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A fireball that crashed to Earth came from outside of our solar system | News
Break out the cosmic confetti: Wonder Theory just turned one! That’s right. It’s been a whole year since we kicked off this curiosity voyage, as Dustin Henderson from “Stranger Things” would say. There are few things greater than marveling together at the many splendors of the science world. I’ve loved every minute of it so …
Bodies pile up on streets in Ecuador as coronavirus spreads
Caution: Some readers may find the details and images in this story disturbing. The novel coronavirus has ravaged the coastal Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, which has struggled to cope with the number of corpses as hospitals, morgues and funeral parlors have been overwhelmed. Some social media videos show unattended bodies lying on the street with …
Ecuador’s Moreno, indigenous groups reach deal to end protests | Ecuador News
Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno and leaders of the country’s indigenous peoples have struck a deal to cancel a disputed austerity package and end nearly two weeks of protests that have paralysed the economy and left seven people dead. Under the deal announced just before 10pm on Sunday (0300 GMT Monday), Moreno will withdraw the International Monetary …
Army deployed in Ecuador as protests descend into violence | World news
President Lenín Moreno ordered the army on to the streets of Ecuador’s capital Quito after a week and a half of protests over fuel prices devolved into violent incidents, with masked protesters attacking a television station, newspaper and the national auditor’s office. Moreno said the military enforced curfew would begin at 3pm local time in …
Ecuador protesters storm parliament as unrest worsens
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Protesters who burst into the National Assembly building were driven out with tear gas President Lenin Moreno has imposed a night curfew near government buildings after protesters clashed with security forces inside Ecuador’s heavily guarded parliament. Demonstrators briefly burst through a police cordon before being driven back with tear gas, …
