Terrifying moment TV reporter is robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight while filming outside football stadium in Ecuador WARNING: DISTRESSING FOOTAGE TV reporter Diego Ordinola was reporting outside a stadium in Guayaquil A man wielding a revolver approached Mr Ordinola and his cameraman The desperate criminal ordered the pair to hand over a mobile phone … Read more
Schoolgirl is robbed during a Zoom lesson in Ecuador as horrified teacher and students watch helplessly Schoolgirl Maria Jose was having a Zoom lesson when robbery took place Her shocked classmates quickly alerted the teacher to the incident Footage ends after one of the thieves closes laptop in order to steal it Officers were able to … Read more
The fossil remains of 22 Ice Age sloths the size of elephants have been found preserved in asphalt in Ecuador, researchers have reported. The specimens — which included 15 adults, 5 juveniles and two newborns or fetuses — were unearthed from the Tanque Loma site on the country’s Santa Elena peninsula. Weighing in at several tons, … Read more
Ecuador ‘victim’ of coronavirus wakes up from coma to find medics told her family she was dead and they had cremated another body thinking it was her The family of Alba Maruri, 74, were told she had died from coronavirus. They took receipt of a body health authorities told them was hers and held a funeral Health … Read more
Ecuador’s government said on Thursday it was building a ‘special camp’ for coronavirus victims in the country’s largest city of Guayaquil, where an outbreak has killed over 80 people, with many bodies left at home for days. President Lenin Moreno said the official total of 120 deaths across the Andean nation, among the highest tallies … Read more
An airport lounge in Ecuador with panoramic views and a fine wine cellar has been named as the best in the world in a global awards. The Sala VIP Internacional lounge at Quito International Airport claimed the top prize in the Global Airport Lounge of the Year Awards, which rates business facilities, comfort, service from … Read more