Ecuador

Chile can greatly improve their position in their quest for a third Copa America title in a row, when they face a team in crisis, Ecuador, in their second Group C match. This comes after leaders and 15-time champions Uruguay suffered a shock 2-2 draw to Japan, an invited “guest” team in the South American […]

Uruguay won the first Copa America ever played 103 years ago, according to World Football. They have gone on to claim the South American championship 14 more times since, and they open their quest for their first title since 2011 when they take on Ecuador in the 2019 Group C opening match. Ecuador is ranked […]

The president of Ecuador has accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of trying to use the country’s embassy in London as a “center for spying.” Lenín Moreno said during an interview with The Guardian that Assange repeatedly violated his asylum conditions during the nearly seven years that he stayed at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. He […]

Housing Julian Assange during his seven-year hide-out in London was reportedly a costly endeavor for Ecuador. The WikiLeaks founder was granted asylum by Ecuador and allowed to live in the country’s London embassy for the last seven years, until the country dropped his protection and Assange was arrested this week. A new report from Ecuador’s […]

Julian Assange was reportedly a very bad houseguest during the last seven years he spent in the Ecuadorian Embassy. Not long after the WikiLeaks founder was arrested on Thursday when the Ecuadorian government dropped his right to asylum in its London embassy, reports emerged of the disgusting stay he had there for seven years. There […]

According to the Intercept, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is going to be ejected from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in the next few weeks. RT even said that it could be in the next few days. At that time, Assange is expected to be handed over to British authorities. This comes after Ecuador blocked Assange […]

The New York Times reported Sunday that United States threatened to sanction Ecuador if they did not drop the United Nations-affiliated World Health Assembly’s resolution to encourage breastfeeding. Aside from encouraging parents to breastfeed, the resolution urges countries to try to limit the inaccurate marketing of formulas, or breast milk substitutes. A Lancet study from […]

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange reportedly suffers from sub-par hygiene, an issue that became so disturbing to Ecuadorian ambassadors to London that it played a role in Ecuador’s recent efforts to remove him from the building. As Inquisitr previously reported, authorities from Ecuador spent considerable time earlier this week attempting to negotiate a deal for Julian […]

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s days of holing up at Ecuador’s embassy in London may be numbered. The exiled whistleblower has been living at the embassy since 2012, when he sought asylum to avoid arrest on sex crime-related charges out of Sweden. While Swedish authorities have since dropped their investigation into Assange, he has remained at […]

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake was recorded along the coast of Ecuador on Sunday, the same area where a deadly tremor left hundreds of casualties last year. According to a report by the Los Angeles Times, Ecuador President Lenin Moreno said there are no immediate reports of victims or major damage from the quake as of […]

Former Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson has transitioned from TV actor to political activist over the past couple of years. Of course, Anderson has been an animal rights activist since 1999, but Anderson is now at the forefront of attempts to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The WikiLeaks founder has been holed up in London’s Ecuadorian […]

Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, has been living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since June of 2012. Assange applied for political asylum at that time, and his request was granted in August of 2012. According to BBC News, chief among Julian Assange’s concerns in requesting asylum is not the charges he faces in Sweden over […]

Julian Assange, the notorious founder of Wikileaks, has been holed up inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012. The Australian-born whistle-blower fled to the embassy seeking asylum after releasing controversial government information (provided by now-imprisoned Chelsea Manning) via Wikileaks in 2010, followed by allegations of sexual assault and rape out of Sweden. Julian Assange’s […]

The Gaité Lyrique is currently staging a new exhibition in Paris called Whistleblower, and in it you are able to see Julian Assange’s living quarters at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he has been living for nearly five years. The Whistleblower artwork will be exhibited from January 11 to 29 and was the creation […]

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has been without internet access since October when it was decided that his online presence might interfere with the 2016 US presidential election, and his internet access was unceremoniously switched off. But will the spirit of Christmas prevail with Assange being given internet freedom again? WikiLeaks has managed to […]

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is no longer able to access the internet in Ecuador’s London embassy, where he has been staying since 2012. The country is believed to have cut Assange’s access to the internet in response to WikiLeaks’ publication of documents related to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. According to the Telegraph, WikiLeaks confirmed […]

When Julian Assange lost internet access, the rest of the internet exploded. Tweets went flying, Facebook groups got swarmed, posts about it were at the top of Reddit, and Periscope feeds appeared at the Ecuadorian embassy where Assange lives. People stayed up late, pacing and sharpening their pitchforks saying “Do it. I dare you. Please […]

The South American country of Ecuador, which is still recovering after it was hit by a string of large earthquakes a few months ago, has once again, been hit by two large earthquakes, 10 minutes apart. We have fresh reports coming in about two large earthquakes – one measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale and […]

Copa America 2016 sees the United States take on Ecuador tonight. The U.S. has been on quite a run, coming out on top for Group A on strong defense anchored by John Brooks. The young defender could help the U.S. team bust out of the quarterfinals and please the soccer-hungry U.S. fans in tonight’s match […]

Imagine you’re living in Ecuador during one of the Ecuador earthquakes, enjoying a beautiful day, basking in the sun, when suddenly the ground below you begins to rattle and things around you crash to the ground. You can almost smell the dirt and earth crumbling and breaking against each other. You have little to no […]

Ecuador, the South American country that is still reeling from the effects of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit the nation in April, has been hit by another earthquake, ABC News reports. The fresh earthquake hit the country in the wee hours of Wednesday morning and was measured at 6.7 on the Richter scale, confirms […]

A rescue team has made a miraculous discovery in the rubble of Ecuador’s strongest earthquake long after they expected to find any survivors. A 72-year-old man named Manuel Vasquez was found in the remains of a building that had partially collapsed during the earthquake that struck Ecuador an astonishing two weeks before. He’d survived without […]

Experts have once again raised an alarm and warned governments to prepare for mega earthquakes in major population centers that could cause major devastation and loss of millions of lives worldwide. The latest warnings come after the recent series of earthquakes in the Pacific Ring of Fire, with Japan and the Latin American country of […]

Just three days after the massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador, which resulted in the deaths of over 500 people, the survivors had another scary moment when a fresh 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit the region on Wednesday morning. According to data from the U.S. Geological Survey, the fresh earthquake, one of the biggest aftershocks since the main […]

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocked Tonga, a Polynesian kingdom in the Pacific, on Sunday. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed the quake and even upgraded the intensity it had reported earlier. An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit southeast of the Pacific island nation of Tonga. The Kingdom of Tonga is a Polynesian […]

As the death toll from the devastating Ecuador earthquake reaches 413 — and is predicted only to rise — names of the Ecuador earthquake victims are being identified and the first stories arise now from the rubble of the 7.8 magnitude quake on Friday night. CNN reports that the death toll has risen to 413 […]

Just days after two earthquakes rocked Japan and took several lives, we have news of another large earthquake from Ecuador. According to the Los Angeles Times, Ecuador has been hit by a massive earthquake that at least initially has been pegged at a magnitude-7.8 tremor. A report by NBC News adds that the Ecuador earthquake […]

The world’s longest green anaconda, a 17-foot monster, has been discovered in the Amazon jungle by a BBC Two presenter during filming of a new three-part BBC documentary, Tribes, Predators and Me. Gordon Buchanan was filming a Waorani hunting family in Ecuador’s deep and remote Amazon jungle when the giant green anaconda (Eunectus murinus) was […]

State officials have reported that an Ecuadorean military plane has crashed in the Amazon rain forest near the capital of Quito on Tuesday. Plane carrying Ecuadorian military personnel crashes, kills all 22 aboard. https://t.co/K06OLqVYHL. — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 15, 2016 While multiple reports have claimed that an unconfirmed number of passengers have died, […]

A tiny and very scared sloth suddenly found himself world-famous over the weekend after what must have been a terrifying trek across a busy highway in Los Rios Province, Ecuador, and being rescued by kind-hearted police officers from the Ecuador Transit Commission who spotted the furry little guy clinging for dear life to a metal […]

Government officials in Ecuador have ordered evacuations after an active volcanic mountain in the region started belching out ash in to the air. The volcano evacuations were ordered by the government on Saturday following a notable increase in volcanic activity on Mount Cotopaxi starting Friday. Following this, Ecuador declared a state of emergency so that […]

Watch Chile vs. Ecuador live stream free in the Copa America 2015 opening match of the 44th edition of the regional tournament. There are several interesting things to watch out for as far as fans are concerned. First of, Lionel Messi will try hard to vindicate himself from the heartbreaking World Cup loss Argentina suffered […]

Ecuadorians pledged to protect their land from turning into a desolate, barren wasteland and united to plant thousands of trees. Such was the response; they set a world record for reforesting a large patch of land in a single day. The citizens of Ecuador collectively broke the world record for reforestation, planting 647,250 tree saplings […]

Carlos Vela scored from a free kick for his first free kick goal in his five seasons in La Liga. The Mexican striker, made a dramatic exit, scoring from a free kick just outside the box, then being substituted off the pitch the next minute. This win ended a six match winless streak for Sociedad […]

Ecuador is making plans for an historic ammendment to decriminalize all illegal drugs. Ecuador is hoping that move will stem the country’s massive prison problem. The bill’s author, Carlos Velasco, chair of the Ecuadorian congress’ Commission of the Right to Health, stated “treating the drug phenomenon in a repressive way, as was done in the […]

A nine-meter-long whale shark washed ashore on the coast of Ecuador earlier this week, prompting a massive rescue effort that involved over 100 volunteers who struggled to save the life of one of the ocean’s largest fish. The whale shark was spotted by a fisherman early Monday morning, according to the ABC News. The animal, […]

Ecuador is making history with a 30-second, $3.8 million ad that will debut during the Super Bowl this coming Sunday. This is the first time a foreign nation has purchased one of the highly-coveted spots, which reaches millions of viewers in the U.S. and around the world. Super Bowl XLVIII attracted more than 115 million […]

Ecuador has been named the world’s best place to retire. Situated near the Equator in South America, Ecuador offers a wide variety of climates and landscapes. Not only is the country beautiful, the cost of living is surprisingly affordable. International Living compiled The World’s Best Places To Retire In 2015 using data from their Annual […]

A team of Swedish athletes competing in a grueling race through the jungles of Ecuador befriended a miserable-looking stray dog, and were astonished when the animal joined up with their group, tackling the daunting terrain to follow them to the finish. As the Washington Post reports, Team Peak Performance was preparing for the final two […]

Wikileaks’ founder Julian Assange is a notorious figure even now, two years after he disappeared through the doors of the Ecuadorian embassy in London. He’s been living inside the building ever since, granted diplomatic immunity by Ecuador in August 2012. Today, after two years of self-imposed imprisonment, he met with the press to announce that […]

A moderately sized earthquake rumbled Quito, Ecuador yesterday, leaving at least two dead and eight injured. At 2:58 pm, as the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports, the ground trembled for just under a minute, causing buildings to sway and rattle as the 5.1 quake caused mudslides and dust clouds. Centered 14 miles northeast of […]

Julian Assange is called a hero by some, a traitor by others and continues to be called an alleged rapist by the Swedish court system. Stockholm’s District Court will not stop its pursual of the Wikileaks founder, with Assange’s warrant upheld on Wednesday, according to Russian TV news source RT. Julian fought against extradition to […]

If you watch Ecuador vs. France football live stream on Wednesday you can expect a lot of drama as the South American country tries to move on to the round of 16. The last matches of Group E promise to have plenty of action, with Ecuador and Switzerland tied in second place. France is already […]

Several reports indicate that Dutch national football manager, Louis Van Gaal is Manchester United’s next manager, replacing the recently canned David Moyes, and that interim manager/player Ryan Giggs will be his assistant. The official announcement was said to have come on Thursday, but it has reportedly been delayed a week since Old Trafford has not […]

An 8.2 magnitude earthquake that hit off the coast of northern Chile at 8:46pm has reportedly generated a tsunami, resulting in an order by the National Emergency Office in Chile to evacuate the coastline. The government has stated that there have been no immediate reports of injuries or deaths. The earthquake was initially reported as […]

The Ecuadorean footballer Christian Benitez, who died unexpectedly on Monday in Qatar, had a pre-existing heart condition, doctors say. As was reported earlier by The Inquisitr, heart problems were suspected, now the confirmation has been made public. A congenital heart ailment that was undetected in numerous physical examinations killed the football star according to a […]

The US is putting pressure on Latin America to deny asylum to whistleblower Edward Snowden. The fugitive is holed up in the transit area of the Moscow International Airport waiting to see where his new home will be. The former NSA contractor is wanted back in the US to face espionage charges stemming from his […]

Ecuador’s foreign minister claims that they found a hidden microphone in their London embassy and they will reveal who controls the device on Wednesday. Foreign minister Ricardo Patino says the listening device was found inside the office of the Ecuadorean ambassador to the United Kingdom, Ana Alban. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been living at […]

NSA leaker Edward Snowden obtained a a safe-conduct from Ecuador so he could travel to that country in order to seek political asylum, but the pass is invalid, government officials said Thursday. President Obama is trying to downplay the international chase for the fugitive he called “a 29-year-old hacker” and restore relations between the US […]

Germany opened up its mini-tour of the United States with a 4-2 win over Ecuador in an international friendly in Boca Raton, Florida. Joachim Low’s men flexed their muscles in the early going scoring four straight goals and never looked back en route to a comfortable victory. Lukas Podolski and Lars Bender led the way […]