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Ecuadorian Indigenous Peoples Criticize Noboa’s Draft Bill on Protected Areas
teleSUR
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Ecuadorian indigenous leaders call for constitutionally required consultation before the approval of a new protected areas law that Noboa’s government is trying to enact, warning that it threatens their ancestral lands. President of the...
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...
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...
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...
Respected legal authority frames age assurance legislation as segregation, suppression
Biometric Update
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July 7, 2025
Language plays a fundamental role in how concepts and technologies are introduced into and evolve alongside society. The debate over laws requiring digital age checks for online content deemed unsuitable for children has generated its own lexicon....
Ecuador upgrades border ID verification with Regula forensic devices
Biometric Update
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July 7, 2025
Ecuador is upgrading its border identity verification systems by deploying a range of Regula’s ID document examination devices. The deployment at maritime and airports is supported by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and local...
Digital Government Africa Summit 2025
Biometric Update
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July 7, 2025
Digital Government Africa Summit 2025 Lusaka, Zambia October 7 – 9, 2025 Digital Government Africa (DGA) is Africa’s leading high-level platform for advancing digital transformation across the public sector. Hosted under the patronage of the...
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...
Sri Lanka developing cloud and data governance strategies
Biometric Update
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July 7, 2025
Following the recent issue of an RFP for a vendor to implement the Sri Lanka Digital Identity (SL-UDI), the country is actively seeking contributions from both local cloud infrastructure providers and global hyperscalers to develop its...
Peru: FA Minister signs condolence book in memory of Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde
Andina
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July 7, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Elmer Schialer on Monday signed the Book of Condolences in memory of Ambassador Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde, who leaves behind a valuable legacy in service to diplomacy and the country. The Book of Condolences will be...
Panama President Mulino Seeks Support for Vital Río Indio Water Project
Newsroom Panama
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July 7, 2025
July 2025: Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino urged member nations at the Mercosur Summit in Buenos Aires, to back the Río Indio project, a critical infrastructure effort to secure water supplies for the Panama Canal amid mounting climate...
How to watch NWSL's international players compete in major continental tournaments this summer
The New York Times
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July 7, 2025
The women’s European Championship commenced on July 2 and already promises to live up to its billing as England set out to defend their title despite strong competition from France and Spain. But it’s not the only continental tournament this...
Organized Crime Corrupts Transit Offices Across Ecuador
The Cuenca Dispatch
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July 7, 2025
It’s easy to get caught up in the latest political headlines—the new “BIG Beautiful Bill,” the debates, the promises. Everyone’s distracted by the spectacle, but in all the noise, we’re missing something much more pressing. While the political...
Credit unions as key international development actors
Co-Operative News
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July 7, 2025
Credit unions play a key role in international development as promoters of affordable financial services. This role is particularly important since, despite considerable progress in recent years, over 1.7 billion adults worldwide remain unbanked....
Perry calls on President Trump to end cocoa tariff
WGAL 8 - Pennsylvania
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July 7, 2025
OF COCOA BEANS IS LEADING TO RISING COSTS FOR CONFECTIONERS. CONSTRAINTS ON GROWERS HAVE LED TO THE PRICE OF COCOA QUADRUPLING, QUADRUPLING OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS. THE COCOA BEAN IS VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO CHANGING WEATHER, AND WITH CLIMATE CHANGE...
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...
Inter-American court affirms legal right to a healthy climate
JURIST
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July 5, 2025
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) published its opinion on Thursday that all countries in the Americas have legal obligations under human rights law to confront the climate crisis. The court’s Advisory Opinion OC-32/25, issued on...
International observation demanded due to repression in Panama
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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July 5, 2025
According to the document, the repression of recent social protests and the criminalización of dissidence in Panama evoke the worst episodes of its history. The letter compares the current situation with military governments and calls for...
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,...
Southern cooperation, myth and redemption
Pressenza
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July 8, 2025
Between October 12, 1492, and the end of the second millennium, Western expansionism had a major influence on the global community. European empires, which originated in countries poor in raw materials, developed a system for finding natural...