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Woman who woke up at her funeral in Ecuador dies

Woman who woke up at her funeral in Ecuador dies

A woman who spent a week in intensive care after waking up at her own funeral has died this time. Bella Montoya, 76, had been declared dead a week ago at a hospital in Ecuador. Her relatives were shocked during her funeral when the …

Ecuador beats Qatar in 2022 FIFA World Cup's opening match

Ecuador beats Qatar in 2022 FIFA World Cup's opening match

Ecuador on Sunday beat hosts Qatar 2-0 in the opening game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Fenerbahce attacker Enner Valencia netted an early one for Ecuador in the 3rd minute before it was disallowed by the video assistant referee (VAR) at …

Biden's border crisis

Biden's border crisis

Since the Biden administration eased restrictions at the border earlier this year, federal agents have seen a surge of illegal immigrants attempting to cross, with dramatic increases in single adults, unaccompanied children and members of “transnational criminal organizations

Ecuadorian football player receives Russian citizenship

Ecuadorian football player receives Russian citizenship

Defender of FC Krasnodar Cristian Ramirez has been granted Russian citizenship, he announced via his Instagram page. Ramirez has been playing for FC Krasnodar since 2017. He played 16 matches in the completed Russian championship and …

Ecuador asks Russia for help in getting COVID-19 vaccines

Ecuador asks Russia for help in getting COVID-19 vaccines

Ecuador’s President-Elect Guillermo Lasso has sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, asking him to help the South American country purchase COVID-19 vaccines. "I have sent a letter to the president of Russia, …

Coronavirus reaches Ecuador

Coronavirus reaches Ecuador

Ecuador has confirmed the first case of a fast-spreading new coronavirus in the Andean country, its health minister said on Saturday, Reuters reports. The patient is an elderly female Ecuadorean residing in Spain, Catalina …

Wikileaks founder Assange arrested in London

Wikileaks founder Assange arrested in London

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service at the Embassy of Ecuador in London, police announced. "He has been taken into custody at a central London police …

Three hours to reach Elbrus

Three hours to reach Elbrus

Karl Egloff, athlete from Ecuador, set two new records during the Red Fox Elbrus Race on May 7th, 2017, which was held in Kabardino-Balkaria. He reached the summit of Mt. Elbrus in only 3 hours 24 min - and also …

What oil price OPEC and Russia need?

What oil price OPEC and Russia need?

In order to balance their budgets, largest oil-producing countries in the world require different price of "black gold". According to Bloomberg, this leads to disagreements over the need to reduce oil production level. …

The fate of oil is decided in Doha

The fate of oil is decided in Doha

Today, a meeting of OPEC member countries and countries that are not members of the organization will take place in Doha (Qatar). The freezing of oil production will be discussed there. It is expected that the oil producing countries may adjust …

Latin American oil producers to meet on April 8

Latin American oil producers to meet on April 8

Latin American oil producers will meet in Quito on 8 April to discuss an output freeze and prepare a declaration for the OPEC meeting in Doha on April 17, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said. The meeting was …