Ecuador
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ANALYSIS
Ecuador Prison Massacres Reveal the Lucrative Underworld Profiting Behind Bars
Eight deaths in two Ecuador prisons have broken a period of relative calm. The wider crisis involves cocaine routes, fractured…
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ANALYSIS
Ecuador Clears Its Fishermen While Washington Leaves Due Process on the Seabed
Ecuador’s acquittal of 32 fishermen exposes the central scandal of U.S. boat strikes: military punishment arrived before courtroom proof. For…
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AMERICAS
U.S. Drug Raids in Ecuador Under Legal Scrutiny After Eight Fishing Boats Sunk
Eight Ecuadorian fishing boats are gone, and 160 crew members face consequences ashore. Human Rights Watch is demanding the evidence…
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SPORTS
Latin American Football Gets Younger, but Its Old Problems Refuse to Retire
Latin American football’s generational makeover has arrived with teenage goals, late collapses and familiar frustrations. Across eight national teams, four…
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Uncategorized
Costa Rica Sends Seized Cocaine Packing but Cannot Ship Its Violence Away
A U.S. military aircraft carried 45 metric tons of seized cocaine out of Costa Rica for destruction. The remarkable cargo…
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AMERICAS
Ecuador Resets the Curfew Clock as Homicide Figures Tell a Longer Story
Ecuador’s latest curfew restricts nighttime movement as authorities pursue criminal groups. But homicide figures and an expert’s warning pose a…
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ECONOMY
Cocoa Farmers Face a Bitter Twist as Heavy Rains Threaten Their Harvests
Cocoa needs rain, but a new study finds that intense downpours can undermine harvests. Evidence from Ecuador, Ghana, and Indonesia…
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AMERICAS
Ecuador Turns Pacific Fishing Boats Into Test of Washington’s New Security Order
Six Ecuadorian fishing vessels destroyed by U.S. forces have turned a counternarcotics campaign into a regional test of sovereignty, evidence…
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ANALYSIS
Colombia and Ecuador Court Cartels While Washington Courts the Border
Military chiefs gathered in San Lorenzo to announce a united offensive against border cartels. Cooperation is necessary, but broadcasting strategy…
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Entertainment
Ecuadorean Film Tests Family Loyalty Against Quito’s Violent Criminal Underworld
Filmed across Quito in only 23 nights, Buenos Amigos turns a stolen backpack into a collision of teenage rebellion, organized…
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