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Added on the 08/07/2015 14:19:29 - Copyright : AFP EN
Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) swims at Gordon Rocks diving site in Galapagos, Ecuador. IMAGES
A volcano on an uninhabited island of Ecuador's famous Galapagos archipelago is spewing lava, potentially threatening an array of unique animal species, according to authorities. La Cumbre, which stands 1,463 meters (4,799 feet) high, has erupted three times previously since 2017. IMAGES
Images show Pope Francis stepping onto the balcony of St.Peter's Basilica at the Vatican to deliver his annual Christmas Day "Urbi and Orbi" mass. During his speech, he called for an end to "to every war, to the very mindset of war, an aimless voyage, a defeat without victors, an inexcusable folly". IMAGES
Christian Zurita, who was tapped at the last minute to take the place of Ecuador's slain presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, casts his vote wearing heavy protection. Ecuadorans head to the polls in a presidential election tarnished by the murder of a top candidate, which cast a spotlight on the violence ravaging a once-peaceful nation caught up in the illicit global drug trade. Ecuadorans head to the polls in a presidential election tarnished by the murder of a top candidate, which cast a spotlight on the violence ravaging a once-peaceful nation caught up in the illicit global drug trade. IMAGES
Guatemalans go to the polls in a second round of presidential elections marked by the harassment of a surprise favourite, who has enthralled voters with his promises to end the rot of corruption. IMAGES
The UAE's COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber arrives at the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) summit in Belem, followed by Ecuador's Minister of Foreign Affairs Gustavo Manrique. The closely watched summit adopted what host country Brazil called a "new and ambitious shared agenda" to save the rainforest, a crucial buffer against climate change that experts warn is being pushed to the brink of collapse. IMAGES
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