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Ecuador: Ecuador strengthens border security ahead of elections
Ecuador strengthened security along its borders with Colombia and Peru on Tuesday ahead of the upcoming general elections.
Crush of Valentine’s Day flowers: Nearly a billion go through this city to you
If any husbands or boyfriends mess up Valentine’s Day this week, it’s not because of a shortage of flowers. In the run-up to Feb. 14, agricultural specialists at Miami International Airport have ...
Map Shows ICE Arrests by Country of Citizenship
The data, formatted for easy visualization, presents a detailed look at how individuals from various countries have been ...
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Global risk mapping of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 and H5Nx in the light of epidemic episodes occurring from 2020 onward
Avian influenza (AI) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting poultry and wild water birds, posing significant global challenges due to its high mortality rates and economic impacts. Highly ...
Ecuador’s presidential runoff will test the influence of former President Correa
Ecuador will choose its next president in a runoff election after conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer ...
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Colombian Navy intercepts first "narco sub" of year, seizes more than 5,000 pounds of cocaine
In a social media post, Colombia's navy said it stopped the semi-submersible about 100 nautical miles from Tumaco, which is close to the Ecuador border. Officials said the "narco sub" was manned ...
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Presidents of Colombia and Ecuador meet in Galapagos
Presidents Daniel Noboa of Ecuador and Gustavo Petro of Colombia met Sunday at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos Islands to discuss environmental protection initiatives ...
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Ecuador's Wild West Shows Limits Of Noboa's 'Iron Fist'
In a darkened military command center near the Peruvian border, eight Ecuadoran marines armed with rusting M4 rifles prepare ...
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Drug gangs in Ecuador turn to "death saint" for protection — and allegedly human sacrifices
Just last week, a leader of one of Ecuador's biggest crime syndicates ... to Europe and the United States from neighbors Peru and Colombia — the world's top producers of the drug.
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Ecuador votes for a new president after years of violence and blackouts
Though Ecuador has historically avoided the cocaine trade, it’s located between the two largest narcotics production hotspots in the world, Peru and Colombia. Ecuador’s ports are now a major ...
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Ecuador: Ecuador closes its borders with Colombia and Peru for general elections
Ecuador's land borders with Colombia and Peru were closed Saturday morning to foreigners entering the Andean country, according to an order issued by Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, as a security ...
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Ecuador’s President Has Had a Year of Chaos. Why Is He Still So Popular?
Supporters holding cardboard cutouts of President Daniel Noboa during a campaign event on Wednesday in Quito, Ecuador.Credit ... waged the worst violence in Colombia in a generation, setting ...