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Parade of Nations Kicks Off Winter Games
The Parade of Nations for this year’s Winter Olympics took place in Beijing’s National Stadium.
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Party of One: Nations With a Single Athlete at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Jamaica’s not a one-sport Olympic nation this year, but there are a host of them including Malta’s snowboarder from California.
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Crude Reality: One US State Consumes Half the Oil From the Amazon Rainforest
The Yasuní National Park in Ecuador is home to one of the most diverse collections of plants and animals on the planet. But beneath this 3,800-square-mile swath of forest lies another kind of treasure: crude oil. More than 1 billion barrels of it.
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Battle Among Ecuador Prison Gangs Kills at Least 68 Inmates
A prolonged gunbattle between rival gangs inside Ecuador’s largest prison has killed at least 68 inmates and wounded 25, and authorities say it took most of the day to regain control.
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Olympic Sprinter Alex Quiñónez Killed in Shooting in Ecuador
Police say Ecuadorian sprinter Alex Quiñónez was fatally shot in the port city of Guayaquil
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Pope Calls for More Humane Prison Life After Ecuador Deaths
Pope Francis has called for “more humane” prison life in the wake of bloodshed in a prison in Ecuador in which 118 people died and dozens more were injured.
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At Least 116 Dead in Gang Battle at Ecuador Jail; 5 Beheaded
A battle between gangs in a prison in Ecuador killed at least 116 people and injured 80 in what authorities are calling the worst penitentiary massacre in the country’s history
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Gang Clash at Ecuador Prison Kills 24 Inmates and Injures 48
Prison officials in Ecuador say a riot in a penitentiary in coastal city of Guayaquil has killed 24 inmates and injured 48 more
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Rare Pink Iguanas of Galapagos Declared Critically Endangered
The rare pink iguanas of Galapagos were declared critically endangered after an August expedition estimated their population at only 211, with no newborns.
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Here's What You Need to Know About the Lambda Covid Variant
The lambda variant is becoming dominant in parts of South America, here’s what we know about it so far.
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Latin America Looks to Space, Despite Limitations on Ground
Space-related news is not just flowing from the world’s richest, biggest nations
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Here's a Complete List of Destinations Opening to Vaccinated Travelers
More places are easing travel restrictions for vaccinated travelers, with some set to require inoculations from all travelers by the summer.
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Robber Targets TV Crew During Live Broadcast in Ecuador
A sports journalist and his crew in Ecuador were robbed at gunpoint during a live TV broadcast
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Ecuador Couple Certified as Oldest Married Pair, Nearly 215
Julio Mora slipped away from his parents to secretly marry Waldramina Quinteros one February day. Both families disapproved. But seventy-nine years later, they’re still together — he at 110 years of age, and she at 104.
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Meet the World's Oldest Couple
Julio Mora, 110, and Wadramina Quinteros, 104, of Ecuador have been married for almost 80 years.
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Trump Says US Working on Trade Deal With Ecuador
President Donald Trump says he’s working on a trade deal with Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno, who on Wednesday became the South American nation’s first chief of state in 17 years to meet with an American president in Washington.
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What's Behind Fiery Latin American Protests?
Chile is one of the richest countries in the region. Haiti is the poorest. Ecuador has a centrist government. Bolivia’s is socialist. Yet, from Port-au-Prince to Santiago, furious demonstrators were marching this week to demand fundamental change, part of a wave of often-violent protests that has set tires, government offices, trains and metro stations ablaze across Latin America and the...
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Protect or Develop? Amazon Fires Signal Growing Pressure
“Without smoke, there’s no progress,” said the Amazon rancher in a torn straw hat and cowboy boots caked in red dirt. The rancher, 75-year-old Antonio Lopes da Silva, was talking about the fires that have swept parts of one of the world’s most precious regions in recent weeks. People around the world reacted with shock at what they consider a...
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After participating in 53 rescue operations, saving a dozen lives and finding 41 bodies in disaster zones, Frida, the beloved yellow Labrador retriever from Mexico’s Navy unit, retires. The Mexican navy celebrated the contributions of their canine fellow honoring her in a ceremony on Monday. “Her bark always gave hope, and in moments of pain and uncertainty she brought relief,”...
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‘Her Bark Always Gave Hope': Mexican Rescue Dog Frida Retires
After participating in 53 rescue operations, saving a dozen lives and finding 41 bodies in disaster zones, Frida, the beloved yellow Labrador retriever from Mexico’s Navy unit, retires. The Mexican navy celebrated the contributions of their canine fellow honoring her in a ceremony on Monday. “Her bark always gave hope, and in moments of pain and uncertainty she brought relief,”...