HOUSTON (AP) — Lionel Messi stepped up to take Argentina’s first penalty kick in a Copa America shootout against Ecuador, just like he did in the 2022 World Cup final victory over France. Players of Argentina celebrate defeating Ecuador in a penalty shootout in a Copa America quarterfinal...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, April 25, received Ecuador’s Non-resident Ambassador to the Philippines Santiago Javier Chavez Pareja. They discussed opening more opportunities for deepening the ties between the two countries. (From left) Non-resident Ambassador of...
QUITO, Ecuador -- Ecuador's government and Indigenous leaders signed a deal Thursday that would cut fuel prices and end cost-of-living protests that largely paralyzed the country for 18 straight days. The president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities in Ecuador (Conaie), Leonidas Iza...
QUITO, Ecuador -- Ecuador called a fresh state of emergency Wednesday as Indigenous people marched in the capital Quito to call for a restart of talks with the government, more than two weeks into disruptive and often violent daily rallies against rising living costs. Demonstrators shous slogans as...
Handout photo released by the Ecuadorean Interior Ministry of an operation at the Bellavista prison after a riot, in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Ecuador, on May 9, 2022. (Ecuadorean Interior Ministry/AFP) SANTO DOMINGO DE LOS COLORADOS, Ecuador – At least 43 inmates died on Monday in...
QUITO, Ecuador -- Half a year of intense and destructive rain throughout Ecuador has left 57 dead and 110 injured, the National Risk Management Service said Saturday. In addition, nearly 31,000 people were affected by the rain, which caused flooding, landslides and damage to thousands of homes and...
Policemen take part in an operation to retake control of the prison in Guayaquil where a riot left at least 116 inmates dead. (Ecuador´s National Police/AFP) GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador -- Police gained control of an Ecuador prison Thursday where rioting has left at least 118 inmates dead, some of them...
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador -- The death toll from bloody clashes between rival gangs in an Ecuador prison reached 116, with nearly 80 more wounded, President Guillermo Lasso said Wednesday, as soldiers surrounded the facility -- one of the country's many overburdened and understaffed jails. AFP/ MANILA...
Contecon Guayaquil S.A. (CGSA), International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI)’s subsidiary in Ecuador, welcomed the creation of a special economic zone at the country’s main seaport to boost foreign trade. This week, CGSA, together with national government and port authority...
