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Ecuador’s Bold Move to Recapture Drug Lord Fito
Asume Tech
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July 6, 2025
In a dramatic turn of events earlier this week, Ecuadorian authorities successfully recaptured José Adolfo Macías Villamar, widely known as Fito, the elusive leader of the Los Choneros criminal organization. Fito’s escape had raised alarm bells...
Daniel DePetris: The strife in Ecuador, Mexico and Haiti is easy to miss in our frenetic news cycle
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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July 8, 2025
The international news cycle proceeds at such a fast pace these days that we tend to miss some of the significant stories that are bubbling beneath the surface. Many come from the Western Hemisphere, known as America’s backyard. Compared to...
What Is Behind the Murders of Transit Officials in Ecuador?
InSight Crime - Washington D.C.
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July 7, 2025
A recent wave of violence against traffic authorities in Ecuador exposes the importance of these entities for criminal groups looking to deepen their control over the country’s streets. In the early morning of June 15, three individuals attacked...
Noboa impulsa un referéndum para fin de año que levante prohibición de bases e instalaciones extranjeras en Ecuador
KVIA - Texas
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July 8, 2025
Por Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español El presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, adelantó que para fin de año podría realizarse un referéndum con el fin de concretar su propuesta de levantar la prohibición legal que existe en el país de establecer...
EE.UU. no ha solicitado aún la extradición de Fito, líder de Los Choneros recapturado en Ecuador
KESQ-TV - California
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July 8, 2025
Por Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español A 12 días de la recaptura de Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito”, líder del grupo criminal ecuatoriano Los Choneros, el presidente de la Corte Nacional de Justicia, José Suing, dijo este lunes que su oficina no ha...
The Weight of China in Ecuador: Broken Promises, Debt, and Consequences – PART II
Dialogo Magazine
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July 7, 2025
At the start of the 21st century, when Ecuador was facing the closure of Western financing due to high debt, China burst onto the scene with million-dollar loans, promises of accelerated development, and a seductive discourse of cooperation...
World Economic Forum looks to get a GRIP on global regulatory environment
Biometric Update
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July 7, 2025
A new piece written by the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s head of digital inclusion, Kelly Ommundsen, looks at the gap between technological advancement and regulation, and introduces the Global Regulatory Innovation Platform (GRIP), a collaboration...
Ecuador: Emergency declared in two provinces due to torrential rains
MercoPress
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Saturday, July 5th 2025 - 10:31 UTC One person died, and oil exports had to be stopped The Ecuadorean Government Friday declared a 45-day regional state of emergency in the Amazonian provinces of Zamora Chinchipe and Napo due to severe rainfall,...
Trade Deals in the Spotlight as Tariff Deadline Looms
Oil Price
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July 4, 2025
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Washington is shifting from enforcement to diplomacy where it concerns China’s purchases of Iranian oil. Trump has decided to tolerate record Chinese imports of Iranian crude (now above 1.8?million?bpd) while using...
Development Banks’ Factory Farm Investments Harm the Climate and Local Communities
Common Dreams
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July 6, 2025
The World Bank’s mission is to “create a world free of poverty on a livable planet.” However, the institution, along with its peer development partners, pumps billions of dollars into factory farming, appearing to turn a blind eye to the...
Ecuadorian Anti-Mining Coalition Warns of Repression Under New Laws
teleSUR
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Police repress protests in the Las Naves community, Ecuador, June 26, 2025. x/ @miningwatch July 3, 2025 Hour: 1:23 pm On Wednesday, Ecuador’s National Anti-Mining Front (FNA) denounced a smear campaign by mainstream media and multinational...
Ecuadorian fishing industry launches new national union
SeafoodSource
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Ecuadorian fishing industry groups have partnered to create a new national fishing union. The new organization, the Unión de Pescadores y Acuicultores del Ecuador, was announced on 18 June at the South Pacific Expopesca Convention in Guayaquil,...
Costa Rica Leads AI Adoption in Small Businesses Across Latin America
Tico Times
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July 5, 2025
Costa Rica is standing out as a regional leader in artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, particularly among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). About 50% of Costa Rican SMEs now use AI tools in their daily operations, according to Trycore,...
Pipeline Disruption Slashes Ecuador Output by 133,000 bpd
Oil Price
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July 5, 2025
Ecuador’s state oil company, Petroecuador, has declared force majeure on its operations after both major crude pipelines, SOTE and OCP, halted flows due to worsening erosion in the Amazonian province of Napo. The company suspended activities this...
Canada wants new trade partners. But markets like India and China come with major obstacles
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 5, 2025
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu says Canada has a chance to build new partnerships as U.S. tariffs continue to pummel world economies. But landing deeper ties with major markets like the U.K., India and China means overcoming irritants...
Ecuadorian Immigrant and Chic Salon & Spa Owner Irina Erazo’s Passion to Excel Fulfills the American Dream
Space Coast Daily - Florida
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Overcoming adversity, chasing the American Dream with hard work and a passion to excel Tucked in a corner of the sprawling shopping center that once housed Old Time Pottery at 1270 N. Wickham Road in Melbourne, Irina Erazo’s tidy hair salon...
Morocco, Ecuador Reiterate Willingness To Further Bolster Bilateral Ties
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of Ecuador reiterated on Friday in Rabat their mutual willingness to further strengthen the development of their bilateral relations. Following the meeting held between the Minister of...
Liberia, Ecuador Reaffirm Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty Over Western Sahara
Morocco World News
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July 4, 2025
Rabat – Liberia and Ecuador have both reaffirmed their strong support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara during official visits to Rabat on Friday. Liberia’s Foreign Minister, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, said her...
HSFO market steadies after recent declines
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 4, 2025
Spot differentials for Asia high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) steadied on Friday after sharp declines earlier this week, but ended the week in steep discounts to cargo quotes. The market remained pressured due to high supplies and slow demand. Cracks...
USNS Comfort Arrives in Manta, Ecuador
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Manta, Ecuador for the third mission stop of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP 25), July 4, 2025. “We look forward to building upon our relationship with Ecuador through medical care and...