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Police and demonstrators continue clashing on day 12 of a fuel price revolt in Ecuador, that has claimed six lives and injured dozens. An estimated 14,000 protesters are taking part in the mass show of discontent countrywide against rising hardship in an economy hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGES
Demonstrators clash with police on a main road in Quito on the ninth day of Indigenous-led fuel price protests. The head of Ecuador's armed forces has denounced as a "grave threat" to democracy the wave of protests that have triggered several regional states of emergency and a curfew in the capital Quito. IMAGES
Quito, Oct 12 (EFE).- The indigenous community of Ecuador commemorated Tuesday its "Day of Resistance" with a staging at the House of Ecuadorian Culture in Quito, reiterating the economic and social demands of the community to the president, Guillermo Lasso."The president has not taken any single step" to solve social problems, said Leónidas Iza, president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) at the ceremony. (Camera: JUAN FRANCISCO CHAVEZ). SHOT LIST: THE CEREMONY TO COMMEMORATE THE DAY OF RESISTANCE OF ECUADOR AT THE HOUSE OF ECUADORIAN CULTURE, IN QUITO, ECUADOR.
Quito, Oct 7 (EFE), (CAMERA: Juan Francisco Chávez) .- 12% of Ecuadorian teenagers have been pregnant at least once and 78% of teenage pregnancies registered in the age bracket from 10 to 14 years, according to the Rapid Gender Analysis (ARG) presented Thursday in Ecuador.
Seoul, Apr 28 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: EPA Archive) People arriving in South Korea who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will be exempt from undergoing a mandatory 14-day quarantine, health authorities in the Asian country said Wednesday.EPA ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF VACCINATION IN SEOUL