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Fito’s Fall: Ecuador’s Drug War Hits a Turning Point
LatinAmerican Post
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June 27, 2025
At dawn in the coastal city of Manta, soldiers stormed a marble-clad mansion—and ended the six-month flight of Adolfo “Fito” Macías, Ecuador’s most feared narco boss. His capture exposed the deep rot between collapsing prisons, local politics, and...
China, Ecuador sign document to promote Belt and Road Initiative
CGTN
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China and Ecuador signed a cooperation plan to promote the Belt and Road Initiative in Beijing on Friday, following a meeting between leaders of the two countries. Noting that this year marks the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties, Chinese...
China’s Expanding Playbook: Legal and Political Influence in Latin America
Dialogo Magazine
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June 27, 2025
China’s growing influence in Latin America now extends into legal and political spheres, raising concerns about regulatory sovereignty and political infiltration. Beijing’s tactics includes using legal cooperation agreements to influence...
The Dark Side of Ecotourism
CounterPunch
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July 10, 2025
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Ecotourism is often hailed as a sustainable alternative to traditional travel—an opportunity to explore unique environments while supporting local communities and conservation...
Mapa: ¿en qué países es legal el matrimonio homosexual? ¿Dónde fue legal primero?
KVIA - Texas
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June 27, 2025
Por CNN Español El matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo es una realidad en al menos 39 países, según un reporte de la Asociación Internacional de Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales, Trans e Intersex (ILGA, por sus siglas en inglés) y la suma de...
At the OAS General Assembly in Antigua and Barbuda, the Government of Guyana requests support for its candidate for Director General of IICA
Antigua.News
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June 27, 2025
Also present are the foreign ministers of several Caribbean countries, including the host, Antigua and Barbuda, as well as the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Haiti, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The...
China's top legislator meets Ecuadorian president
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislator Zhao Leji met with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa in Beijing on Friday. Zhao, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, said that in recent years, under the...
Visualizing The State Of Freedom Around The World
Zero Hedge
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In 2024, 60 countries saw their freedom decline in a historic election year. Strikingly, 40% of countries and territories that held elections experienced targeted attacks on candidates amid heightened instability. Yet bright spots were seen in...
1st LD: China, Ecuador sign cooperation plan on promoting Belt and Road Initiative
China Internet Information Center
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BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- China and Ecuador signed a cooperation plan on promoting the Belt and Road Initiative in Beijing on Friday. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Ecuadorian counterpart Daniel Noboa witnessed the signing of the...
Beer-belly drug lord snapped shirtless in cuffs is Ecuador's most wanted criminal
Daily Star
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June 26, 2025
An infamous drug lord Adolfo Macias has been snapped kneeling on the floor surrounded by cops while shirtless. Macias, also known as Fito, was recaptured by Ecuadorian security forces yesterday (June 25), after his daring escape from authorities...
Colombian Brand Chevignon Expands into the U.S. with First of Ten Stores
The MDS
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July 10, 2025
More Latin American fashion in the United States. In a key step in the internationalization of Colombian fashion, Chevignon, which specializes in denim, has made its physical landing in the U.S. market with the opening of its first store in the...
Eden trailer release: Details explored about the upcoming film featuring Jude Law, Sydney Sweeney, and more
Sportskeeda
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June 27, 2025
Eden is a survival thriller film, slated to release in theaters in the United States on August 22, 2025. Before this, the movie premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2024, and was released in Germany on April 3,...
In Ecuador’s Amazon, Big Oil exploits Indigenous communities in the absence of the state
Mongabay
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June 26, 2025
Over the last 30 years, the three companies that have operated Block 10, an oil concession in the central Ecuadorian Amazon, have sought to divide local communities. They’ve also promoted practices intended to undermine residents’ autonomy,...
En una lujosa casa que ocultaba un búnker capturaron a alias “Fito”. ¿Cómo localizaron al hombre más buscado de Ecuador?
KVIA - Texas
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June 26, 2025
Por Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español La Policía Nacional y las Fuerzas Armadas de Ecuador llevaban casi 18 meses intentando localizar a Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito”, quien se fugó de la Cárcel Regional de Guayaquil en enero de 2024 y se...
Ecuador shrimp farms adopt living wage standards
The Fish Site
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The programme, launched mid-June in Guayaquil, Ecuador, aims to ensure that the workforce of participating companies earns sufficient income to lead a dignified life with their families. Through IDH’s Salary Matrix, a digital platform based on the...
Florida governor plans “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center
World - North Carolina
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June 26, 2025
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday said he intends to build a detention center for illegal immigrants in the Everglades. The facility, nicknamed Alligator Alcatraz, is planned for the site currently hosting a remote airport. He also floated...
Barton CC students named to President’s List for spring 2025
Great Bend Post - Kansas
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Barton Community College has named 294 students to the President’s List for the spring 2025 semester. To qualify for this honor students must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a grade point average of 4.0 on a 4.0...
“Most wanted” Ecuadorean gangster alias Fito captured
MercoPress
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Thursday, June 26th 2025 - 10:34 UTC Fito will be extradited to the United States, Noboa said Ecuadorean authorities confirmed Wednesday that José Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias “Fito,” leader of the “Los Choneros” drug trafficking gang, who...
Trapdoor to Justice: Ecuador’s Top Drug Lord Caught in Luxury Lair.
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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June 26, 2025
- Advertisement - Ecuador’s most wanted criminal, Adolfo Macías Villamar, has been caught and is now in Guayaquil’s top security prison, La Roca, the Ecuadorian Ministry of Defense has confirmed. He is better known by his nickname “Fito” leader of...
Opponents in the Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage now are friends
Crossroads Today - Texas
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The case behind the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide a decade ago is known as Obergefell v. Hodges, but the two Ohio men whose names became that title weren't so at odds as it would seem, and are...