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He was accused of being part of a criminal network that solicited bribes from private companies that wanted to sign contracts with Petroecuador.
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The Metropolitan District of Quito (northern Ecuador) recorded an average of more than 50 positive cases of covid-19 per hour, evidencing the virus's rapid spread, the president of the Medical Association of the province of Pichincha, Victor Alvarez, said on Monday.
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In 2021, over 300 prisoners died due to clashes among gangs, which seek to gain control of prisons and free their leaders.
“The draft has been processed with the highest sense of responsibility and in strict compliance with the constitutional provisions," the Justice Commission noted.
So far, Indigenous organizations have not announced whether they will join the national mobilization against the Lasso administration.
Ecuador's Ministry of Health announced Thursday the mandatory vaccination against covid-19 given the increase in cases and the arrival of the omicron variant, making the country the first in the region to implement this measure.
Michael Fitzpatrick's statements appeared as acts of policy interference that did not follow the appropriate diplomatic channels.
The accident occurred in the Huambi sector located in the Sucua community in the Morona Santiago province.
From January to August this year, there were 5,208 reports of missing people in the South American nation. At least 56 percent of the cases were women.
On the International Day Against Corruption, Latin America recalls recent high-profile cases of tax evasion, a common practice among politicians and businessmen.
Instead of pursuing an inquiry into the sending of his fortune to tax havens, legislators only decided to summon former bankcer Guillermo Lasso to appear before the plenary session to explain "a possible link with the Pandora Papers."
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