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Eight dead in shooting in Ecuador
Law enforcement arrived on the scene following an emergency call alerting them to a shooting, and found "several people wounded and seven bodies," police colonel Javier Chango told a press conference, adding an eighth person died in hospital. The...

8 killed and 3 injured in mass shooting at a nightclub in Ecuador
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...
Eight killed in Ecuador nightclub shooting
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...

Mass shooting in Ecuador leaves 8 dead as the country battles spate of violent crimes
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
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...

Argentina changes key requirements for foreign medics following residency exam scandal
The Argentine government will strengthen the criteria for validating medical degrees issued in foreign universities after dozens of aspiring residents — many of them from other countries — were accused of cheating in their residency exam and...

Eight Dead in Nightclub Shooting in Ecuador Amid Rising Violence
SANTA LUCÍA, Ecuador — A shooting at a nightclub in the coastal province of Guayas on Sunday night left eight people dead and three others injured, officials reported. The attack occurred in a rural area known for its high crime rates, marking...

Gonzalez denounces attack on the Citizen’s Revolution in Ecuador
“They have bought five lawmakers who came by our votes,” said González in a statement on the occasion of the commemoration of the First Cry for Independence. In the text, published on social networks, the leader of the opposition political...

Eight killed in Ecuador nightclub shooting as gang violence escalates
Eight killed in Ecuador nightclub shooting as gang violence escalates Published on: Monday, August 11, 2025 Published on: Mon, Aug 11, 2025 By: AFP Text Size: Dark Mode: Off Ecuador, once a peaceful haven between the world's two top cocaine...

Nightclub Shooting in Ecuador Kills 8 As Violence Plagues Country
A shooting at a nightclub in rural Ecuador resulted in the deaths of eight people, with three others injured, in the latest incident that authorities allege has broken out due to conflicts in the world of organized crime. Why it Matters Mass...

8 Killed, 3 Injured In Shooting At Ecuador Night Club As Violence Surges In Country
Last Updated:August 10, 2025, 23:36 IST Of the eight victims, seven aged between 20 and 40 years old died at the club and the eighth one at a hospital, according to a police statement. Ecaudor has witnessed a wave of violence among organised crime...

Shootout at Ecuador nightclub kills 8 as violent crime surges, police say
August 10, 2025 / 3:00 PM EDT / CBS/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...

Eight dead in shooting outside Ecuador nightclub: police
Eight people were killed and two others wounded when a group of gunmen opened fire on a crowd outside a nightclub in a town in southwestern Ecuador, police said Sunday. Law enforcement arrived on the scene following an emergency call alerting them...

Police say 8 killed, 3 injured at nightclub in Ecuador as violence surges
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 Lucia in...
World AFP Eight dead in shooting outside Ecuador nightclub: police
Eight people were killed and two others wounded when a group of gunmen opened fire on a crowd outside a nightclub in a town in southwestern Ecuador, police said Sunday. Law enforcement arrived on the scene following an emergency call alerting them...

OSU's Destination Medicine aims to heal the world
Annchien de Wal de Bruijn and Chris de Wal marked their fifth wedding anniversary in 2019 in a hospital room half a world away from their home in the Netherlands. De Bruijn was still bandaged and exhausted from a second surgery to treat a brain...

Mangrove Conservation Key To Health of Coastal Ecology
We’ve lost 20 percent of the world’s mangroves since the 1980s and the health of coastal ecology might just be at stake… Credit: Pexels.com. — P.L., via email Mangroves are trees and shrubs that grow along tropical and subtropical coastlines....

F-16 vs F-35 Clash On Cards As U.S. Orders Deployment Of 10 Stealth Jets To Puerto Rico Amid Trump’s Narco War?
The US has reportedly ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 stealth fighters to an airfield in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated US territory in the Caribbean, Reuters reported on September 5, citing informed sources. The deployment is aimed at...

Lionel Messi undecided about playing in 2026 World Cup
Lionel Messi is undecided about playing in the 2026 World Cup. Messi, the 38-year-old Argentine World Cup champion, acknowledged his health would be at the forefront of his decision to play in the next tournament co-hosted by the United States,...

12 Tax-Free Countries Where American Retirees Live Like Royalty
Have you ever wondered if you can live a high lifestyle on a lower budget than your neighborhood? Most retirees will head down to Florida for the sunshine or even Arizona. These places offer warm weather, good healthcare and lower costs, but if I...