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Ecuador reopens mining concession registry after seven years

The Denver Gazette - Colorado ·

QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador's mining ministry announced on Monday the launch of a new registry of concessions for the first time in seven years in an effort to attract more mining projects to the South American country and curb illegal operations....

On Election Day, Immigrant Communities Split on Mamdani and Cuomo

Documented - New York · June 24, 2025

Cristian Zumba could have voted in the presidential election last fall, but he chose not to. The 21-year-old college student and U.S. citizen said that he couldn’t get behind any of the candidates. As a child of immigrants, he said his parents...

Ecuador passes controversial laws to fight organized crime

United Press International (UPI) ·

Ecuador's Intelligence Law would expand the authority of the Strategic Intelligence Center, allowing it to collect personal data, conduct wiretaps and carry out raids without a court order. That law and another measure face review by reviewed by...

Daniel Noboa busca inversiones en China y el posible ingreso de Temu a Ecuador. ¿Cómo están las relaciones bilaterales?

KESQ-TV - California · June 24, 2025

Por Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español Las relaciones diplomáticas entre Ecuador y China cumplieron 45 años a inicios de 2025 bajo la consigna de ambos países de fortalecer los lazos comerciales, la confianza política y la cooperación. En estos...

Over 90 arrests made in global crackdown on environmental crime in the Amazon Basin

Newsday - New York ·

BOGOTA, Colombia — Assets worth over $64 million were seized and 94 people arrested as part of a multinational law enforcement operation targeting environmental crime in the Amazon Basin. The crackdown, coordinated by the United Arab Emirates, has...

Moises Caicedo ‘working hard’ to feature for Chelsea in Club World Cup final

Leigh Journal ·

The Ecuador international, who suffered an ankle injury in the closing stages of Tuesday’s semi-final defeat of Fluminense, trained with the rest of the squad in New York on Thursday. The news is a boost for manager Enzo Maresca with another...

Spanish court approves extradition of Ecuadorean tied to TV station attack

WKZO - Michigan ·

MADRID/GUAYAQUIL (Reuters) -Spain’s High Court on Tuesday authorized the extradition of William Jofre Alcivar Bautista, accused of leading a violent attack on an Ecuadorean TV station in early 2024, provided that Ecuador guarantees his safety in...

China's Li urges not to turn trade into a political or security issue

CNBC · June 25, 2025

Chinese Premier Li Qiang spoke at the World Economic Forum's annual "Summer Davos" event in 2024, which was held in Dalian, China. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images TIANJIN, China — Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday called on other...

One boost, five blows? Chelsea injury update ahead of Club World Cup final

Sports Mole ·

Chelsea are handed a significant injury boost ahead of Sunday's Club World Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain. Chelsea have been handed a potentially pivotal injury boost ahead of Sunday's Club World Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain, as...

Ecuadorian man charged after K-9 discovers over 580 grams of heroin

FOX45 - Maryland ·

MARYLAND (WBFF) — An Ecuadorian man is facing 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to importing heroin into the United States. Fabricio Garces-Bedoya, 53, plead guilty to charges of importing heroin into the United States. According to...

Spanish court approves extradition of Ecuadorian tied to TV station attack

SRN News · June 24, 2025

Audio By Carbonatix MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s High Court on Tuesday authorised the extradition of William Jofre Alcivar Bautista, accused of leading a violent attack on an Ecuadorian TV station in early 2024, provided that Ecuador guarantees his...

TymeBank founder warns minister about fee increase for ID verification

The Citizen (South Africa) · June 24, 2025

Companies pay the department of home affairs to do ID verification when consumers, for example, want to pay with a card or apply for credit. TymeBank founder Coenraad Jonker has warned Minister of Home Affairs, Leon Schreiber, in an open letter...

Chinese premier meets Ecuadorian president

Xinhua News Agency ·

BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, who is in China to attend the 2025 Summer Davos forum, in Beijing on Tuesday. Li said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations 45 years...

Military parade and No Kings protests: a split-screen of a divided America

KGOU - Oklahoma · June 16, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C., and ANNAPOLIS, Md. — There are events that become a Rorschach test that brings out America's political and cultural divisions in bold relief. Saturday's military parade — which celebrated the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary and...

Better than gold: how Ecuador cashed in on surging cocoa prices

Stone County Enterprise - Mississippi ·

In Ecuador, farmers who bet on cocoa beans rather than bananas, the country's top agricultural export, are cashing in as a global shortage of the main ingredient in chocolate feeds a price bonanza. Cocoa is now a billion-dollar business in the...

Extortion alerts surge in Ecuador as criminal activity escalates

The Cuenca Dispatch · June 23, 2025

Well, here we are again—another week, another massive failure of Ecuador’s justice system. It’s like a bad reality TV show that you can’t stop watching, except instead of glamorous people and dramatic catfights, we have judges releasing murderers,...

Noboa Grapples With Another High-Profile Prison Break in Ecuador

Mint · June 24, 2025

(Bloomberg) -- Ecuador’s government offered a $1 million reward on Monday for information leading to the recapture of suspected drug lord Rolando Federico Gomez after he escaped from a Guayaquil penitentiary disguised in a military uniform to pass...

Global leaders gather in Rishikesh for 11th International Day of Yoga

EasternEye · June 23, 2025

Key points The 11th International Day of Yoga was celebrated at Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh Ambassadors, high commissioners, and guests from over 25 countries participated The event followed the global theme: “Yoga for One Earth, One Health” The...

This hidden San Mateo County flower farm has a 24-hour farm stand and weekly tours

The Almanac - California · July 11, 2025

Tammy Bloom, owner of Forever Bloom Farm in Pescadero, cuts blooming flowers for custom bouquet orders on June 18. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. On a sun-drenched morning in Pescadero’s “Sunshine Valley,” just inland enough to dodge the ever-present...

Prison Break Sparks Controversy and Arrests in Ecuador

The Cuenca Dispatch · June 23, 2025

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