Ecuador
IMF unlocks $2 bn for pandemic-hit Ecuador
The money is being unlocked as part of an aid plan that totals $6.5 billion and extends over 27 months, the Washington-based lender said.
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador belives last October's protest crackdown was "a systematic and widespread attack on the civilian population".
The 33-year-old great has been in open conflict with his club but it had no detrimental effect on his form as his 13th-minute penalty was the difference in a tight encounter.
In Ecuador, which has a population of 17.5 million, the pandemic has already infected more than 72,000 people and left more than 5,200 of them dead.
Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city, is the capital of Guayas province has recorded roughly 70% of the country's more than 8,200 coronavirus cases.
Authorities collected at least 150 corpses from streets and homes earlier this week, but did not confirm how many of the dead were victims of the outbreak.
People get angry far more often than they rebel. And rebellions rarely become revolutions. An expert on the French Revolution explains why today's protest movements are different.
The call by Jaime Vargas, head of the indigenous umbrella organization CONAIE, flew in the face of efforts by President Lenin Moreno to resume dialogue after a week of protests which have disrupted the country's oil output.
Stone-hurling protesters clashed with police for a second day Wednesday in Ecuador's capital as thousands of indigenous people marched against President Lenin Moreno's decision to slash fuel subsidies.
Police fired tear gas at protesters who threw stones and firebombs close to the seat of government in the historic centre of the capital Quito.
The number of migrants entering Ecuador at the Rumichaca border crossing reached 11,000 over the weekend, an uptick of 30% compared to normal traffic, according to figures from Colombia’s migration agency.
The 47-year-old Australian is currently serving a 50-week prison sentence for violating bail conditions in 2012 when he was wanted on accusations of sexual assault in Sweden.
The Constitutional Court said same-sex marriage had been approved in a five-to-four vote of its nine judges in a closed hearing.
If granted, the court order would be the first step in a process to have Assange extradited from Britain, where he is serving a 50-week sentence for skipping bail.
Assange’s relationship with his hosts collapsed after Ecuador accused him of leaking information about Moreno’s personal life.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Friday that Assange would receive "no special treatment" from Canberra.
Ola Bini, who has lived in Ecuador for five years, was detained at Quito airport on Thursday as he prepared to board a flight to Japan.
Luis Chiriboga was one of the executives arrested in 2015 amid a massive US-led crackdown on corruption in world football.
The quake struck before dawn in Ecuador’s eastern Amazon region 17km from the town of Montalvo near the border with Peru, the US Geological Survey said.