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1. Indigenous peoples in Ecuador block highways leading to the capital Quito in order to protest president Guillermo Lasso's policies and to call for economic reforms.
   2022-06-14 03:05:57 (First version)
2. Indigenous peoples in Ecuador block highways leading to the capital Quito, to protest president Guillermo Lasso's policies and to call for economic reforms.
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