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How Narco Traffickers Unleashed Violence and Chaos in Ecuador

Ecuador has struggled for years with drug trafficking because of its geographic location, fairly porous borders and major Pacific Ocean ports. But in recent years, the situation has gotten much worse.

As Wildfire Nears, Entire Canadian City Is Ordered to Evacuate

As a wildfire barreled toward a territorial capital in Canada on Thursday, an extraordinary citywide evacuation of thousands of people accelerated, with long lines of cars heading down the only highway south from the city.

Women’s Rights Activists Rounded Up in Iran as Protest Anniversary Nears

In a sweeping operation ahead of an important anniversary, the Iranian authorities have detained at least 12 rights activists, all but one of them women, over the past two days, human rights groups and Iranian media have reported.

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