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- 28 August: Defense Minister Oswaldo Jarrin resigned surprisingly and will be raplaced by ex-General Marcelo Delgado.(El Comercio)
- 27 August: The world's oldest person, Maria Esther de Capovilla, has died in Guayaquil at the age of 116. (El Comercio)
- 26 August: Last week's Tungurahua eruption contaminated the water supply for 61,000 inhabitants of the zone. (El Comercio)
- 25 August: Officials in Ecuador are worried about the discovery of foreign species on the Galapagos Islands. Invasive foreign species are one of the main threats to the islands' wildlife. (BBC)
- 24 August: The Red Cross has issued an emergency appeal for $500,000 to help provide relief to those affected by last week's volcano eruption. (VOA)
