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For the second time, the promotion of the year “Award winner Aroma and Flavor” of the TV show “Vamos con Todo,” broadcast by RTS, raffled a brand new car. Businessman Alvaro Noboa made the official delivery of the vehicle. The promotion of the year...

This morning in several provinces of Ecuador a strong earthquake of 5.8 degrees on the Richter scale was recorded at 6:19:52. In Guayaquil, Daule, Duran, and Milagro the quake was felt strongly. With less intensity it was felt in Quevedo, Bahía de Caráquez, Portoviejo, Riobamba,...

Today President Rafael Correa, along with Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño, and the Vice President of the National Assembly, Marcela Aguinaga, will hold talks at the Vatican with Pope Francis. Francesco Canalini, apostolic nuncio of the Vatican Secretariat of State, received the...

Today at 16h10, the National Assembly was evacuated due to a bomb threat at the security checkpoint #1, as reported by Assemblywoman Gina Godoy on her twitter account @GinaGodoyAndrad. Minutes later, Godoy reported that a legislative escort confirmed the presence of an explosive....

A giant stingray was captured in the Peruvian region of Tumbes, in the border with Ecuador. It is reported that the animal, with a length of more than 8 meters and a weight of 1,000 kilos, was caught by artisanal fisherfolk of La Cruz, and the help of a crane was required to lift...

The Bulubulu Flood Control Project was inaugurated yesterday by President Rafael Correa. This system is located between the provinces of Guayas and Canar and aims to prevent floods due to overflows of the Bulubulu river. The work had a cost of $ 57 million and was conducted by...

Augusto Espinosa, Minister of Education, reported yesterday that 12 educational institutions in the Coast will not start classes due to damages to the infrastructure of the same by the winter rains. The minister also pointed out that the access roads to 66 schools are damaged,...

The lunch scheduled for today, in the main square of Tabacundo, was interrupted by an attack threat, so guests, following the instructions dictated from a loudspeaker, had to evacuate. Instantly, a military command cornered the area. Two persons suspected of having attempted to...

Luis Cabrera, Archbishop of Cuenca, announced today the arrival of Pope Francis to Ecuador. The Pope will arrive to Quito on Monday, July 6 of this year, and will remain in country until the 8th of that month. The Permanent Council of the Episcopal Conference has revealed this...

The presence of El Niño phenomenon in the country is a matter of concern for the International Center for Research of El Niño Phenomenon (CIIFEN for its Spanish acronym). According to Eduardo Zambrano, oceanographer at the center, this current has been forming since the previous...