L’Affaire Assange: Lessons from Latin America (Comment)
September 3rd, 2012 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
On August 19, news networks all over the world showed Julian Assange step on to a small balcony of the apartment occupied by the Embassy of Ecuador in London to ... Read more...
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Raiding embassy for Assange will be ’suicidal’, Ecuador tells UK
August 21st, 2012 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 21 (IANS) It would be "suicide" for Britain to enter Ecuador's embassy in London to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Ecuador President Rafael Correa has warned.Correa warned such ... Read more...
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South America backs Ecuador’s asylum offer to Assange
August 20th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Quito (Ecuador), Aug 20 (IANS) The Union of South American Nations (Unasur) has voiced its support to Ecuador in granting asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, and strongly condemned Britain ... Read more...
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Britain doesn’t know who it is dealing with: Ecuador
August 19th, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 19 (IANS) Ecuador President Rafael Correa has warned Britain that any attempt to storm its embassy in London - over asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange - would ... Read more...
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End witch-hunt against WikiLeaks: Assange urges US
August 19th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 19 (IANS) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Sunday urged the US to end its "witch-hunt" against the whistle-blowing website, BBC reported.In his first public statement since entering the Ecuador ... Read more...
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Ecuador yet to decide on Wikileaks founder’s asylum
August 15th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Quito, Aug 15 (IANS) Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has denied on Twitter that his country had already decided to grant political asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange."The rumour about Assange's ... Read more...
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Julian Assange’s mom in Ecuador to seek son’s asylum
July 29th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's mother has arrived in Quito to urge Ecuadorian authorities to grant her son political asylum, CNN reported Sunday."Surely, the president (Rafael ... Read more...
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Former Spanish judge to defend Assange
July 25th, 2012 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, July 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon will head the defence team of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Ecuadorian media reported.Garzon, 56, who worked on cases concerning ... Read more...
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Ecuadorian central bank official gored at bullfight
July 18th, 2012 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Quito, July 18 (IANS/EFE) Pedro Delgado, chairman of the board of the Ecuadorian Central Bank and a cousin of President Rafael Correa, was admitted to hospital after being gored during ... Read more...
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Ecuador expects China to fully finance refinery
April 23rd, 2012 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Quito, April 23 (IANS/EFE) Ecuador expects China to provide all of the financing for the Refineria del Pacifico, a mega-refinery for processing crude and the largest public works project in ... Read more...
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Ecuador signs deals to boost oil output
February 2nd, 2012 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
Quito, Feb 2 (IANS/EFE) Ecuador has signed contracts for $1.7 billion in investment - the biggest to date in the country's oil sector - to boost output at a pair ... Read more...
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Ecuador wants to hike oil output
July 8th, 2011 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Quito, July 8 (IANS/EFE) Ecuador wants to increase its oil production to an average of 502,000 barrels per day (bpd) this year, up from the 486,000 bpd level registered in ... Read more...
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Ecuador seeks to hedge oil prices against drop
July 4th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Quito, July 4 (IANS/EFE) Ecuador's government is looking at the possibility of acquiring petroleum insurance to guarantee itself a minimum price for its crude oil exports, given the danger of ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks: Ecuador expels US ambassador
April 6th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Quito, April 6 (IANS/EFE) The Ecuadorian government announced Tuesday that US Ambassador Heather Hodges has been declared "persona non grata" and ordered to leave the country in response to comments ... Read more...
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Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa Rescued By Armed Forces
October 1st, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Quito, Oct 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa was rescued by loyalist troops from a hospital late Thursday from police officials who had besieged the president and threw the ... Read more...
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Jolie meets refugees in South America
June 20th, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 20 (IANS) Actress Angelina Jolie paid a visit to displaced villagers on the Ecuadorian border with Colombia recently.
The "Tomb Raider" star, who has been a UN Goodwill Ambassador since ... Read more...
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Ecuadorian journalist gets jail for insulting official
March 28th, 2010 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Quito, March 28 (IANS/EFE) An editorial writer for Ecuadorian daily El Universo was convicted and sentenced to three years in prison for insulting the head of a government agency in one of ... Read more...
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Ecuador, Uruguay launch oil-for-petrol initiative
March 4th, 2010 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Jose Ignacio (Uruguay), March 4 (IANS/EFE) Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa visited this Uruguayan port town for the launch of an oil-for-petrol swap between the two countries's respective energy companies, a programme he ... Read more...
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China to give massive loan to Ecuador
January 13th, 2010 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Quito, Jan 13 (IANS/EFE) Ecuador and China have signed a memorandum of understanding on a loan from Beijing to Quito to finance a $2 billion hydroelectric dam in the South American nation, ... Read more...
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Ecuador feels `ill-treated’ in loan talks with China
December 2nd, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Quito, Dec 2 (EFE) Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has said that during the course of negotiations with China to obtain financing for a hydroelectric dam, they "sometimes feel ill-treated".
Ecuador is negotiating with ... Read more...
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China extends $51 mn in loans to Ecuador
November 25th, 2009 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Quito, Nov 25 (EFE) Ecuador is to receive $51.2 million in loans from China under bilateral economic accords signed here at a ceremony attended by Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa.
Part of the credit ... Read more...
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Ecuador president’s security chief dies of swine flu
September 8th, 2009 - 3:08 am ICT by IANS
Quito, Sep 8 (EFE) The head of the Ecuadorian presidential security service has died of swine flu after battling with the disease for nearly a month, officials said Monday.
Col. John Merino was ... Read more...
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Ecuador takes over UNASUR presidency
August 11th, 2009 - 5:18 am ICT by IANS
Quito, Aug 11 (Xinhua) Ecuador Monday took over the rotating presidency of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) from Chile.
At a ceremony in San Agustin Convent here to mark the ... Read more...
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US dismantling Ecuador base for move to Colombia
July 18th, 2009 - 4:42 am ICT by IANS
Quito/Bogota, July 18 (DPA) The US military has begun to dismantle its anti-drug-and-terrorism operations and its base in Manta, Ecuador, as its aircraft flew their last missions on Friday, the US embassy ... Read more...
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Honduran president recounts horror of his ouster, vows to return home
July 1st, 2009 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, July 1 (Xinhua) During a speech at the UN General Assembly Wednesday, ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya tearfully recounted how he was bundled into a flight to Costa Rica at ... Read more...
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Correa re-elected as Ecuador’s president: Exit poll
April 27th, 2009 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS
Quito, April 27 (DPA) Ecuador's President Rafael Correa was re-elected Sunday with 54 percent of the first-round vote, according to results broadcast by television channel Ecuavis from an exit poll by the ... Read more...
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Seven die as military plane crashes into building in Ecuador capital
March 20th, 2009 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Quito, March 20 (DPA) Seven people were killed when a military aircraft crashed into an apartment building in thick fog and exploded in the capital of Ecuador.
All five people on board the ... Read more...
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Ecuador expels US diplomat for interfering in internal affairs
February 19th, 2009 - 7:54 am ICT by IANS
Quito, Feb 18 (IANS) Ecuador has expelled the first secretary of US embassy, Mark Sullivan, for interfering in the internal workings of the Andean nation's police, EFE reported Thursday.Ecuador's Foreign Minister Fander ... Read more...
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Latin American countries discuss global financial crisis
December 17th, 2008 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Costa de Sauipe (Brazil), Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) The leaders of the Latin American countries discussed steps to deal with the global financial crisis at the 36th summit of the Common Market ... Read more...
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Ecuador declares moratorium on foreign debt payment
December 14th, 2008 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Guayaquil (Ecuador), Dec 14 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador has declared a moratorium on payment of part of its $10 billion foreign debt citing contract irregularities. President Rafael Correa said the government would not ... Read more...
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Brazil recalls envoy to Ecuador over debt dispute
November 22nd, 2008 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 22 (IANS) Brazil has recalled its envoy to Ecuador over a financial dispute and threatened to review its diplomatic relations with the Latin American neighbour, EFE reported Saturday.Foreign ... Read more...
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Correa claims victory in Ecuador’s constitutional referendum
September 29th, 2008 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Quito, Sep 29 (DPA) A new constitution promoted by leftist Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa was approved by a large majority in a referendum Sunday, according to exit polls issued at the close ... Read more...
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Ecuador tells US to leave its military air base
July 31st, 2008 - 4:32 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Quito, July 31 (DPA) Ecuador has formally notified the US that it must vacate a base used to combat drug trafficking when the lease expires next year, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. ... Read more...
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France offers to mediate in Ecuador-Colombia row
July 18th, 2008 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Quito (Ecuador), July 18 (Xinhua) France is willing to mediate for resumption of diplomatic ties between Ecuador and Colombia, the French ambassador to Ecuador has said. "My country is ready to contribute ... Read more...
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Ecuador explores mining sector cooperation with India
July 17th, 2008 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Ecuador wants India's expertise to develop its nascent mining industry, its vice foreign minister Jose Valencia said here Thursday. Valencia, who discussed the issue with India's Minister ... Read more...
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