Ecuador
How Chevron imprisoned environmental lawyer Steven Donziger
November 4, 2021The alleged crime was contempt of court, but the real crime was Donziger’s successful lawsuit against Chevron, which resulted in $9.5 billion in damages for Indigenous Ecuadorians.
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Unique Ecuadorian frog discovered, named after Led Zeppelin
June 21, 2021It is an example of the unique amphibian biodiversity of the Ecuadorian Andes.
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La justicia ecuatoriana exigió eliminar la quema de gas de la actividad petrolera en la Amazonía
February 12, 2021Falló a favor de nueve niñas que exigían que se apagaran los mecheros debido a la contaminación y numerosos casos de cáncer.
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Indigenous-led protests force Ecuador to reverse fuel subsidy cuts ordered by IMF
October 15, 2019Under pressure from the IMF, Moreno had previously claimed the $1.3 billion subsidies were no longer affordable.
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Max Berrú, founder of the Chilean group Inti Illimani, dies
May 15, 2018Max Berrú Carrión was born in Cariamanga, Ecuador, June 5, 1942. He died May 1 at the age of 74 in Santiago de Chile.
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