Mexico, France and Norway advance to Round of 16 of FIFA World Cup
Mexico beat Ecuador, France defeated Sweden, Norway beat the Ivory Coast in a Round of 32 match at the World Cup.
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Turkey beat the USA, Australia reach World Cup knockout stage
Australia advanced to World Cup knockout rounds after a goalless draw with Paraguay, the U.S. closed out the group D play with a 3-2 loss to Turkey, The Dutch team defeated Tunisia 3-1, Cote d’Ivoire beat Curacao 2-0 in a Group E match, Ecuador defeated Germany 2-1.
Ecuador to send delegation to Russia for banana supply talks
An Ecuadorian delegation will travel to Russia soon to discuss ways of settling issues related to supplies of bananas to Russia, the country’s Foreign Ministry said. "In the coming days, a delegations of …
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 …
Woman in Ecuador wakes up inside coffin after being declared dead
In an unusual incident, an elderly woman woke up inside a coffin at her own wake in Ecuador. As per reports she is being treated at the same hospital …
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 …
Indigenous groups in Ecuador defy curfew to protest fuel hike
Indigenous groups are keeping up protests in most of Ecuador’s provinces to demand a reduction of fuel prices and economic reforms
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
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’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
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 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 …
Ecuador argues OPEC should maintain output cuts at next meeting
Ecuadorean Oil Minister Carlos Perez has recently argued that OPEC should maintain oil production cuts at its next meeting, Reuters reported. OPEC countries may decide in June to lift output to make up for reduced …
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?
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. …
OPEC secretary general to discuss oil supply cuts in Venezuela, Ecuador and Iran
OPEC’s secretary general, Mohammad Barkindo, is set to travel to Venezuela, Ecuador and Iran in the coming days to discuss planned supply cuts, the Wall Street Journal reports. In September, OPEC members …
Iranian Foreign Minister to embark on official Latin America tour on August 21
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on August 21 will begin his official tour to Latin America, that will include visits to Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Chile and Bolivia, a source in the ministry said …
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 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 …