An oil spill in northwestern Ecuador has turned a river black, prompting authorities to declare an environmental emergency ...

QUITO, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Tuesday ratified the U.S. dollar as the nation's official currency and sole means of payment, the government announced.

Ecuador is home to an estimated 20 criminal gangs involved in drug trafficking, kidnapping and extortion, wreaking havoc in a country of 18 million squeezed between the world's biggest cocaine ...

Noboa’s announcement has raised eyebrows in Ecuador. Former Army commander Luis Altamirano criticized the partnership, calling it “deplorable” that “they seek to hire the services of a ...

(250210) -- QUITO, Feb. 10, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa casts his ballot in Olon, Santa Elena Province, in Ecuador on Feb. 9. Xinhua Xinhua/Sipa USA Ecuador’s Feb. 9 ...