A volcano in the Galapagos Islands whose fiery eruption raised fears for the world's only population of pink iguanas has calmed, sparing the unique critters from danger, officials said Tuesday.
Ecology
May 26, 2015
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Chevron filed a motion with a court in Ecuador Monday seeking to reverse a ruling requiring it to pay $9.5 billion for pollution in the country's Amazon basin region.
Environment
Dec 23, 2013
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Commonly known as fishing snakes, the Synophis genus has been expanded with as many as three new species following a research in the Andean cloud forests of Amazonian Ecuador and Peru. Not only is the discovery remarkable ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 16, 2015
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Ecuador's election authority has rejected a petition for a referendum on oil exploration and development in Yasuni, a unique nature preserve in the Amazon rain forest.
Environment
May 9, 2014
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Apple on Tuesday launched its iTunes store in Brazil as well as in 15 other Latin American countries.
Software
Dec 13, 2011
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Ecuador's Cotopaxi volcano, which began erupting in August after being dormant for 138 years, on Thursday coughed up a two-kilometer-high column of ash, officials said.
Earth Sciences
Oct 8, 2015
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A research team from across the United States and Ecuador has pinpointed 1898 as the year the avipoxvirus, or avian pox, hit the Galapagos Islands and started infecting its birds. This estimation is vital to understanding ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 13, 2011
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Ecuador launched its first satellite into space from China Friday morning, in a moment broadcast live on radio and television back home.
Space Exploration
Apr 26, 2013
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Sweden has reached a preliminary legal agreement with Ecuador that would pave the way for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be questioned over a rape allegation, the Swedish government said Sunday.
Other
Dec 13, 2015
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Ecuador on Thursday licensed a state company to develop oil reserves in Yasuni, a huge nature preserve in the Amazon rain forest.
Environment
May 22, 2014
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