In Ecuador, power-dependent patients wait in anguish as the government imposes hours-long blackouts
QUITO, Ecuador -- The first time the electricity went off at night, Linda Vidal went into panic mode. For more than a year, ...
China’s Massive Fishing Fleet Overwhelms Locals in ‘David and Goliath’ Battle
Chiroque and the Peruvian fishing industry blame the hundreds of gigantic Chinese fishing ships patrolling the edge of Peru’s ...
Ecuador prosecutor gunned down as violent crime wave persists
A criminal prosecutor in Ecuador was killed by armed assailants on Friday along with his police escort, in the latest eruption of violent crime to shake the South American nation.
Ecuador expands power cuts to 14 hours a day due to drought
Ecuador has announced an increase in daily power cuts as the severe drought impacting the nation keeps lowering the levels of water for the key hydroelectric plants, the source of more than 70% of the ...
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Ecuador's Nobis Fruit Company launches blueberry exports to Hong Kong
The company also anticipates an increase in export volume to strategic markets such as the United States, Singapore, Malaysia ...
The iceman of Ecuador cometh no more, ending 60-year tradition
At least once a week for more than 60 years, Baltazar Ushca trekked up Ecuador’s highest peak to harvest the glacial ice ...
Miners are razing forests to meet surging demand for metals and minerals, report says
Whether it's digging for metals and minerals for cellphones and electric vehicles or coal for power generation, mining around ...