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A cryptic message on a secret messaging app led detectives to a bizarre stash.
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Gwynne Dyer: Herd immunity, reinfection and the great deception
Opinion: Never mind the ideology, take another hard look at the death rates.
He's 110, she's 104. Meet the world's oldest married couple
The two retired teachers from Ecuador have received their Guinness certification.
Covid-19: Wuhan virology lab breaks silence
The director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology has spoken for the first time.
Latin America's outbreaks rival Europe's. But its options are worse
New York Times: Much of Latin America's pain is unfolding far from global view.
Ecuador's death toll during pandemic is among the worst in the world
New York Times: Analysis suggests its death toll is 15 times higher than official tally.
Blue-footed boobies and smooth criminals: an adventure in Ecuador
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Cleaning up the Galapagos Islands
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Ecuador descends into chaos after 11 days
Thousands of people were wounded or detained in deadly street protests in Ecuador.
Captive police officers' brush with death in Ecuador
Anti-government protesters paraded captive police officers on a stage yesterday.
Galapagos Islands' first resort given green light
Today the Galapagos are still some of the most untouched parts of the planet.
Julian Assange's Lawyer: Ecuador is lying
Government trying to divert attention, says Assange team.
Ecuador embassy reveals huge Assange expense
The money could have funded 155 state houses, 88 community schools and a health centre.
Sexual assault accusations that could ruin Assange
A Sweden trip resulted in sexual assault accusations that could be Julian's downfall.
The mystery of Julian Assange's cat: Where will it go? What does it know?
After Assange's arrest, one mystery still remained: What will happen to Embassy Cat?
Assange labelled a 'narcissist' as he appears in UK court
Wikileaks founder arrested after spending seven years at the Ecuadorean embassy in London.
Mike Hosking: After 7 years in hiding Julian Assange has achieved nothing
Comment: Julian Assange is just a crook - and he's a crook on the run.
Julian Assange expected to be expelled from embassy
In "hours to days" the Ecuadorean embassy will reportedly expel Julian Assange.
Galapagos Islands evolve with luxury cruises
Charles Darwin never saw such luxury on his maiden voyage to the islands 200 years ago.
'Extinct' Giant Galapagos Tortoise discovered alive after 100 years
The Fernandina Giant Tortoise was thought to have been hunted into extinction.
Three Poles, a Russian sailor, a mystery West African ... and $130k buried at Bastion Point
The organised crime plot stretched across New Zealand, Europe, Ecuador and Venezuela.
Banana shortage: Blame the ships
Bananas running short at New Zealand supermarkets because of shipping changes
Kumara row: NZ scientists shoot down study findings
NZ scientists have questioned a study's findings about the sweet potato's Pacific history.
British judge upholds arrest warrant for Julian Assange
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was wanting the British arrest warrant revoked.
Ecuador's president takes aim at Assange
President Lenin Moreno has called Julian Assange 'an inherited problem'.
Galapagos: Big, wild world
Jane Jurgens lists some other destinations to covet for an animal adventure.
Galapagos: Up close and wonderful
Eleanor Barker has a once-in-a-wildlife experience in a biological wonderland.
Ecuador threatens to remove Julian Assange from London embassy
Assange's tweeting has upset Ecuador's president.
The wild, wild life
A trip to the Galapagos Islands offers an escape to an untouched animal wonderland.
Endangered sharks in shocking Chinese fishing boat pictures
Fishermen jailed and fined $7.5m after photos emerged of their illegal haul.
Wild about the Galapagos
Lindy Davis enjoys her close encounter with the unique wildlife of these remote islands.
Assange still fears arrest
One of Julian Assange's legal advisers wants Australia's Government to intervene.