Binance hit by a $6.3 billion breach, the largest crypto hack on record; withdrawals halted and bitcoin falls below $77,000
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, suffered a security breach on Thursday, October 29, 2026 that the company estimates has a total impact of about $6.3 billion — the largest crypto theft on record, according to CoinDesk. Binance…
2,300-year-old DNA from Salango reveals 1,500 years of genetic continuity on Ecuador’s coast — and early tuberculosis
QUITO — Ancient human genomes recovered at Salango, on Ecuador’s central Pacific coast, show that the people who lived there remained genetically continuous for more than 1,500 years despite a volcanic catastrophe, social change and expanding trade,…
Ecuador passes 43,000 dengue cases in 2026, its second-worst year since 1994, as El Niño rains spread mosquito breeding sites
QUITO — Ecuador has recorded more than 43,000 dengue cases so far in 2026, making it the country’s second-worst year for the disease since records began in 1994, according to Ministry of Public Health (MSP) figures to October 24 reported by Primicias on…
Curfew returns to Guayas and four other coastal provinces from November 1, overlapping Ecuador’s long weekend
GUAYAQUIL — A nightly curfew will be in force from 00:00 to 05:00 every day from Sunday, November 1, to Tuesday, November 10, 2026, in the coastal provinces of Guayas, Manabí, Los Ríos, El Oro and Esmeraldas. The restriction covers every canton in those…
Ecuador extradites Daniel Salcedo, ex-officer Ronald Herrera and Los Choneros’ ‘Churrón’ to the United States
GUAYAQUIL — Ecuador handed three high-profile prisoners to United States authorities on Thursday, October 29, 2026: businessman Daniel Salcedo Bonilla, dismissed police lieutenant Ronald Herrera Ramírez and Francisco Manuel Bermúdez Cagua, known as…
Israel count: Netanyahu’s bloc slips to 53 seats and Eisenkot’s to 48 as Arab parties reach a record 19
With about 90% of votes counted, neither camp reaches the 61 seats needed to govern. More than 500,000 double-envelope ballots are still being counted, and President Herzog will start consultations next week.
Brewers beat Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to win the first World Series title in Milwaukee franchise history
Jacob Misiorowski threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings and Trevor Megill closed it out as Milwaukee won the series 4-1 at Tropicana Field, the city’s first World Series crown since the 1957 Braves.
Fed holds rates at 3.75%–4% in a 10-2 vote as two officials push for a hike; bitcoin trades near $81,000
The Federal Reserve under Kevin Warsh kept rates unchanged on October 28, saying inflation remains elevated. Governor Lisa Cook and Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack dissented in favour of a hike; markets now price one in December.
Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Florida and reunites with brother Eduardo, vowing to lead Brazil’s opposition from abroad
Brazil’s defeated presidential candidate arrived at Miami’s Opa-locka airport on Wednesday after a refuelling stop in Guayaquil. He says he faces political persecution; Brazil’s Supreme Court had ordered him to surrender his passports.
Spain train crash: death toll rises to 69 as investigators focus on a signalling failure and a control-room order
Castilla-La Mancha’s president raised the toll from the Urda high-speed collision to 69 on Thursday. Investigators are examining the failure of the LZB protection system and the order that let the AVE resume.