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One person is injured and many buildings are damaged after a magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes Muisne, Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
2023-06-27

Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica report their first cases of monkeypox.
2022-07-7

Ecuador says it will pardon more than 2,000 inmates after 118 inmates were killed during a riot at a prison in Guayaquil on 28 September. A government official said that some prisoners will be prioritized and that the main goal is to address prison overcrowding.
2021-10-1

Two prison riots in Ecuador leave at least 18 people dead and dozens more injured.
2021-07-21

At least 79 inmates are killed in simultaneous fights in three jails in Ecuador, prompted by a battle for control of the jails after a gang leader was killed in December.
2021-02-23

Ecuador's Supreme Court orders that Vice President Jorge Glas be jailed for his alleged acceptance of bribes from the Odebrecht construction company. Prior to this, Glas had been free but barred from leaving the country.
2017-10-2

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is wanted for questioning in Sweden, says that he will leave his refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London "soon".
2014-08-18

Ecuador recognises Palestine as an independent state within its 1967 borders.
2010-12-25

46 police officers in Ecuador are arrested on suspicion of involvement in last week's uprising.
2010-10-6

42 killed, 11 injured in bus crash 55 miles south of Quito, Ecuador.
2010-08-30