Ecuador

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The Shark Fin Hunters
An environmental prosecutor in Peru tries to disrupt the illegal trade of shark fins that’s harming the world’s oceans.
Video Duration 24 minutes 57 seconds
Published On 6 Dec 2023
Business heir Daniel Noboa sworn in as Ecuador president
The banana empire heir has promised to reduce violence and create jobs in the country gripped by a bloody drug war.
Published On 23 Nov 2023
‘The only way for us to survive’: The life of a New York City candy seller
In the New York subway, vendors like María scrape by selling chocolates, as part of a wave of Ecuadorian migration.
Published On 11 Nov 2023
He is Ecuador’s youngest president-elect. What lies ahead for Daniel Noboa?
Noboa, heir to a banana industry fortune, faces rising crime with little political backing and an abbreviated term.
Published On 21 Oct 2023

Noboa defeated socialist rival Luisa Gonzalez two months after a prominent presidential candidate was assassinated.

Luisa González and Daniel Noboa are in a tight race as Ecuador’s economy remains the biggest concern for voters.

Seven suspects in the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio have died in prison this month.

Ecuador’s president pledges to get to bottom of killings in prison of six Colombian suspects in high-profile murder.

Left-leaning candidate Luisa González and centrist Daniel Noboa face off ahead of the October 15 run-off election.

US Secretary of State Blinken announced the reward as part of an ongoing probe into Fernando Villavicencio’s death.

The death of Bolivar Vera is the latest in a string of political violence as Ecuador struggles with high homicide rates.

Officials have framed the string of explosions as backlash to efforts to regain control of Ecuador’s embattled prisons.

South American nation is grappling with surge in violence as voters prepare for October presidential run-off.

Left-wing Luisa Gonzalez will face off against centre-right Daniel Noboa in a campaign marred by political violence.

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