking a...

Brazil prodigy Estevao has unfinished business ahead of Chelsea move
While Chelsea have used the Club World Cup to blood several new faces, there is another thrilling young talent at the tournament on a farewell tour with his current side before heading to Stamford Bridge. Liam Delap, Dario Essugo, Andrey Santos...

Ecuador Surgeon Performs Historic Robotic Heart Surgery With SSi Mantra 3
Dr Juan Zuniga, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Interhospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador, recently performed the first-ever robotic cardiac surgery in the Western Hemisphere. The procedure used the SSi Mantra 3 surgical robotic system by SS Innovations, an...

UNICEF Expresses Concern Over Ecuador’s Law Increasing Penalties for Underage Offenders
Ecuadorian police arrest suspicious teenagers. X/ @GabyRuizMx June 25, 2025 Hour: 2:28 pm On Tuesday, Ecuador’s National Assembly approved the Public Integrity Law, which includes measures to toughen penalties for minors. The law, promoted by...

Summer Davos urges practical measures to safeguard free trade
Guests attending the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC), also known as the Summer Davos, in North China's Tianjin, exit the venue after opening plenary on June 25, 2025. Photo: Xinhua China is confident in and capable of maintaining...

Global Climate Risk Index Ranks 188 Countries by Vulnerability and Access to Finance
The Climate Finance Vulnerability Index ranks 188 countries according to both their vulnerability to hazards and their financial resilience. Researchers at the Columbia Climate School, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, have unveiled a...

Ecuador reopens mining concession registry after seven years
QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador's mining ministry announced on Monday the launch of a new registry of concessions for the first time in seven years in an effort to attract more mining projects to the South American country and curb illegal operations....

¿Quién es alias Fito? Estos son los hechos que han marcado su vida criminal en Ecuador
Por Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español Hablar de José Adolfo Macías Villamar, más conocido como Fito, es hablar de uno de los criminales más temidos del Ecuador. Fue capturado por las autoridades de Ecuador el 25 de junio, según informó el...

Ecuador passes controversial laws to fight organized crime
Ecuador's Intelligence Law would expand the authority of the Strategic Intelligence Center, allowing it to collect personal data, conduct wiretaps and carry out raids without a court order. That law and another measure face review by reviewed by...

Drug kingpin ‘Fito,’ Ecuador’s most wanted man, has been captured, says Ecuador’s president
By Ana María Cañizares and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador’s most wanted man and leader of the Los Choneros gang, Jose Adolfo Macias, was captured on Wednesday, according to the country’s President Daniel Noboa. Macias, known as “Fito,” escaped...

Ecuador pipeline burst stops flow of crude
Handout picture released by the State Petroleum Company of Ecuador (EP Petroecuador) showing workers repairing a pipeline in El Reventador, Sucumbios province, Ecuador, on June 16, 2025. - Copyright AFP Richard A. Brooks Ecuador’s state energy...

10th edition of Candlelight Culture Market
Over four nights, more than 60 artisans from different cultures will share traditions, flavours, knowledge and artistic expressions with thousands of visitors. Free to attend, the event is expected to attract around 50,000 people, in an...

40 New Routes Just Got a Business Class Makeover From Avianca
Avianca’s new business class cabin is going global in a major way. Starting September 15, the airline will offer its upgraded premium experience on more than 40 additional international routes, bringing the total number of serviced routes with...

Vietnam, Ecuador boost ties across trade, technology, and education
Tianjin (VNA) - Vietnam attaches great importance to its multifaceted cooperation with Ecuador and proposes continued dialogue, negotiation, and signing of cooperation agreements in trade, investment, finance, and agriculture, Prime Minister Pham...

Việt Nam, Ecuador boost ties across trade, technology, and education
TIANJIN — Việt Nam attaches great importance to its multifaceted cooperation with Ecuador and proposes continued dialogue, negotiation, and signing of cooperation agreements in trade, investment, finance, and agriculture, Prime Minister Phạm Minh...