Tag: Ecuador

• Friday, August 14th 2015 - 08:32 UTC

  UK to protest to Ecuador for harboring Assange; policing the embassy has cost 18.8m dollars

  

  The UK is to make a formal protest to the government of Ecuador over the country's decision to “harbor” Julian Assange, the Foreign Office has said. The Wikileaks co-founder sought asylum at London's Ecuadorean embassy in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden.

• Wednesday, August 5th 2015 - 08:13 UTC

  Galapagos penguin numbers recovering with shifts in trade winds and ocean currents

  

  Shifts in trade winds and ocean currents powered a resurgence of endangered Galapagos Penguins over the past 30 years, according to a new study led by researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). These changes enlarged a cold pool of water the penguins rely on for food and breeding-an expansion that could continue as the climate changes over the coming decades, according to the study.

• Tuesday, July 7th 2015 - 08:06 UTC

  Pope said Mass to 650.000 people and centered the homily on the family theme

  

  Pope Francis said Mass for more than 650.000 Ecuadoreans and hinted he wanted a major Vatican gathering this year to find ways to reach out to Catholics who feel excluded by the Church. On the first full day of a three-nation “homecoming” trip to South America, the Argentine-born pontiff was in Ecuador's second city Guayaquil, a steamy port sometimes referred to as the world's “banana capital,” given its bustling fruit trade.

• Monday, July 6th 2015 - 07:55 UTC

  Francis in Ecuador repeats call 'to hear the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor'

  

  Francis landed in Ecuador's capital Quito on Sunday to begin an eight-day tour of South America that will also include visits to Bolivia and Paraguay. On his first visit as pontiff to Latin America, the Argentina-born pope is scheduled to conduct masses in both Quito and the coastal city of Guayaquil before flying to Bolivia on Wednesday.

• Saturday, July 4th 2015 - 07:21 UTC

  Ecuadorians take to the streets to protest against Correa; Pope arrives Sunday

  

  Thousands of people turned out for protest marches across Ecuador on Thursday to call for the ouster of President Rafael Correa just three days before a visit by Pope Francis. Full demonstrations were reported in the three biggest cities, Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca, as well as other smaller cities. Correa claimed a 'coup' was on the making.

• Friday, June 19th 2015 - 23:45 UTC

  Ecuador's Correa suspends controversial death duties debate until after Pope's visit

  

  Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa announced he would temporarily withdraw two controversial tax bills from the legislature, saying he would give the public time to debate them. The bills, which would have raised taxes on inheritances and capital gains, generated uproar that led to mass street protests in recent days.

• Tuesday, May 5th 2015 - 17:38 UTC

  Brad Pitt invited to Ecuador to observe the 'pollution disaster” allegedly caused by Chevron

  

  US cinema star Brad Pitt has been invited by the Ecuadorian government to observe the pollution in the country's Amazon region allegedly caused by Chevron. President Rafael Correa announced the invitation in his regular weekend report, saying that the oil giant is in preparation of spearheading a film with the movie star about an alleged case against the company.

• Wednesday, April 29th 2015 - 08:40 UTC

  “Being Argentine, they thought I would call myself Jesus II” and not Francis

  

  After meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican on Tuesday, the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, told his two million Twitter followers that the pontiff had spoken enthusiastically about his coming visit to the country and had even told him a self-deprecating joke about the Argentines.

• Friday, April 17th 2015 - 04:40 UTC

  Unasur opens Defense School to elaborate a shared doctrine of peace and stability

  

  The Union of South American Nations, Unasur will celebrate this Friday its eighth anniversary with the official opening of the South American Defense School (Esude) created to instruct on defense and security issues, both at civil and military level, following 'the principles of a regional strategic vision'.

• Thursday, December 18th 2014 - 04:45 UTC

  Holdout funds, Malvinas: Mercosur presidents back Argentina

  

  Full support also expressed for Venezuela against sanctions from the administration of United States President Barack Obama.