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Julian Assange arrest warrant upheld by Swedish court

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Stockholm - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faced another setback in his legal stand-off with Sweden Friday after an appeals court rejected his request to lift an arrest warrant for him over a 2010 rape accusation.

Swedish court to rule on Assange arrest warrant

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Stockholm - A Swedish appeals court will on Friday decide whether to maintain an arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over a 2010 rape accusation which he fears could lead to his extradition to the US.

Sexploits of Diego the Tortoise save Galapagos species

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Puerto Ayora - He's over 100 years old, but his sex life is the stuff of legend. Diego the Tortoise is quite the ladies' man, and his exploits have helped save his species from extinction.

Ecuador sets October date for Assange questioning

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Quito - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to answer questions from Swedish investigators probing rape allegations against him from October 17 in Ecuador's embassy in London, Ecuadoran justice officials said Tuesday.

Ecuador begins pumping oil in Amazon nature reserve

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- Ecuador began pumping oil Wednesday from a massive field located partly on a protected nature reserve in the Amazon rainforest, drawing criticism from environmentalists and indigenous-rights groups.

Venezuela sends opposition leader back to jail, expels Ecuadoran lawmakers

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Caracas - Venezuela sent an opposition leader who was under house arrest back to jail and expelled a delegation of Ecuadoran lawmakers, amid rising political tension over a campaign to recall leftist President Nicolas Maduro.

Thousands march over dissolved Ecuador teacher union

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Quito - Thousands of demonstrators marched in Quito and other Ecuadoran cities Thursday against the socialist government of Rafael Correa and its dissolution of a public teachers' guild.

Ecuador to let Sweden interview Assange at London embassy

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Quito - Ecuador says it will let Swedish officials interview Julian Assange at its embassy in London, where the WikiLeaks founder has been sheltering for the past four years.

Assange appeals European arrest warrant

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Stockholm - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has appealed a Stockholm district court's decision to maintain a European arrest warrant against him over a 2010 rape allegation, his lawyer said on Wednesday.

Strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Ecuador: USGS

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Quito - A strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck northern Ecuador in the same area devastated by a powerful and deadly quake in mid-April, the US Geological Survey said.

Ecuador gets $364 mn in emergency support from IMF

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Washington - The International Monetary Fund said Friday it approved a $364 million emergency loan to Ecuador after the country was hard-hit by an earthquake in April.

Ecuador denounces spying on Assange at London embassy

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Geneva - Ecuador's foreign minister voiced suspicion on Wednesday that British intelligence was perpetually spying on his country's embassy in London, where Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is camped out. "There are cameras everywhere.

Assange lawyer says Sweden should recognize UN opinion

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Quito - A former Spanish judge who is defending WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday urged Sweden to recognize a UN working group opinion that his confinement amounts to arbitrary detention.

Angry Assange starts 5th year cooped in London embassy

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London - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange started his fifth year camped out in the Ecuadoran embassy in London on Sunday, an occasion marked by his supporters with events celebrating whistleblowers.

U.S. top court rejects Ecuador challenge to $96 mn Chevron award

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Washington - The US Supreme Court has rejected Ecuador's appeal against a $96 million award it has been ordered to pay Chevron in a dispute over the development of oil fields in exchange for cheap domestic crude.

Ecuador needs $3.3 billion to rebuild from quake: government

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Quito - Ecuador will need $3.3 billion to rebuild after a powerful earthquake devastated a large stretch of its Pacific coast on April 16, the government said Wednesday.

Assange arrest warrant upheld by Stockholm court

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Stockholm - A Stockholm district court on Wednesday maintained a European arrest warrant against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over a 2010 rape allegation, rejecting his lawyers' request to have it lifted.

One dead as aftershocks shake quake-weary Ecuador

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Quito - Two strong aftershocks killed one person and injured 85 Wednesday as they shook Ecuador a month after a devastating earthquake left some 700 dead, President Rafael Correa said.

One killed in new Ecuador quakes, 85 injured: president

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Quito - One person was killed and 85 injured Wednesday as two strong aftershocks shook Ecuador a month after a devastating earthquake left some 700 dead, President Rafael Correa said.

Ecuador struck by 6.7 magnitude earthquake

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Quito - A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Moment magnitude scale struck Ecuador early Wednesday, one month after a much larger quake killed some 660 people, the US Geological Survey said.

Footless Ecuadoran mountaineer aiming to scale K2

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Alfaro - An Ecuadoran who lost both his feet is aiming to become the first climber to scale the world's toughest mountain, K2, with artificial limbs and without oxygen supplies.

Survivor rescued 13 days after deadly Ecuador quake

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Quito - Crews have rescued a 72-year-old survivor of Ecuador's deadly earthquake almost two weeks after it struck the South American country, Venezuela announced.

Ecuador quake death toll jumps to 646, one week on

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Quito - Nearly 650 people are now known to have died in the strong earthquake that hit Ecuador one week ago, President Rafael Correa said Saturday, as the toll jumped yet higher.Last Saturday's 7.

New aftershocks jolt Ecuador still reeling from quake

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Pedernales - New aftershocks rattled Ecuador on Friday and hopes of finding survivors in the rubble all but evaporated, nearly a week after a huge earthquake that killed more than 600 people and injured thousands.A 6.

Quake-hit Ecuador announces drastic economic measures

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Pedernales - With hope of finding survivors fading Thursday, Ecuador began shouldering the cost of its devastating earthquake, announcing drastic economic measures to clean up the ruins of a tragedy that killed at least 570 people.

Coffins pile up in Ecuador stadium-turned-morgue

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Pedernales - A hodgepodge of donated coffins in various shapes, sizes and colors is piled in a corner of the football stadium in the Ecuadoran resort town of Pedernales.

New quake rattles jittery Ecuador

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Pedernales - A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador, sowing new panic four days after a powerful quake killed more than 500 people and injured over 5,000.

Magnitude 6.1 quake hits off coast of reeling Ecuador

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Pedernales - A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador on Wednesday, just four days after another, more powerful quake sparked devastation and killed nearly 500 people, with 1,700 others reported missing.

Ecuador quake: 480 confirmed dead, but 1,700 more missing

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Quito - Some 1,700 people are still missing three days after a big earthquake struck Ecuador, an official said Tuesday, raising fears that a death toll currently put at 480 could dramatically rise.

Rescuers pull out survivors of deadly Ecuador quake

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Pedernales - Rescuers and desperate families clawed through rubble, pulling out survivors two days after an earthquake that killed at least 413 people and devastated a tourist region of Ecuador.

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Police in Ecuador have seized around 200,000 sharks fins which were about to be illegally exported to Asia. The fins - often used to make soup - were discovered after raids on nine locations in the port city of Manta.

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