Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Noboa said the borders would be closed over the weekend, when he is facing 15 opponents in a Sunday presidential election, due to "attempts by armed groups to destabilize the country."
Power was nearly fully restored in Ecuador on Wednesday afternoon, after a nationwide electricity outage struck residential users, hospitals as well as the capital's subway system, a failure ...
Russia is experiencing repeated struggles with its new intercontinental ballistic missile. Russia used to use Ukrainian expertise to work on that type of missile. But Russia's attack on Ukraine in ...
Riots ensued in multiple prisons across Ecuador. [28] A series of attacks took place, including attacks with explosives on businesses and private vehicles and an explosion near the house of the president of the National Court of Justice . [29] On the night of 8 January, four police officers were kidnapped in Quito and Quevedo. [15]
The 2023-2024 Ecuador electricity crisis was caused by a severe drought that depleted water levels at hydroelectric plants and a lack of capacity buildup. [1] Ecuador experienced rolling blackouts for up to 14 hours per day in the fall crisis (started on 23 September 2024 [ 1 ] ) of 2024. [ 2 ]
A political crisis began in Ecuador on 17 May 2023 as a result of the impeachment trial against President Guillermo Lasso.The impeachment inquiry began in the National Assembly on 9 May and lasted until 17 May when Lasso dissolved parliament through the constitutional provision known as muerte cruzada (' mutual death ').
Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa looks set to win a referendum on Sunday that asks voters to support new security measures to fight rising violence, although recent power cuts could pose a threat ...
Ecuador’s ports are now a major exit point for South American cocaine headed to North America and Europe, the UN says. This newfound position in the international drug trade has sparked a ...