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Ecuadorian lawmakers block indictment of vice president whom authorities accuse of collusion
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador's Vice President Verónica Abad, for now, will not be indicted in a corruption case against her son after lawmakers blocked the move on Friday. Lawmakers denied the authorization of Abad’s criminal prosecution in a vote prompted by an order from the...
Spiraling criminal violence causes morgue to overflow, foul odors to spread in Ecuadorian city
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Spiraling criminal violence in one of Ecuador’s most dangerous cities caused a buildup of unidentified and unclaimed bodies that exceeded the capacity of Guayaquil's main morgue, officials confirmed Thursday. The government of Guayas, the province of which...
Besides Messi, there is Vinicius Júnior, Valverde, Garnacho and Pulisic to watch at Copa America
SAO PAULO (AP) — Lionel Messi is undoubtedly the face of this year's Copa America. But there are other players to watch when the South American soccer championship starts this month in the United States with 16 teams from the Western Hemisphere competing. VINICIUS...
Di Maria scores, Messi returns in Argentina’s Copa America warmup victory over Ecuador
CHICAGO (AP) — Angel Di Maria scored as Lionel Messi returned to the international stage for the first time in six months, helping Argentina to a 1-0 victory over Ecuador in a Copa America warmup match on Sunday. Messi was sidelined for the first half before replacing Di Maria in...
5 dogs with military intelligence unit in violence-plagued Ecuador given medals for service
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The dogs were quick and precise. One located the drugs and neutralized the person carrying them. Another found explosives hidden under a car's tire. The dogs — Dayco, Amanda, Apolo, Zeus and Maly — were showing their skills Monday at a military...
Almost 2 months after embassy raid, Ecuador is 'ready' to talk with Mexico and reach solution
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Almost two months after police raided the Mexican embassy in Ecuador, the South American country’s government wants to re-establish communication with officials in Mexico and reach a solution to the diplomatic rift that followed the extraordinarily unusual use of force. ...
Olympic champion Carapaz misses out on Ecuador's road cycling spot at Paris Games
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Richard Carapaz will not be at the Paris Olympics to defend his road cycling title. Ecuador's only representative at the Olympics in the road cycling race and individual time trial will be Jhonatan Narváez, the national cycling federation said in a statement...
Top UN court declines to issue preliminary orders in Mexico-Ecuador dispute over Quito embassy raid
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court declined Thursday to issue an immediate order for Ecuador to protect Mexican diplomatic property following the storming of Mexico's embassy in Quito to arrest a former vice president. International Court of Justice...
5 firefighter dogs who rescued people from natural disasters are honored in Ecuador as they retire
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Five rescue dogs were honored by Ecuador’s Fire Department on Monday at a ceremony formally retiring them after seven years of service and turning them over to new adoptive owners. Lt. Col. Esteban Cardenas said the dogs — Ares, Kratos, Zeus, Titan and...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing pivotal moment in long fight to stay out of US court
LONDON (AP) — The host of a news conference about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition fight wryly welcomed journalists last week to the “millionth” press briefing on his court case. Deborah Bonetti, director of the Foreign Press Association, was only half joking....
