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“It is with great concern that we learned that Julian Assange has lost access to the internet and the right to receive visitors at the Ecuadorian London ... a 2017 agreement stating he would refrain from commenting on international political issues that could harm Ecuador's relations with foreign countries.
Ecuador is taking steps to prevent the entry of Panama disease tropical race 4 (TR4) and also establishing emergency plans for if the fungus were to one day be ... “We think that the entry of containers through ports is a key issue since they travel all around the world and it is difficult to trace them,” he said.

ReutersQUITO (Reuters) — Ecuador has suspended WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's communication system after he discussed on social media issues that could damage the country's diplomatic relations, the government said on Wednesday. Assange has been living in Ecuador's London embassy ...
This is not the first time Ecuador cuts off Assange's internet access. The same thing happened in October 2016 amid fears that Ecuador would be sucked into efforts to interfere in the American election by the activities of the WikiLeaks founder. Ecuador said it was not evicting Assange from its embassy and ...
She added that Ecuador's government would be sending of a group of diplomats to meet with Assange's legal team in London next week while also continuing a dialogue with British officials on how to resolve “an inherited problem.” Assange frequently tweets more than a dozen times a day, sharing news ...
Ecuador has repeatedly urged Assange not to interfere in the affairs of other countries following his frequent online comments on international issues. The biggest crisis came in October 2016, when theembassy cut his internet service after WikiLeaks published a trove of emails from then-U.S. presidential ...

Former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia are attacking Ecuadorian security forces to deter law enforcement from addressing cocaine trafficking. Competition for cocaine trafficking routes in southwestern Colombia will continue, meaning traffickers will also try to export cocaine along ...
Despite the extensive pursuit of domestic judicial remedies, human rights and environmental defenders in Ecuador have consistently found these avenues to be a dead end. As a result, we have turned to uncharted waters: the United Nations. Ecuadorian civil society is only just beginning to familiarize itself ...
Japan's largest upstream company Inpex said Tuesday that it had reached an agreement through a subsidiary and its partners with the Ecuadorian ... plans to report its entitled portion of the compensation from the Ecuadorian government during the current fiscal year ending on March 31, it plans to issue a ...
According to the report, boosting cooperation in areas of interest for the development of Ecuador was the central issue of a meeting held between Ecuadorian Ambassador to Beijing Carlos Larrea and Chinese Director-General for Latin American and the Caribbean, Zhao Ben Tang. In the meeting, Larrea ...
Karachi, Pakistan The port city of Karachi has ongoing security issues, including ethnic, political and sectarian violence, a high crime rate and terrorism, said Matthew Bradley, the ... The State Department's site says that “crime is a widespread problem in Ecuador” and also warns of express kidnappings.
The women will remain in Puyo through the week, where they are meeting with government leaders to discuss issues related to their communities. ... PUYO, Ecuador – About 350 Indigenous women from across the Ecuadorian Amazon gathered here yesterday to celebrate International Women's Day, and, ...
... the journalists' confederation had carried out research and organized meetings to raise awareness about the issue and women's rights. Unions in Ecuador, Spain and the Democratic Republic of Congo were among many who had organized training for journalists as part of an awareness-raising effort.
But respiratory problems are common because of the active volcano, Tungurahua, Tyler Wilps said. And, cataracts, other eye issues and even blindness are a problem because the country is located on the equator, where the ultra violet rays of the sun are intense. One of the public health students from Pitt ...
The following is the second part of a three-part series, a re-issue of a report written by Carlos E. Flores that was originally published by Connectas and ... The situation has attracted the attention of bodies within the United Nations (UN) in terms of fulfillment of the Ecuadorian State code of law, which ...
Recent hints from Ecuador's finance minister Carlos de la Torre that the South American sovereign is considering a euro-denominated bond issue should be met with caution, according to a ... B3/B-/B rated Ecuador raised $3bn of new 10 year notes at 7.875% in January in the country's largest and tightest ever bond sale.
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But a spokesman from the UK Foreign Office said: "Ecuador knows that the way to resolve this issue is for Julian Assange to leave the embassy to face justice". Last December, Mr Assange was granted Ecuadorean citizenship in a move which the country hoped could give him immunity in the UK. But the ...
Espinosa's candidacy comes after an analysis process by various personalities and countries in the region who believe that the Ecuadorean top diplomat has the necessary profile and experience for the issues concerning the international agenda. The plenary of the General Assembly will hear the work ...
Dozens of Meriden residents and city officials have rallied around a local woman who is facing deportation back to Ecuador at the end of the month. ... “We are sending a message and bringing everyone to the table and making this about people, not a political problem,” city councilman Miguel Castro said.
Ecuador like many other South and Central American countries has been plagued by financial inequality and fiscal problems related to government spending. ... Such a move would make logical sense as Ecuadorian law expressly states transactions by the government are to be conducted in U.S. dollars.
By adopting the dollar Ecuador has put an end to policies and politicians which had caused so many problems in developing countries around the world. ... There is little doubt that adhering to a prudent monetary policy by adopting the dollar along with the work ethic of Ecuadorian people has led Ecuador ...
There was another important factor that added to Ecuador's economic success. In 1999, Ecuador was faced with major problems. Its economy had contracted by 7.5% and the rate of inflation stood at 60%. President Jamil Mahuar, who had studied at Harvard, determined that one way to stabilize the country ...
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadoreans on Sunday voted to overturn a 2015 constitutional amendment that eliminated presidential term limits, a result widely ... of most issues on the ballot, but not those that would restrict mining and oil industries to protect the environment, which is part of Mr. Moreno's agenda.
“Article 104 of Ecuador's Constitution mentions [the consultation] must have this ruling; article 438 does as well.” ... has also pointed to "a lack of interest" on the part of the country's president to engage with members of the LGBTQ community on matters of public importance and the issues they face.
As Jacome told Remezcla, he wanted to tackle (however indirectly) the issue of sexual assault because, in Ecuador especially, it remains cloaked in ... the Ecuadorian director was soberly excited about adding to that conversation, hoping it can help break the silence that has long lorded over these issues.
She added that Ecuador's government would be sending of a group of diplomats to meet with Assange's legal team in London next week while also continuing a dialogue with British officials on how to resolve “an inherited problem.” Assange frequently tweets more than a dozen times a day, sharing news ...


 

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