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Ecuador's wild west shows limits of Noboa's 'iron fist'
On Ecuador's lawless southwest coast, drug gangs operate with impunity and terrified residents ask if their president's "iron ...
Ecuador’s tough on crime approach is popular, but major challenges remain
Under President Daniel Noboa, the prisons have been declared “security zones” and are under the direct control of the police ...
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Violence-hit Ecuador votes for next president
Some 14mn Ecuadorans began voting under tight security yesterday, choosing who will lead their violence-wracked Andean nation ...
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Noboa extends state of emergency and curfews in parts of Ecuador
Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa Friday extended for another 30 days the state of emergency in six provinces and one canton given the “serious internal commotion” due to criminal violence.
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Eastern storm cuts power to tens of thousands as California braces for flooding
Storms dumped heavy snow and freezing rain on a swath of the eastern U.S. stretching from Kentucky to the nation’s capital, ...
Some new state laws that take effect Jan. 1
The following is a listing of selected new laws passed during the 2010 legislative session that take effect Jan. 1. The asterisk following the bill number denotes the language that became law. A ...
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Ecuador heads to run-off election between incumbent and leftist candidate
Ecuador’s youngest ever president has declared numerous states of emergency, deployed military units to tackle gang activity, and began construction on a new maximum-security prison after an ...
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Ecuador votes for a new president after years of violence and blackouts
He has declared numerous states of emergency, deployed military units ... He has also advocated for the US to re-establish a military base in Ecuador to help fight the drug trade.