Defending champion Argentina will prepare for the upcoming Copa America tournament by playing warm-up matches against Ecuador and Guatemala next month in the United States. Lionel Messi and his Argentina teammates will face Ecuador at Soldier Field in Chicago on…
Ecuadorian legislative candidate assassinated ahead of August elections
An Ecuadorian legislative candidate was assassinated early Monday, just weeks ahead of the general elections on Aug. 20, authorities said on Tuesday. Rider Sanchez, who was running for a seat in the National Assembly, was killed in the town of…
Woman who knocked on coffin at her funeral dies after week in hospital
An Ecuadorean woman has died days after mourners at her funeral were shocked to find her alive in her coffin. Bella Montoya, 76, was first declared dead by a doctor at a hospital in the city of Babahoyo last week.…
‘Dead’ woman found breathing in coffin
Mourners at the wake of an elderly Ecuadorean woman were startled to discover she was still alive. A hospital doctor in the city of Babahoyo declared Bella Montoya, 76, dead following a suspected stroke. She was placed in a coffin…
A strong earthquake has killed at least 13 in Ecuador and 1 in Peru
A strong earthquake shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, killing at least 14 people, trapping others under rubble, and sending rescue teams out into streets littered with debris and fallen power lines. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an…
Hosts Qatar beaten by Ecuador in World Cup opener
Hosts Qatar opened the 2022 Fifa World Cup in calamitous fashion, easily beaten by Ecuador in a humbling defeat at Al Bayt. Felix Sanchez’s men have been together in camp for the last six months to prepare for the tournament…
Ecuador city runs out of coffins amid coronavirus crisis
Ecuador’s government has begun storing the bodies of victims of the coronavirus in giant refrigerated containers as hundreds of deaths in the city of Guayaquil, the center of the country’s outbreak, have already filled morgues and hospitals. Ecuador has confirmed…
Football fans seek more coordinated play from Golden Eaglets (DailyTrust)
Some football enthusiasts in Ebonyi have urged Golden Eaglets to be more coordinated as the team progresses in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil. The fans urged the team not to be carried away by their 3-2 victory over…
Ecuador hands over Julian Assange’s belongings to US (BBC)
Ecuador has begun giving the US some of Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange’s possessions left behind following his stay in its London embassy. The country’s foreign minister José Valencia authorised the seizure of equipment earlier this month. The material includes manuscripts,…
Ecuador Embassy debunks fake news on visa (SUN)
The Embassy of Ecuador in Nigeria has refuted what it called a fake news published by several media houses over Ecuador and Nigeria signing a visa-free agreement for Nigerian citizens. In a statement issued by Charge d’Affaires of Ecuador to…