Judge blocks part of Trump's USAID freeze
A US judge says he'll halt parts of Trump's attempt to dismantle USAID - the world's largest aid agency. Also; Ecuador chooses president against backdrop of gang violence, and the quest to map the ...
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Ecuador Holds Election With Security Crisis on the Ballot
It has been a year since Shirley Tobar’s husband, a security guard at a mall in Guayaquil, Ecuador, was killed amid an ...
Ecuador’s tough on crime approach is popular, but major challenges remain
Under President Daniel Noboa, the prisons have been declared “security zones” and are under the direct control of the police ...
Ecuador chooses president against backdrop of gang violence
A person is killed every two hours in Ecuador and seven are kidnapped daily, according to government figures. That's why ...
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Facing Crime Surge, Ecuador Votes in High-Stakes Election
Just 18 months after the last general elections, Ecuadorians are once again heading to the polls for a high-stakes vote in ...
Ecuador’s President Has Had a Year of Chaos. Why Is He Still So Popular?
President Daniel Noboa is favored to win Sunday’s presidential election as many voters embrace his heavy-handed tactics to ...
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Rising crime and insecurity on Ecuadorian voters’ minds
Voters in Ecuador will head to the polls for general elections this weekend. The next president will face the enormous task of dismantling well-funded and powerful organized crime groups in the ...
Ecuadorian voters, many of them crime victims, head to the polls for presidential election
People on the streets of Ecuador can rattle off the places they have encountered criminals. And they can just as easily list ...