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Thai shrimp farmers are calling for a review of the Department of Fisheries’ permission for shrimp imports from Ecuador and India, a source said on Thursday.

Clashes broke out in several cities in Ecuador on Tuesday, after police detained the leader of the country's largest indigenous organization, Leonidas Iza after he led blockades on several highways in protest against the government's economic policies.

"The bodies were transferred to the Sucua morgue," it said, adding that the 25 injured people, including minors and adults, were taken to various local hospitals.

More than 100 prison inmates have been killed and dozens more injured this week in one of the deadliest prison riots in Ecuadors history amid an ongoing turf war between rival gangs.

BEIJING - China's customs authority said Friday that it has decided to halt imports from three Ecuadorian shrimp producers after sample inspections showed coronavirus contamination in recent shipments.

Ecuador's largest bondholders are likely to grant the government more time to meet debt payments as oil prices collapse and the coronavirus devastates the nation's trade hub. They have little choice.

A bus carrying travelers from Colombia and Venezuela crashed in Ecuador early Tuesday, killing 24 people and injuring 22 others, officials said.

A Christmas Eve explosion at a restaurant in Ecuador's capital killed two people including a child, and injured 12, authorities said on Monday.