Jun 12 Lab in Ecuador’s capital forced to halt coronavirus testing because of supply shortage By Gonzalo Solano, Associated Press A major laboratory in Ecuador's capital has closed and halted processing coronavirus tests because technicians didn't have basic supplies like tubes, pipettes, masks and gloves needed to safely analyze the specimens. Continue reading
Apr 07 Court finds ex-Ecuador president guilty of corruption The corruption ruling further sullies the legacy of one of the nation's most enduring and polemical political leaders, former President Rafael Correa. Continue reading
Feb 12 U.S., Ecuador talks at White House a first in nearly 2 decades By Associated Press It's been nearly two decades since a chief of state from the small South American nation of Ecuador has met in Washington with a U.S. president. But that changed on Wednesday. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 8:56 News Wrap: U.S. and China reach partial trade deal In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. and China reached a partial trade deal after 15 months of disagreement. President Trump agreed to suspend a tariff hike scheduled to go into effect Tuesday, and China pledged to buy up to… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 9:06 News Wrap: Turkey unleashes military offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria In our news wrap Wednesday, Turkish forces crossed the Syrian border, hours after their warplanes carried out airstrikes targeting U.S. allied Kurdish forces. Siobahn Kennedy of Independent Television News Reports. Also, Democratice presidential candidate Joe Biden for the first time… Continue watching
May 01 WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange gets 50 weeks in prison for jumping bail By Gregory Katz, Associated Press A British judge sentenced WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday to 50 weeks in prison for skipping bail seven years ago and holing up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 5:53 News Wrap: Ecuador bus crash kills dozens In our news wrap Tuesday, a bus struck an oncoming vehicle at high speed and flipped southeast of Quito, Ecuador. At least 24 people were killed and 22 were injured; many of the passengers were Colombian and Venezuelan. Also, a… Continue watching
Aug 14 Bus crash in Ecuador kills 24 people, injures 19 By Associated Press The Colombian-registered bus was traveling to Quito when it hit a smaller vehicle in an area known as dead man's curve at about 3 a.m., Ecuadorean authorities said. Continue reading
Apr 03 Ecuador’s ruling leftist party celebrates win as opposition alleges fraud By Meredith Lee Ecuador's leftist ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno celebrated a narrow victory Monday following a contentious presidential run-off election, preserving the small, Andean nation's status as one of South America's remaining populist strongholds. Continue reading
Apr 02 Ecuadoreans vote in closely watched presidential election By Gonzalo Solano, Associated Press Polls showed a neck-and-neck vote between Correa's hand-picked successor, Lenin Moreno, and conservative former banker Guillermo Lasso. Continue reading