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Us. Reporter thick black smoke billowed down residential streets as neighbors left their homes. We got the nice big old cloud of it at certain points and then the wind would shift. Yeah, it was quite a sight. Reporter somehow the driver was able to escape from the cab of the tanker. The fire raged for about an hour melting the pavement, guardrail and igniting the nearby hillside. Then firefighters sprayed the inferno with foam and finally got it under control but the damage to the roadway was do...

The latest in Latin American politics on Monday:

Xavier Vera is alleged to have arranged jobs at state oil firm Petroecuador in exchange for bribes

Ecuadorean authorities have detained a former energy minister amid an investigation into alleged bribery linked to state oil firm Petroecuador, the attorney general's office said on Monday.

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean authorities have detained a former energy minister amid an investigation into alleged bribery linked to state oil firm Petroecuador, the attorney general's office said on Monday.

On December 7, 2022, the Peruvian Congress was scheduled to call an impeachment vote against President Pedro Castillo on corruption charges. Hours before, the Peruvian President...

AUSTIN, Minn. – The Hormel Institute is launching the Young Scientist Program in partnership with Austin Public Schools. The program will engage 6-8 grade students that are interested in biomedical

Ecuador Has New Oil Minister, Energy Targets

By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso on Monday named lawyer Fernando Santos as the country's new energy minister...

RIYADH: Oil prices rose on Tuesday, paring losses from the previous session, as a weaker US dollar offset widening COVID-19 curbs in China that have stoked fears of slowing fuel demand in the world’s second-largest oil consumer. Brent crude for January delivery rose 73 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $93.54 a barrel at 0406 GMT. The December contract expired on Monday at $94.83 a