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Ecuador has announced the reopening of one of its two critical oil pipelines on Monday, a significant step towards restoring crude exports that were suspended due to severe storms. These natural disasters have heavily impacted the...

Ecuador found a new leak in a fuel pipeline in the Amazon region on Saturday and dubbed it an “attack,” days after another spill affected hundreds of thousands of people. The energy ministry did not report...

The country’s hydroelectric facilities are in danger due to the worst drought in decades, therefore Ecuador is going to institute nationwide nighttime blackouts and teleworking in the public sector, the administration said on Tuesday. Due “to...

General Motors’ factory in Ecuador will shutter production on Friday amid pressure from local competitors, but will still sell vehicles in the Andean country. The Cadillac and Chevrolet maker said in April it would close its...

On Wednesday, the electrical system collapsed in Ecuador, causing a statewide blackout that lasted for several hours and severely disrupted road traffic, metro services, and other vital services. Just after 3:00 pm local time, there was...

In an effort to exacerbate their diplomatic spat, Mexico on Friday granted political asylum to Jorge Glas, the former vice president of Ecuador, who is seeking sanctuary in the Mexican embassy in Quito. The administration of...

At least 770 child and adolescent homicides were recorded in Ecuador in 2023, a drastic increase of 640 percent from 104 cases in 2019, according to the latest estimates by the local Ministry of Interior. This...

At least 10 people, including two law enforcement officers, have been killed in violence linked to criminal gangs in Ecuador, police said Tuesday, in what the country’s president described as “an internal armed conflict.” Eight people...

The Quito government announced on Friday that Ecuador’s vice president will be assuming a position in Tel Aviv to work toward a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians. Vice President Veronica Abad was given the...

Both presidential candidates voted in bulletproof vests as the polls closed in Ecuador on Sunday, only weeks after a competitor was killed, but there were no reports of any incidents of violence. Lawyer Luisa Gonzalez, 45,...