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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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Ecuador prison riots: Number of inmates dead in rises to 79

Authorities have said the clashes that began on Monday night were precipitated by a search for weapons carried out at the facilities in the South American nation.

25/02/2021

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Endangered Galapagos giant tortoises released back into the wild

Tortoises were quarantined and marked before their release on Espanola Island, which now hosts the Cheloinidis hoodensis species of the tortoise.

17/06/2020

World News

COVID-19 spreading across Latin America

Cases of coronavirus are spreading rapidly in parts of Latin America and threaten to overwhelm already weak medical services

26/04/2020

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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

Spain

Meet the communist town in Spain that switched to the far-right

Totana became the only municipality ruled by the communist United Left party to vote massively for the far-right Vox party.

19/11/2019

Living

Can a chocolate bar end poverty? The story of radical equality

'The Other Bar proves a combination of technology and consumer choice can tackle poverty.'

14/10/2019

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

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Venezuelan migrants protest after Ecuador shuts border crossing

Ecuador shut its border on Monday (August 26) to hundreds of Venezuelans waiting to cross, as new restrictions from Quito on migrants fleeing the OPEC nation come into effect.

27/08/2019

United Kingdom

Assange is 'not very well' says lawyer after court no-show

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange missed a scheduled court appearance on Thursday because he is unwell, his lawyer said.

30/05/2019

USA

'Close associate' of WikiLeaks' Julian Assange arrested in Ecuador

Ecuadorian Interior Minister Maria Paula Romo said a "close associate" of Assange had been arrested "for investigative purposes"

12/04/2019

United Kingdom

A timeline of Assange's nearly 7 years in the Ecuadorian Embassy

Assange's complicated, almost decade long case came to a turning point today, when he was arrested in London as the U.S. seeks his extradition

11/04/2019

United Kingdom

Police drag Julian Assange out of embassy after US extradition request

Assange is wanted in the US over an investigation into WikiLeaks' leaking of classified documents concerning the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The US Department of Justice said the charge related specifically to conspiracy to commit computer intrusion with US whistleblower Chelsea Manning.

11/04/2019

United Kingdom

WikiLeaks: Is spying on Assange ironic?

The organisation said individuals had threatened to leak the private documents, videos and audio gathered on its founder, Julian Assange.

10/04/2019

United Kingdom

No decision to expel Julian Assange, says senior Ecuador official

Assange has been holed up inside Ecuador's London embassy since 2012.

05/04/2019

Venezuela

Watch again: Venezuelans demonstrate in Caracas as Guaido returns

Guaido is risking arrest with his return after he ignored a court-imposed travel ban and toured Latin American countries to boost support for his campaign to oust Maduro.

04/03/2019

United Kingdom

Julian Assange meets German MPs in London

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is meeting with German politicians today.

20/12/2018

United Kingdom

Ecuador says there is 'path' for Assange to leave London embassy

"There is a path for Mr Assange to take the decision to exit into near freedom," said President Lenin Moreno.

07/12/2018

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

United Kingdom

Assange sues Ecuador government for ‘violating his fundamental rights'

The move comes as Assange is still being sheltered at the country’s UK embassy.

19/10/2018