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Former Ecuador vice president sentenced to prison in embezzlement case
JURIST
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July 2, 2025
The Tribunal of the National Court of Justice of Ecuador sentenced Jorge Glas, the former vice president, to 13 years in prison for embezzlement charges on Monday. The judges, Mercedes Caicedo, Marco Rodríguez Ruiz, and Javier de la Cadena, ruled...
Ecuador reveals how notorious gang leader 'Fito' hid in his hometown after jailbreak
ABC News - New York
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June 27, 2025
QUITO, Ecuador -- Ever since Ecuador's most notorious gang leader vanished from his prison cell in January 2024, authorities have been searching the world, offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the capture of Adolfo Macías, alias...
Movie nights a go in Saratoga, but business owner drops mic on another event
East Bay Times - California
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July 2, 2025
Movie night, take 2 Saratoga is hosting its second Summer Movie Night of the year on July 11 at El Quito Park, screening the Academy Award-nominated “Barbie.” The event includes free popcorn and community resource tables. The tables will open at 7...
Airport Updates: Latest News On the Global Market (W/C June 30, 2025)
Routes
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The latest news on airports globally, with updates on financing, infrastructure expansion and sustainability initiatives. Bristol Airport (BRS) in England released a master plan that calls for raising its annual passenger cap from 12 million to 15...
Ecuador reveals how notorious gang leader 'Fito' hid in his hometown for 18 months after...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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Ecuadorian security forces recaptured the kingpin Wednesday at an underground bunker beneath a marble-walled house in the port city of Manta, some 260 kilometers (161 miles) southwest of the capital of Quito. In a remarks to reporters Thursday,...
Newtownabbey man jailed over smuggling ‘significant commercial quantities of cocaine’ into north
The Irish News
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July 2, 2025
A Co Antrim man who admitted smuggling large quantities of cocaine into the north has received an eight-year year jail sentence. Daryl Patton (40), from Dorchester Avenue in Newtownabbey, was said to have had contacts in Panama, Columbia, Spain,...
Ecuador reveals how notorious gang leader 'Fito' hid in his hometown for 18 months after jailbreak
WSOC 9 - North Carolina
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June 27, 2025
QUITO, Ecuador — (AP) — Ever since Ecuador's most notorious gang leader vanished from his prison cell in January 2024, authorities have been searching the world, offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the capture of Adolfo Macías,...
Ecuador’s most wanted Narco found cowering under kitchen counter
Metro
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June 27, 2025
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A criminal who escaped from prison in late 2023 was found in an underground bunker only accessible through a kitchen counter....
Xi meets with Ecuadorian Leader to discuss their bilateral ties
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa in Beijing on Friday, marking the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations. Xi highlighted the steady progress in their partnership, noting...
MERCOSUR-India Trade Talks: Modi Visit A New Window
StratNews Global
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July 2, 2025
Home business MERCOSUR-India Trade Talks: Modi Visit A New Window India aims to push overall trade with Latin America and the Caribbean region to $100 billion. Strengthening ties with MERCOSUR will be critical to achieving that target With Brazil...
$1.9 Million Three-Day Select Total — Business As Usual At Millea Bros
Antiques and The Arts
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July 1, 2025
“Those are among their special things,” Mark and Michael Millea said of the auctions’ top lot, this pair of illuminated columns, 74½ inches tall, by Cesar & Jean-Claude Farhi. A buyer in France is taking them home, for $57,500 ($25/35,000). Review...
Ecuador: Public Integrity Law Endangers Children
Human Rights Watch
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June 27, 2025
(New York) – Reforms passed by Ecuador’s National Assembly and signed by President Daniel Noboa severely threaten children’s rights and fail to protect children who are recruited or used by organized crime groups, Human Rights Watch said today. On...
EarthTalk: Oil & Gas Companies Thwarting Efforts By Climate Activists
The Bradenton Times - Florida
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In recent years, many climate activists have protested against oil and gas companies for their role in exacerbating climate change and more. Recent examples include the ubiquitous “Just Stop Oil” protests, which have shown up from the Louvre...
The Hearts of Palm Revolution: How Ecuador's Food Giants Are Quietly Saving Rainforests
Green Matters
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July 1, 2025
The hearts of palm market is projected to hit $2.1 billion by 2033. Most people have never heard of hearts of palm. Even fewer know that this humble vegetable is quietly revolutionizing how we think about sustainable food production. But here's...
How to overhaul the global financial architecture
D+C Development and Cooperation
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In response, they propose to set up an independent statutory debt restructuring mechanism under the auspices of the United Nations. The UN is considered an impartial intermediary as it is neither a creditor nor a representative of its own...
Spain and World Bank in push for wider use of 'debt swaps'
The Straits Times
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July 1, 2025
SEVILLE/LONDON - Spain has partnered with the World Bank to help poorer countries free up money to spend on development and conservation via debt "swaps," the country's Ministry of Economy said on Tuesday. With rich governments cutting official...
Continuing Promise 2025 Mission Update: Ecuador
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 2, 2025
MAYPORT, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES 07.01.2025 Courtesy Story The USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is now scheduled to conduct its Continuing Promise 2025 mission stop in Manta, Ecuador from July 4-10, instead of the previously planned July 12-19. Adjusting the...
Ecuador’s most wanted man captured
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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June 26, 2025
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’s Shift to a Narcotrafficking Hub Explained
Asume Tech
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June 26, 2025
As Ecuador grapples with increasing violence and instability, the recent escape of José Adolfo “Fito” Macías Villamar from prison in early 2024 has sent shockwaves through the nation. Once considered a relatively peaceful nation in the region,...
Businessman who laundered Seguros Sucre bribes gets time served
Global Investigations Review
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Cristian Patricio Pintado Garcia avoided additional prison time at his 24 June sentencing after pleading guilty to laundering bribes to officials at two Ecuadorian state insurance companies. Register for limited access Register to receive our...