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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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, hosts 11th International Day of Yoga
News India Times
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June 26, 2025
Aerial view of the massive International Day of Yoga gathering on June 21, 2025 at Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh. ALL PHOTOS: Parmarth Niketan On June 21, 2025, the 11th International Day of Yoga was celebrated on the banks of the Ganga at the...
World News | Ecuador Recaptures Gang Leader Wanted in United States More Than Year After His Prison Escape
Latestly
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June 26, 2025
Quito(Ecuador), Jun 26 (AP) A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured more than a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced Wednesday....
Pope Leo XIV Urges Law Enforcement to Target Drug Traffickers, Not Addicts
National Catholic Register
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'Our fight is against those who make drugs and any other addiction — think of alcohol or gambling — their immense business.' Pope Leo XIV on Thursday called on governments and law enforcement agencies to focus their efforts on dismantling criminal...
Ecuador president states extension of state emergency
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) President Daniel Noboa has announced a 30-day extension of the state of emergency in several regions of Ecuador, including the capital Quito, due to rising violence and what the government describes as "serious internal unrest." The...
Ecuador: New Laws Endanger Rights
Human Rights Watch
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June 19, 2025
(Washington, DC) – New laws passed by Ecuador’s National Assembly and signed by President Daniel Noboa include dangerous provisions that threaten the rights of Ecuadorians, Human Rights Watch said today. On June 7, 2025, the newly appointed...
Ecuador’s $332K Mining Fee Sparks Alarm Across Exploration Sector
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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June 19, 2025
Key Takeaways Ecuador’s new mining inspection fee could cost Salazar over $300,000. The levy is nearly ten times current concession fees, raising red flags. Fee threatens exploration viability and foreign investor confidence. Salazar joins...
World AFP Ecuador's most-wanted gang leader 'Fito' captured
Yahoo News
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Ecuador's president announced Wednesday that the country's most-wanted fugitive, Los Choneros gang leader "Fito," had been recaptured over a year after his escape from prison triggered a wave of violence. "We have done our part to proceed with...
Sweden needs a rights of nature legal framework (commentary)
Mongabay
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June 26, 2025
On July 1, the reassessment of Sweden’s hydropower plants will resume under the framework of its national plan. This is necessary, a new op-ed argues, because the expansion of hydropower has led to sharply reduced salmon populations, and eels are...
2025 Copa América Femenina Group B Preview: Brazil And Colombia Set To Do Battle
Forbes
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The two finalists from the last edition of the Copa América Femenina are both in Group B this time ... More around. (Photo by Gabriel Aponte/Getty Images)Getty Images Record champions Brazil and rising force Colombia are the two outright favorites...
Gang leader wanted in the US is recaptured in Ecuador after prison escape
Oceana's Herald-Journal - Michigan
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A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured over a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation, Ecuador's president announced Wednesday. José Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito,” who led a...