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Ecuadornews: Ecuador will launch an international tender for the construction of a new refinery of 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) in May, which will include the concession to upgrade facilities at the Esmeraldas plant, said Minister of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources,...

Ecuadornews: Taking the case to the International Court in The Hague or demanding review in a Federal Court in Georgia are alternatives to curb the death penalty. Nelson Serrano’s defense prepares his strategy to get him out of death row. The Ecuadorian, 80, remains in...

Ecuadornews: Eleven soldiers are being tried for the murder of a person in Labores Agrícolas, parish of San Lorenzo canton, in Esmeraldas. According to the Armed Forces, the death of a civilian occurred after the driver of a car did not stop the march in a military control of...

Ecuadornews: Between February and March more water has fallen than usual on the coast. Farmers say that it is the third period, in 70 years, with more rainfall – in that period – and that means a serious deterioration of the main crops of the country. Diario EXPRESO...

Ecuadornews: A day after the end of the 90 days of prosecution for the offense of offering influence peddling against former Assemblywoman of the correato, Sofía Espín, Attorney General Ruth Palacios Brito requests the National Court of Justice to determine a date to reformulate...

Ecuadornews: In February, Ecuador sent its first shipment of organic pitahaya, free of chemical pesticides, to the United States. They were 240 kilograms that were taken to Los Angeles. The Fito and Zoosanitary Regulation and Control Agency (Agrocalidad) certified that the fruit...

Ecuadornews: The Chancellery of Ecuador repudiated the attack that took place today in the city of Utrecht, in central Holland, after a shooting in a tram that left three people dead and five wounded. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement, expressed to the Government of...

Ecuadornews: On Monday, March 18, the Metro de Quito carried out the first test trip with passengers, which included the participation of the President of the Republic, Lenin Moreno, and Mayor Mauricio Rodas. The train in which the test was carried out moved from Iñaquito station...