Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Another Ecuador prison clash leaves 43 inmates dead A clash between rival Ecuadorian gangs has left 43 inmates dead, officials said Monday, little more than a month after another prison riot resulted in 20 deaths. 09/05/2022
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Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Police: Ecuadorian prison clash leaves dozens dead Clashes inside Ecuador’s largest prison early on Saturday left at least 58 inmates dead. 13/11/2021
Now playing Next no comment Ecuador: Road blockade on second day of strikes Main roads in at least ten provinces of Ecuador remained blocked on Wednesday on the second day of a national strike against fuel price hikes and President Guillermo Lasso's economic policies. 28/10/2021
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador State of emergency declared in Ecuador’s prisons after 116 die in riot Officials said at least five of the dead in the riot at Litoral penitentiary in Guayaquil were beheaded. 30/09/2021
Now playing Next no comment Galapagos' pink iguanas now critically endangered The rare Galapagos' pink iguanas earlier this week were declared as a critically endangered species by environmental organizations, after an expedition in early August estimated only 211 specimens still populate their native Wolf Volcano. 01/09/2021
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Ecuador picks conservative Guillermo Lasso for president Ex-banker Guillermo Lasso defeated left-wing economist Andrés Arauz in Ecuador's presidential runoff. 12/04/2021
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Now playing Next no comment Scientists find tortoise genetically linked to extinct species She is thought to be linked to Lonesome George, who died in 2012 and was the last known tortoise of the Pinta Island (Chelonoidis abingdonii) species. 01/02/2020
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Ecuador's president sends soldiers onto the streets as protests worsen Ecuadorean indigenous group Conaie said late on Saturday that it would continue anti-austerity protests after President Lenin Moreno imposed a military-enforced curfew in the capital Quito 13/10/2019
Now playing Next no comment Rocks and tear gas as protesters clash with riot police in Ecuador Protesters hurled rocks at riot police using tear gas in the Ecuadoran capital of Quito on Friday (October 11), amidst rising public anger over the austerity measures of President Lenin Moreno. 12/10/2019
Now playing Next Green News Giant tortoise thought to be extinct discovered in Galapagos The Galápagos National Park will start a breeding program for the species. 21/02/2019
Now playing Next no comment Thousands protest in Ecuador against sexual violence Ecuador women demonstrating against sexual violence 22/01/2019
Now playing Next Green News Darwin's iguanas help Galapagos restoration As part of an ambitious restoration project, an ancient species of land iguana returned to Santiago Island after 200 years. 10/01/2019
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Assange has to pay for his own internet and feed his cat A court in Ecuador has rejected Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's lawsuit and ruled that he must abide by the London embassy's new rules. 30/10/2018
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Hundreds of birds die in 'collective suicide' in Ecuador. Here's why. A remote Andean village in Ecuador celebrates the peculiar "collective suicide" ritual of migratory birds into their sacred lake. 25/09/2018
Now playing Next no comment Ecuador: Festival of Lights transforms Quito's old city The colonial centre of the Ecuadorean capital Quito is being transformed by the annual Fiesta de la Luz (Festival of Lights). 09/08/2018
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Ecuador warns Assange over Catalonia comments Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is under fire once again - this time from the government of Ecuador. 23/11/2017
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador All sides call for recount in Ecuador's presidential election In a surprise announcement the ruling Country Alliance party, which won Sunday's election, called on the National Electoral Council for an immediate vote recount. 06/04/2017
Now playing Next no comment Ecuador in political turmoil Supporters of conservative Ecuadorean presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso clashed with police in the streets of Guayaquil on Sunday April 2, after it appeared leftist Lenin Moreno was poised to win 03/04/2017
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Clashes in Ecuador as presidential election disputed Former banker Guillermo Lasso is set to face narrow defeat but has already announced he disputes the result 03/04/2017
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Moreno claims victory in Ecuador election but rival calls for a recount Leftist government candidate Lenin Moreno has claimed victory in Ecuador’s closely fought presidential election, but the right-wing challenger has disputed the result and called for a… 03/04/2017
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Ecuador election goes to an April run-off The presidential race in Ecuador is to go to a second round run-off between leftist government candidate Lenin Moreno and ex-banker Guillermo Lasso. 23/02/2017
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Ecuador election: opposition protests over slow presidential vote count There have been protests in Ecuador after vote counting in the country’s presidential election dragged into a third day. 21/02/2017
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Leftist Moreno leads in Ecuador presidential election Leftist Lenin Moreno leads in Ecuador's presidential election, but he may not have enough votes to avoid a run-off. 20/02/2017
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Ecuador election could end a decade of left wing rule Ecuadoreans are voting in an election that could see the country turn its back on a decade of left-wing rule. 19/02/2017
