Texaco’s operations in Ecuador turned a pristine rainforest into one of the world’s most contaminated sites. The impact of the “Amazon Chernobyl” still haunts the region.

April’s runoff election could decide whether Ecuador continues a descent into instability and violence, or charts a new ...

The government of Ecuador has taken another step in its effort to gain help from foreign military forces to combat drug ...

Although implementation will depend on each country, these sorts of rulings have a potential for global influence ...

Varicella, known as chickenpox, is caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), with an estimated 84 million cases annually. It primarily affects children, for most of whom it is a self-limiting ...

Opposing them too openly can prove fatal: In 2023, the right-wing politician Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated by Ecuador’s largest domestic organized crime ring, Los Lobos, after calling for a ...

Read full article: Michigan attorney general secures $53M settlement against Veolia for Flint water crisis The minimum wage and paid sick leave bills were the first significant test for the 103rd ...

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — Ecuador will choose its next president in a runoff election after conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González garnered enough votes Sunday to beat ...

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — Ecuador will choose its next president in a runoff election after conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González garnered enough votes Sunday to beat 14 ...

he declared Ecuador to be in a state of internal armed conflict, mobilising the military in specific regions, including prisons, to combat organised crime. His actions shocked world leaders when ...

If needed, a runoff election would take place on April 13. President Daniel Noboa campaigns for reelection in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. Ecuadorians head to the polls on Feb. 9 to elect a ...

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — Some 14 million Ecuadorans will go out to vote Sunday to decide who will lead their violence-wracked Andean nation through its worst crisis in half a century. Sixteen candidates ...