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Presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso, representing the Creating Opportunities party or CREO, flashes a thumbs up at a campaign rally in Cayambe, Ecuador, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Lasso, a former banker, and rival Andres Arauz, a protege of former president Rafael Correa, will compete in a second-round vote this coming Sunday, April 11. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Ecuador, Peru to elect presidents amid strengthened pandemic

By Regina Garcia Cano And Mauricio Muñoz Apr. 09, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

Presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso, representing the Creating Opportunities party or CREO, flashes a thumbs up after attending an event with rival Yaku Perez, of the Pachakutik political party, in which both are asking for a ballot recount of Sunday's election, in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. It remains undecided which of the two has the votes to advance to the run-off race in April to face frontrunner Andres Arauz. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Questions abound as Ecuador heads to presidential runoff

By Gonzalo Solano And Regina Garcia Cano Feb. 17, 2021 12:01 AM EST

FILE - In this Wednesday May 1, 2019 file photo buildings are reflected in the window as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
Timeline of Julian Assange's legal battles over past decade

Associated Press Sep. 07, 2020 09:57 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2018 file photo, Ecuador's newly named Vice President Otto Sonnenholzner thanks the National Assembly, in Quito, Ecuador. Sonnenholzner resigned as vice president on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, saying he would return to the private sector. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, File)
Ecuador VP resigns, setting off talk of a presidential bid

Gonzalo Solano Jul. 07, 2020 04:45 PM EDT

A parks patrol officer wearing a mask to protect against coronavirus, walks through a park, in London, Tuesday, May 19, 2020, after the introduction of measures to bring the country out of lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Kroger says isn't pulling back bonuses; airlines see uptick

May. 19, 2020 10:14 AM EDT