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Ecuador's spy chief, 5 Americans killed as luxury safari helicopter crashes at sacred Kenyan mountain

Ecuador's spy chief, 5 Americans killed as luxury safari helicopter crashes at sacred Kenyan mountain

Ecuador's intelligence chief and five U.S. citizens died when a tourist helicopter crashed in central Kenya on Wednesday, killing all seven people on board, officials said.
Humanoid Pemba makes history by climbing above 6,000 m on Ecuador's Chimborazo ahead of Everest challenge

Humanoid Pemba makes history by climbing above 6,000 m on Ecuador's Chimborazo ahead of Everest challenge

Martinez saves Messi blushes as Argentina beat Ecuador to reach Copa semis

Martinez saves Messi blushes as Argentina beat Ecuador to reach Copa semis

American-Vietnamese couple leaves city for rural life

American-Vietnamese couple leaves city for rural life

Five years ago, in an attempt to distance herself from the hustle and bustle of her hometown Chicago, Hanna Larsen traveled to Vietnam, where she met Thanh Duc.
June 16, 2023 | 12:15 am PT
Valencia double helps Ecuador cruise past hosts Qatar in World Cup opener

Valencia double helps Ecuador cruise past hosts Qatar in World Cup opener

Ecuador eased past World Cup debutants Qatar 2-0 on Sunday with first-half goals from veteran striker Enner Valencia in a one-sided affair that was the first opening game defeat for a host nation in the tournament's history.
November 20, 2022 | 04:39 pm PT
Ecuador ends Covid limits on gatherings after hitting vaccination goal

Ecuador ends Covid limits on gatherings after hitting vaccination goal

Ecuador's president on Friday announced an end to coronavirus limits on public and private gatherings, but the South American country will continue to require foreign visitors to show proof of vaccinations or a negative Covid-19 test.
March 18, 2022 | 06:24 pm PT
Landslide kills at least 24 people in Ecuador's capital, 12 still missing

Landslide kills at least 24 people in Ecuador's capital, 12 still missing

At least 24 people perished in a landslide in Ecuador's capital Quito, and 12 others were missing, Mayor Santiago Guarderas said on Tuesday.
February 2, 2022 | 01:49 am PT
Julian Assange arrested by British police at Ecuadorean embassy

Julian Assange arrested by British police at Ecuadorean embassy

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested by British police on Thursday after they were invited into the Ecuadorean embassy where he has been holed up since 2012.
April 11, 2019 | 02:02 am PT
Ecuador grants citizenship to WikiLeaks founder Assange

Ecuador grants citizenship to WikiLeaks founder Assange

He became an Ecuadorean citizen on December 12 in an unsuccessful attempt by Ecuador to provide him with diplomatic immunity.
January 11, 2018 | 04:49 pm PT
Ecuador cuts Julian Assange's internet access -WikiLeaks

Ecuador cuts Julian Assange's internet access -WikiLeaks

And Ecuador's government acknowledged on Tuesday it had partly restricted internet access for Assange.
October 18, 2016 | 06:37 pm PT
Six weeks after quake, Ecuador still in clean up mode

Six weeks after quake, Ecuador still in clean up mode

Clean up continues in Ecuador six weeks after a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the South American country.
May 29, 2016 | 07:02 pm PT
Ecuador hit by 6.7 earthquake; president says no damage

Ecuador hit by 6.7 earthquake; president says no damage

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Ecuador's coast early on Wednesday in the same zone where a 7.8 tremor killed more than 650 people last month.
May 18, 2016 | 01:13 am PT
Death toll from Ecuador earthquake surpasses 650

Death toll from Ecuador earthquake surpasses 650

The death toll from Ecuador's devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake last week has risen to 654 people, the country's emergency management authority said on Saturday.
April 23, 2016 | 05:55 pm PT
World Bank to lend Ecuador $150 mln to speed aid to quake victims

World Bank to lend Ecuador $150 mln to speed aid to quake victims

The World Bank said on Friday it would lend Ecuador $150 million to speed up assistance to victims of last week's major earthquake that devastated large areas of the country's northern coast.
April 22, 2016 | 06:13 pm PT
Quakes magnitude over 6.0 strike off Japan and Ecuador on Wednesday

Quakes magnitude over 6.0 strike off Japan and Ecuador on Wednesday

Another earthquake measuring 6.1 magnitude struck off northeastern Japan on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. On the same day, a 6.2 earthquake shook the coast of Ecuador just days after a bigger quake battered the area and killed 525 people.
April 20, 2016 | 06:44 pm PT
Another quake, magnitude 6.2, strikes off Ecuador coast

Another quake, magnitude 6.2, strikes off Ecuador coast

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador on Wednesday, just days after a major quake hit the country killing nearly 500 people.
April 20, 2016 | 01:34 am PT
Ecuador counts over 413 quake deaths, U.S. to deploy disaster experts to help

Ecuador counts over 413 quake deaths, U.S. to deploy disaster experts to help

Touring a city ravaged by the earthquake that killed at least 413 people, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa on Monday contemplated a rebuilding costing billions of dollars and a potentially "huge" impact on the fragile OPEC economy.
April 18, 2016 | 05:46 pm PT
A frantic search for survivors after Ecuador quake

A frantic search for survivors after Ecuador quake

Ecuadorians are camped out across the country as rescuers continue to dig through the rubble from Saturday's 7.8-magnitude earthquake.
April 18, 2016 | 05:22 pm PT
Death toll rises to 272 after Ecuador earthquake

Death toll rises to 272 after Ecuador earthquake

Search and rescue continues after Ecuador earthquake kills more than 270 people. Rescuers pump oxygen into an earthquake victim in Pedernales, Ecuador.The death toll from Saturday's massive quake rose to at least 272 with more than 2000 injured.Buildings and homes in this coastal town, near the epicenter, were reduced to rubble.Rescuers work to remove large chunks of debris hoping to find those still trapped.Some of the victims were brought here to the town's still-intact stadium where members of the Ecuadorean Red Cross are treating the injured.It's also where bodies are being stored.Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said the priority was saving lives.An affectionate hug in solidarity to families who've lost loved ones, he said. The priority is to save human lives. The country is in a state of emergency.The government called it the country's worst quake since 1979. In that disaster, 600 people were killed and 20,000 injured, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
April 18, 2016 | 04:13 am PT
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