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Ecuador: Presidential Race Heads to González-Noboa Runoff

Ecuador: Presidential Race Heads to González-Noboa Runoff

Ecuador's National Electoral Council announced on Sunday that the Movimiento Revolución Ciudadana party's Luisa González would compete in a second-round runoff against entrepreneur Daniel Noboa on October 15, after neither candidate won over 50% of the vote in the presidential election.

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Ecuador: Another Politician Killed Ahead of Snap Elections

Ecuador: Another Politician Killed Ahead of Snap Elections

Pedro Briones, a local left-wing leader in Ecuador's violence-torn Pacific province of Esmeraldas, was shot dead on Monday, making him the second politician to be slain in the country in less than one week.

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Ecuador: Slain Candidate's Party Names New Replacement

Ecuador: Slain Candidate's Party Names New Replacement

The political party of Ecuador's assassinated presidential hopeful Fernando Villavicencio announced on Sunday that his friend and close associate Christian Zurita will contest the Aug. 20 election.

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Ecuador Presidential Candidate Villavicencio Assassinated

Ecuador Presidential Candidate Villavicencio Assassinated

Ecuadorian presidential hopeful Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated after leaving a campaign event at a school in the capital, Quito, on Wednesday, less than a fortnight before voting is due to take place.

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Ecuador: Woman Declared Dead Wakes During Vigil

Ecuador: Woman Declared Dead Wakes During Vigil

After being pronounced dead by a hospital doctor, placed in a coffin, and taken to a funeral parlor for a family vigil, 76-year-old Bella Montoya of Babahoyo, Ecuador, was found breathing after her coffin was opened to change her clothes before the funeral.

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UK Joins Trans-Pacific Trade Pact

UK Joins Trans-Pacific Trade Pact

On Friday, the UK announced it has agreed to join an 11-country trans-Pacific trade deal, named the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) — a step PM Rishi Sunak's office called the biggest trade deal since Brexit....

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Mexico Opens Homicide Probe into Migrant Center Fire

Mexico Opens Homicide Probe into Migrant Center Fire

On Wednesday, Mexican authorities announced a probe into the deadly blaze at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juárez earlier this week, as public servants and private security guards allegedly took no action to help detainees escape....

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Report: N. Korea Simulates 'Nuclear Counterattack’

Report: N. Korea Simulates 'Nuclear Counterattack’

North Korea over the weekend held two days of drills that simulated a nuclear counterattack — including the firing of a ballistic missile carrying a mock nuclear warhead — all under the supervision of leader Kim Jong Un, according to state news agency KCNA....

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Colombia Protests: 79 Police Officers Taken Hostage

Colombia Protests: 79 Police Officers Taken Hostage

A police officer and a civilian were reportedly killed and 79 officers and nine oilfield workers were taken hostage on Thursday in Colombia's Caqueta province. This occurred during violent protests against the Emerald Energy oil company....

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Colombia: Fight Between Armed Groups Leaves at Least 18 Dead

Colombia: Fight Between Armed Groups Leaves at Least 18 Dead

Colombia's Defense Minister told reporters on Monday that at least 18 people died on Saturday as a result of clashes between dissident factions fighting for control of drug trafficking routes. The conflict took place in Puerto Guzmán, about 60km (37 miles) from the border with Ecuador....

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SCOTUS to Hear Two Landmark Cases on Internet Speech

SCOTUS to Hear Two Landmark Cases on Internet Speech

The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) is slated to hear a pair of cases this week relating to the regulation of content posted online. Specifically, the cases focus on Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act which protects online platforms from being sued over content posted by their users....

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Ecuador: At Least 15 Killed In Latest Prison Riot

Ecuador: At Least 15 Killed In Latest Prison Riot

At least 15 prisoners were killed and 20 injured at Ecuador’s Cotopaxi No 1 prison in the province’s capital Latacunga – 50 miles south of the nation’s capital Quito – following clashes between inmates on Monday.

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