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Ecuador's Correa to seek re-election, clear favourite

Source: The Star Malaysia, Nov 10 2012, 2:44pm CST

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's President Rafael Correa launched his re-election bid on Saturday for a February vote likely to give him a new four-year term to continue boosting state control over the Andean nation's economy. Ecuadorean President Rafael Corr ...

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4 hours ago

Ecuador starts talks over Assange

Source: The Portland Maine Press Herald  |   Jun 17 2013, 8:59pm CDT

BOGOTA, Colombia - Wednesday will mark the one-year anniversary since WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange took refuge in the Ecuadoran embassy in London. And he appears to be no closer to leaving. On Monday, British an ...

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13 hours ago

Ecuador’s Correa Cozies Up With Dangerous Allies

Source: RedState  |   Jun 17 2013, 12:15pm CDT

We have written before about Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, who seems determined to seize the mantle of Latin American Lefty Authoritarian of the Decade from Hugo Chavez’s dead body. However, lost in th ...

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31 weeks ago


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"I want all the public works to continue, and he needs another term in office to do that ... My grandparents say that in their lifetime, he's the only president that has worked exclusively for the poor"


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15 hours ago

Julian Assange prepared for five more years in embassy, says Ecuador

Source: Guardian Unlimited  |   Jun 17 2013, 10:16am CDT

The WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he is fit enough to spend another five years inside the tiny Ecuadorean embassy in London, Ecuador's foreign minister said on Monday, as it was announced that British and Ecuadorean legal experts would tr ...

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16 hours ago

Ecuador: End Assault on Free Speech

Source: Human Rights Watch  |   Jun 17 2013, 9:09am CDT

(Washington, DC) – The Communications Law that the Ecuadorian National Assembly approved on June 14, 2013, seriously undermines free speech. The law includes overly broad language that will limit the free expression of journa ...

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17 hours ago

An Authentic -- And Luxurious -- Taste Of Colonial South America Casa Gangotena In Quito

Source: Albequerque Express  |   Jun 17 2013, 8:37am CDT

Casa Gangotena When one of Ecuador's premier tour operators set out to create a boutique hotel in old town Quito, they could have gone for a tourist-friendly veneer of international sophistication or played up colonial history at ...

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17 hours ago

Assange prepared for half-decade stint in Ecuador Embassy – FM Patino

Source: Russia Today  |   Jun 17 2013, 8:27am CDT

After nearly a year holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is ready to spend the next five years on the premises, Ecuador’s FM Ricardo Patino said after a meeting with his UK counterpart offered no “bre ...

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17 hours ago

An Authentic -- And Luxurious -- Taste Of Colonial South America: Casa Gangotena In Quito

Source: Forbes  |   Jun 17 2013, 8:14am CDT

When one of Ecuador’s premier tour operators set out to create a boutique hotel in old town Quito, they could have gone for a tourist-friendly veneer of international sophistication or played up colonial history at the expense of a dynamic present. Than ...

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21 hours ago

Hague to discuss Assange future

Source: Hinckley Times   |   Jun 17 2013, 4:05am CDT

Ecuador's foreign minister will meet Foreign Secretary William Hague to discuss the future of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Ricardo Patino said Mr Assange was in "good spirits" last night despite the "limitations" of his accomm ...

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21 hours ago

Ecuador pledges ongoing support to Assange

Source: Sydney Morning Herald  |   Jun 17 2013, 3:48am CDT

AAP Ecuador's foreign minister has stood shoulder to shoulder with Julian Assange at the country's London embassy and pledged that his government remains firmly committed to protecting the WikiLeaks founder's human rights. Ricardo Patino's visi ...

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