World Cup kicks off with hosts Qatar defeated
November 21, 2022 | 11:19
Qatar became the first World Cup hosts in history to lose their opening match, going down 2-0 to Ecuador on Sunday as football's showpiece got under way after 12 years of turbulent preparations.
IMF staff reaches agreement with Ecuador on $6.5 bn loan
August 29, 2020 | 09:33
IMF staff reached an agreement with Ecuador on Friday on a $6.5 billion, 27-month loan program to help the country deal with the dual shock of Covid-19 and the plunge in oil prices.
First coronavirus case detected in Ecuador Amazon tribe
May 18, 2020 | 15:38
QUITO: The first case of the novel coronavirus has been detected in one of Ecuador's indigenous Amazon tribes, the health ministry said Sunday (May 17).
IMF approves release of US$498.4 million for Ecuador
December 20, 2019 | 09:41
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday (Dec 19) approved a delayed loan tranche for Ecuador, releasing nearly US$500 million under a three-year aid program.
Ecuador says will withdraw from OPEC in January
October 02, 2019 | 09:01
Ecuador announced on Tuesday (Oct 1) it will withdraw from OPEC in January due to financial problems facing the South American country.
Paraguay through to Copa quarters as Japan, Ecuador draw
June 25, 2019 | 10:28
Paraguay became the final qualifiers for the Copa America quarter-finals without even playing on Monday (Jun 24) as the two teams who could deny them, Japan and Ecuador, drew 1-1 in Belo Horizonte.
Bus in deadly Ecuador crash carried 'half a ton' of marijuana
August 18, 2018 | 11:25
Ecuadoran authorities said on Friday (Aug 17) that a Colombian bus that crashed near Quito, leaving 23 people dead, was carrying at least a half a ton of marijuana hidden in its floor.
Authorities struggle to identify Ecuador tourist bus crash victims
August 16, 2018 | 12:37
Identification of the 24 victims of a fatal tourist bus crash in Ecuador has been hampered by the dead not carrying official documents, authorities said on Wednesday (Aug 15).
Panama World Cup coach Gomez quits
July 18, 2018 | 08:00
Hernan Dario Gomez said on Tuesday (Jul 17) that he was quitting as coach of Panama after leading the nation to their first World Cup finals.
Ecuador files $500-million suit against Burlington
October 11, 2011 | 08:24
Ecuador on Monday filed a pair of lawsuits worth more than $500 million dollars against US oil company Burlington Resources, prosecutors said.
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