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Ecuador’s Sangay volcano erupts, spews ash 8 kilometers
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Ecuador’s Sangay volcano erupts, spews ash 8 kilometers

Ecuador’s Sangay volcano erupted on Thursday, spewing clouds of ash as high as 8,500 meters (about 28, 890 feet) into…
Struggle, fear and heartbreak for medical staff on virus frontline
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Struggle, fear and heartbreak for medical staff on virus frontline

Doctors, nurses and healthcare workers have become the unwitting heroes of the coronavirus pandemic, winning applause from balconies and streets…
Argentina braces for market reaction after Fernandez wins election
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Argentina braces for market reaction after Fernandez wins election

President-elect Alberto Fernandez has barely time to savor his emphatic triumph in Argentina’s elections before facing the challenge of trying…
Ecuador counts cost of deadly protests after deal
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Ecuador counts cost of deadly protests after deal

Ecuador began counting the cost Monday of 12 days of indigenous protests against fuel hikes that left eight demonstrators dead…
Ecuador govt, protesters agree deal to end deadly unrest
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Ecuador govt, protesters agree deal to end deadly unrest

Ecuador’s president and indigenous leaders reached an agreement Sunday to end nearly two weeks of violent protests against austerity measures…
Ecuador protest talks set for Sunday as capital locks down
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Ecuador protest talks set for Sunday as capital locks down

A first meeting between Ecuador’s president and indigenous leaders will take place on Sunday, the United Nations said, after Lenin…
Ecuador indigenous group rejects talks, seeks to ‘radicalize’ protests
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Ecuador indigenous group rejects talks, seeks to ‘radicalize’ protests

A key Ecuadoran indigenous leader Thursday rejected talks with President Lenin Moreno and issued a call to “radicalize” protests over…
Ecuador’s highest court approves same-sex marriage
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Ecuador’s highest court approves same-sex marriage

Ecuador’s highest court on Wednesday approved same-sex marriage in a landmark ruling in the traditionally Catholic and conservative South American…
Assange suffering ‘psychological torture’: UN expert
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Assange suffering ‘psychological torture’: UN expert

Julian Assange has been subjected to drawn-out “psychological torture”, a UN rights expert said Friday, accusing the United States, Britain,…
Sweden reopens rape probe against Assange
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Sweden reopens rape probe against Assange

Swedish prosecutors said Monday they were reopening a 2010 rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, hoping to bring him…
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