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Ex-Ecuadorean official arrested in Miami on money laundering charges tied to Odebrecht bribes

MIAMI — A former senior Ecuadorean official who was convicted in his home country of extorting millions from Brazilian engineering firm Odebrecht S.A. was arrested in Miami this week in a related federal money laundering case.

Miami Herald

Ecuador's Lasso says he will use decrees after another legislative defeat

Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso said on Tuesday he would use decrees, referendums and other tools to meet his election promise to reactivate the country's struggling economy, bypassing the national assembly, where lawmakers have rejected his proposals.

Reuters

BacTech Environmental Secures Tenguel Plant Construction Permit from Ministry of Energy and Non-Renewable Resources

TORONTO, ON – TheNewswire - March 24, 2022 – BacTech Environmental Corporation (CSE:BAC), (OTC:BCCEF), (FSE:0BT1) ("BacTech" or the "Company"), a commercially proven environmental technology company delivering effective and eco-friendly bioleaching and remediation solutions, is pleased to announce that its 100% owned Ecuadorian subsidiary, BacTechverde S.A.S., has been officially granted its…

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Tantech Wins Vehicle Order From Ecuador Customer

Tantech Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:TANH) said its subsidiary, Shangchi Automobile Co Ltd, won an additional ten vehicle orders. The company expects the order for customized, high-end black and yellow midibuses to be delivered to the customer in Ecuador in May 2022. Shangchi Automobile's diesel light midibuses feature a manual five-speed transmission with seating…

Benzinga

Tottenham defender Cristian Romero in wasted South America trip as appeal against Argentina ban rejected

Tottenham's Cristian Romero has had a wasted round trip to South America after Argentina's request to overturn his suspension for tomorrow's match against Ecuador was dismissed by FIFA.

Evening Standard

Quake of magnitude 5.8 strikes Ecuador coast, damaging buildings

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck near the coastal region of Ecuador late on Saturday, damaging buildings and striking down light poles on highways.

Reuters

Scientists Discover Two New Types of Glass Frogs

Scientists have discovered two new species of glass frogs in Ecuador with completely see-through bellies.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Ecuador lawmakers reject conservative president Lasso's investment bill

Ecuadorean lawmakers on Thursday roundly rejected a proposed bill that conservative President Guillermo Lasso had said would attract investment for the beleaguered economy, but which opponents decried as privatisation of public assets.

Reuters

Ecuadorean indigenous groups demand removal of hundreds of gas flares

Leaders of Ecuadorean indigenous communities gathered in Quito on Thursday to demand the government comply with court orders to halt the use of hundreds of gas flares by oil producers in the country's Amazon.

Reuters

Submarine drug smuggler fretted as cocaine empire crumbled, feds say

DETROIT — An accused drug kingpin from the Detroit area building a remote-controlled submarine to allegedly smuggle cocaine around the world dropped F-bombs and fretted about lost profits as his empire imploded following a series of seizures in European ports, according to federal court records.

Tribune News Service

Ecuador's prisons blighted by state abandonment -IACHR

Ecuador's prison system, blighted by state abandonment and the absence of a comprehensive policy, has unprecedented high levels of violence and corruption and poor conditions for inmates, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) said on Thursday.

Reuters

Ecuador's Lasso seeks rule changes over limits for abortion in rape cases

Ecuador's president, Guillermo Lasso, a conservative former banker, on Tuesday said he would propose tightening time limits for abortion in cases of rape after new rules were approved by the South American country's National Assembly in February.

Reuters

Indigenous communities meet in Ecuador to demand end to extractive industries

Indigenous leaders from nine countries in the Amazon basin met in Ecuador on Tuesday and demanded South America governments halt extractive industries which damage the rainforest, urging them to respect agreements and legal rulings recognizing communities' rights over territories.

Reuters

U.S. bars Ecuador's ex-president over alleged corruption -statement

The United States has barred former Ecuadorean President Abdala Bucaram from entering the country, citing his alleged involvement in corruption, including accepting bribes and stealing public funds, the State Department said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Hundreds of Latin Americans return from Ukraine after invasion

Close to 250 Ecuadoreans, many of them university students, arrived in the country on Friday after fleeing Ukraine following Russia's invasion, joining hundreds of other Latin Americans who have evacuated.

Zenger

New Orchid Species Discovered In Ecuador’s Cloud Rainforest

First collected and cultivated by a private company, the orchid is found only in a small corner of the Andes.

Reuters

Desperate for investment, Ecuador tries again to pass legal reforms through congress

Ecuador's government on Tuesday said it was submitting a series of legal reforms to the congress aimed at attracting foreign investment, including tax exemptions and incentives to boost formal employment.

France 24

Ecuador: Oil spill in Amazon rainforest 'could have been avoided'

More than a million litres of oil spilled in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador after a pipeline ruptured on January 28. The company that manages the pipeline said it was damaged by falling rocks, brought down by erosion and heavy rain, claiming that the incident "could not have been foreseen".…

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The Guardian - US

Ecuador legislators approve regulations allowing abortion in cases of rape

The new measure allows abortions up to 12 weeks of pregnancy for urban adult women and 16 weeks for rural minors and adults

The Independent UK

Ecuador approves measure regulating abortion for rape cases

Ecuadorian legislators have approved a measure setting regulations for terminating pregnancies resulting from rape

Reuters

Ecuador legislature approves rules for abortion in cases of rape

Ecuador's National Assembly on Thursday approved regulations to allow women and girls access to abortions in cases of rape, amid widespread debate about the issue in the mostly conservative country.

Reuters

Ecuador police to investigate grisly deaths potentially tied to drugs bust

Ecuador's police on Monday said it will investigate the deaths of two people whose bodies were hung from a foot bridge in the small costal city of Duran, a crime officers say could be linked to a recent drugs seizure.

Benzinga

BacTech Announces $3 Million Non-Brokered Private Placement at Premium to Market Price

Unique Offering Includes Royalty Payments to Purchasers

The Conversation

Ultra-processed foods: global analysis shows they aren't well sign-posted

Straightforward guidance about ultra-processed foods is rare in national dietary guidelines. Only seven countries refer to “ultra-processed foods” explicitly. They are Belgium, Brazil, Ecuador, Israel, Maldives, Peru and Uruguay.

The Guardian - US

This lawyer should be world-famous for his battle with Chevron – but he’s in jail

Chevron is accused of polluting the Amazon for 26 years. The only people who’ve paid the price are a human rights lawyer and those whose land was poisoned

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