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8 killed, 3 injured in Ecuador shooting
Arab Times
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August 11, 2025
QUITO, Aug 11, (Xinhua): Eight people were killed and three others injured Sunday when a group of armed gunmen opened fire on a crowd outside a nightclub in Santa Lucia, a city in Ecuador's western province of Guayas, local media reported. The...
Nightclub Massacre Claims Eight Lives in Ecuador’s Guayas Province.
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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August 11, 2025
- Advertisement - Eight people were killed and three others injured in a nightclub shooting in Santa Lucía, a small town in Ecuador’s coastal province of Guayas of which Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest port, is the capital city. Police said gunmen...
Twelve newborns die in a public hospital in Ecuador: ‘They took him away like trash’
El País
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August 12, 2025
Twelve babies have died at Guayaquil University Hospital since July 23, when the hospital’s authorities issued an epidemiological alert. The Ecuadorian Ministry of Health attributed the deaths to “multifactorial” causes. According to the...
Ecuador and U.S. Strengthen Security Ties with New Agreement
The Cuenca Dispatch
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August 4, 2025
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Central America: Panama will have the Highest Economic Growth
Newsroom Panama
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August 25, 2025
Panama is emerging as the second fastest-growing country in Latin America, surpassed only by Argentina, and surpassing large economies such as Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the...
Peru and Ecuador Explore Cross-Border Oil Pipeline Connection to Lower Transport Cost
Pipeline Technology Journal
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November 8, 2025
Peru's state-run oil company Petroperu is working on an agreement with its Ecuadorean counterpart, Petroecuador, to connect oil wells in Ecuador to Peru's northern pipeline, the company's chairman said Thursday, August 7, 2025. The framework...
Eight people killed in barrage of gunfire on Ecuador nightclub
The Guardian
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August 11, 2025
Eight people have been killed and two others wounded when a group of gunmen unleashed a barrage of gunfire on a crowd outside a nightclub in a town in south-western Ecuador. Law enforcement arrived on the scene following an emergency call alerting...
Eight killed and three injured in shooting at Ecuador nightclub
Mixmag
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August 11, 2025
Eight people have been killed and three injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Santa Lucía, Ecuador, local police have confirmed. The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday, August 10, when a gunman entered the currently unnamed nightclub...
Greece Seizes $6.5 Million in Cocaine Hidden in Ecuador Banana Shipment
Breitbart
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August 11, 2025
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) – Greek police said Sunday they seized over 270 kilograms (595 pounds) of cocaine with an estimated value of over 5.5 million euros ($6.5 million) and arrested three men. The cocaine was hidden inside a container of...
Frontera to Sell Assets in Ecuador for $7.8MM
Rigzone
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August 11, 2025
Frontera Energy Corporation said it has entered into an agreement to divest its 50 percent working interest in the Perico and Espejo blocks in Ecuador for a total cash consideration of $7.8 million to an undisclosed buyer. The transaction is...
Peru's Petroperu considers pipeline link for Ecuador oil
World Pipelines
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August 11, 2025
Reuter reports that ttate-run Petroperu is working on a framework agreement with its counterpart Petroecuador to connect oil wells in Ecuador with Peru's northern pipeline, its chairman said. The agreement, which is being drafted by Peru's...
Armed attack leaves 8 dead in Ecuador
MercoPress
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Monday, August 11th 2025 - 10:05 UTC One of the victims was the brother of the town's mayor An armed attack outside a nightclub in Santa Lucía on Sunday morning, a town in Ecuador's Guayas province, left eight people (seven men and one woman) dead...
Eight Killed In Armed Attack At Ecuador Nightclub
MENAFN
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August 11, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaama Press) Eight people were killed and three injured when gunmen armed with heavy weapons attacked a nightclub in Santa Lucia, Ecuador, with the motive still unknown. Ecuadorian police say eight people were killed and three others...
8 killed and 3 injured in mass shooting at a nightclub in Ecuador
Financial Express
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A shooting at a nightclub in Ecuador on Sunday killed eight people and injured three others in the latest violent incident to hit the spiralling South American country, authorities said. The shooting took place in the rural area of Santa Lucía in...
8 killed, 3 injured in nightclub shooting in western Ecuador
Xinhua News Agency
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QUITO, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Eight people were killed and three others injured Sunday when a group of armed gunmen opened fire on a crowd outside a nightclub in Santa Lucia, a city in Ecuador's western province of Guayas, local media reported. The...
At least 8 killed in nightclub shootout in Ecuador after armed thugs swarmed venue on motorbikes before opening fire
The U.S. Sun
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August 11, 2025
AT least eight people have been killed and three others injured after gunmen opened fire inside a nightclub in Ecuador. The thugs on motorbikes arrived after midnight and began shooting people drinking outside the nightclub. 1 Military and police...
Mass shooting in Ecuador leaves 8 dead as the country battles spate of violent crimes
Firstpost
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August 11, 2025
A shooting at a nightclub in rural Ecuador has left eight people dead and three others injured, in what authorities believe is the latest outbreak of violence linked to organised crime. Police Colonel Javier Chango said seven victims died at the...
8 killed in shooting outside nightclub in Ecuador
BNO News
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August 10, 2025
Eight people were killed in a mass shooting outside a nightclub in a town in western Ecuador, according to officials and local media. The attack occurred at around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday in the town of Santa Lucía, in Guayas province, near the...
Eight killed in Ecuador nightclub shooting
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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August 11, 2025
A shooting at a nightclub in Ecuador killed eight people and injured three others, police have said. Authorities were called to the Santa Lucía property in the early hours of Sunday morning, where they found seven people already deceased after...
Police say 8 killed and 3 injured at a nightclub in Ecuador as violence surges
WBAL - Maryland
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August 10, 2025
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A shooting at a nightclub in Ecuador on Sunday killed eight people and injured three others in the latest violent incident to hit the spiraling South American country, authorities said. The shooting took place in the rural...