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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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In Ecuador, 475 organ transplants have been performed so far in 2023

A total of 475 organ transplants were performed in Ecuador, until August 2023. If compared to 2022, a growth of 17% is seen, that is, last year there were 405 organ transplants.  Mauricio Espinel, executive director of the National Institute for Organ, Tissue and Cell Donation...
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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Two corners of Ecuador in the world ranking of the best towns for tourism

This Wednesday, September 27, Tourism Day is commemorated. Ecuador has two towns in the ranking of the best rural destinations recommended worldwide to visit. Whether due to its nature or its culture, its infrastructure or its development, there are two towns in Ecuador that are...
Posted On 28 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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El Niño phenomenon: alert status changes from yellow to orange in Ecuador

The Emergency Operations Committee (COE) changed the state of alert due to the El Niño phenomenon in Ecuador. This resolution was adopted during a meeting at the ECU-911 facilities in Quito; It was chaired by Vice President Alfredo Borrero.  The alert status changed from yellow...
Posted On 19 Sep 2023
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Ecuador incorporates 65 thousand new hectares of forest under conservation

In the province of Pastaza, birthplace of seven nationalities in the country, the event was held to incorporate 65,000 new hectares to the Socio Bosque II Project (PSB), which are under the custody of two Achuar communities: Mashientzi and Tinkias. This event was led by the...
Posted On 16 Sep 2023
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Italian mafia has ‘interests’ in Ecuador and other countries in the region

The Italian mafia is less violent, with an interest in the technological world and focused on expanding through Ecuador and other Latin American nations, according to a recent study. The latest semi-annual report from Italy’s Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate (DIA)...
Posted On 15 Sep 2023
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