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2,458 Ecuadorian children and adolescents traveled alone across the US border.

This year, the number of minors under 18 years of age who have been found on the border of Mexico and the United States triples that of 2022. The number of Ecuadorian children and adolescents trying to cross the border between Mexico and the United States alone has increased...
Posted On 04 Oct 2023
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Tragedy in Spain: “Most of the victims were of Ecuadorian origin”

The head of the Social Services of the Murcia City Council assured that the deceased were mainly of Ecuadorian origin and some already had Spanish nationality. One day after the fatal accident that left 13 young people dead in two nightclubs in Murcia, Spain, some information is...
Posted On 03 Oct 2023
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This is how González and Noboa adjust their image to fight for 5.1 million votes

Luisa González and Daniel Noboa fine-tune their second round campaign and prepare for the face-to-face presidential debate. The objective is to convince those who did not vote for them. After the first week of the official campaign for the second presidential round, candidates...
Posted On 30 Sep 2023
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United States Coast Guard will collaborate with the Navy in the fight against drug trafficking

Ecuador and the United States signed a new cooperation agreement, this time focused on combating drug trafficking, illegal fishing and migrant smuggling. President Guillermo Lasso’s six-day visit to the United States concluded with the signing of another cooperation...
Posted On 29 Sep 2023
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Ecuadorian companies promote IDEA law in favor of Ecuador in Washington

They launch the Coalition of American Companies to promote the IDEA Law, which will facilitate the entry of products from Ecuador to the United States without tariffs. Representatives of Ecuador’s private sector visited Washington on September 25 and 26 to promote the...
Posted On 28 Sep 2023
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Former comptroller Pólit ‘helped’ a corrupt businessman get an appointment with Correa

In a series of emails between Carlos Pólit and a Spanish businessman who paid him bribes, the Presidency of Rafael Correa and two of his former trusted officials are mentioned. On September 25, 2023, the United States notified the Florida Court of its intention to use new...
Posted On 27 Sep 2023
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The European Union increases its banana consumption

National sales from January to August of this year totaled 247,960,827 boxes, 7% more. The banana industry continues on its recovery path with greater shipments. From January to August 2023, according to data from the Banana Marketing and Export Association (Acorbanec), exported...
Posted On 26 Sep 2023
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This is how Quaker oats are made, a product that has been in Ecuador for several decades

The Quaker brand has been present in the world market for 146 years, since it was founded by Henry Seymour and William Heston. In 1877 they named it Quaker Mill Company, in the United States, and it was the first breakfast cereal brand in that country. Its arrival in Ecuador...
Posted On 22 Sep 2023
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Bird flu detected in dead birds in Galapagos

The Ministry of the Environment activated biosafety protocols to reduce the risk of dispersion of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in the Galapagos Islands. The Galapagos National Park Directorate confirmed this Tuesday, September 19, 2023, that the presence of influenza or avian...
Posted On 20 Sep 2023
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The United States is the first destination for Ecuadorian organic bananas

The export of Ecuadorian organic bananas recovers in 2023, like that of conventional bananas. Its main market is the United States. Between January and July 2023, Ecuador exported 357,140 tons of organic bananas, according to data from the Central Bank. Of that amount, 76% was...
Posted On 19 Sep 2023
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